About the Role
What if your years of advanced research could directly shape how the world's most powerful AI systems think, reason, and solve problems? We're looking for PhD and Master's-level researchers to work alongside leading AI labs — designing the complex, multi-disciplinary problems that push AI reasoning to its limits.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role built for serious researchers. You'll bring the depth, the rigor, and the domain expertise. We'll match you to projects where your knowledge creates real impact.
- Organization: Alignerr
- Type: Hourly Contract
- Location: Remote
- Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
- Develop, solve, and review advanced problems across academic and professional domains with real-world relevance
- Apply your research expertise to design complex, challenging problem statements that stress-test and improve AI reasoning
- Collaborate asynchronously with AI researchers and domain experts to enhance model performance
- Evaluate AI outputs for academic rigor, logical soundness, and depth
- Ensure clarity and precision across all deliverables — the same standard you'd hold to a peer-reviewed submission
Who You Are
- Hold a Master's or PhD in a STEM or highly technical field from a top university
- Have a strong track record of research, publications, or complex technical project management
- Bring exceptional written communication skills — you can explain difficult ideas with clarity and precision
- Naturally detail-oriented, methodical, and comfortable working independently
- Fluent in English and based in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, U.K., or Australia
Nice to Have
- Prior experience with data annotation, data quality review, or evaluation systems
- Proficiency in Python, R, or other research-oriented programming languages
- Experience designing or grading graduate-level assessments, qualifying exams, or technical problem sets
- Familiarity with AI tools, language models, or machine learning workflows
Why Join Us
- Work directly with cutting-edge AI projects alongside the world's leading research labs
- Fully remote and asynchronous — work on your schedule, from anywhere
- Freelance autonomy with the intellectual depth of meaningful, high-stakes research work
- Put your advanced expertise to use in a field that's actively reshaping science, technology, and society
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch