General Postdoctoral Researcher (Masters/PhDs)
Posted 7 days ago by Alignerr
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary: The General Postdoctoral Researcher role is designed for PhD and Master's-level researchers to collaborate with leading AI labs on complex, multi-disciplinary problems that enhance AI reasoning. This fully remote position offers flexible hours and the opportunity to apply advanced research expertise to real-world challenges. Candidates will engage in problem design, evaluation, and collaboration with domain experts to improve AI model performance. The role emphasizes clarity and precision in deliverables, akin to peer-reviewed standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop, solve, and review advanced problems across academic and professional domains with real-world relevance.
- Apply 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.
Key Skills:
- Hold a Master's or PhD in a STEM or highly technical field from a top university.
- Strong track record of research, publications, or complex technical project management.
- Exceptional written communication skills — ability to explain difficult ideas with clarity and precision.
- Detail-oriented, methodical, and comfortable working independently.
- Fluent in English and based in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, U.K., or Australia.
- Prior experience with data annotation, data quality review, or evaluation systems (nice to have).
- Proficiency in Python, R, or other research-oriented programming languages (nice to have).
- Experience designing or grading graduate-level assessments, qualifying exams, or technical problem sets (nice to have).
- Familiarity with AI tools, language models, or machine learning workflows (nice to have).
Salary (Rate): £75.00/hr
City: Edinburgh
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
General Postdoctoral Researcher (Masters/PhDs) - AI Training
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