Masters or PhD Researcher
Posted Today by Alignerr
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Masters & PhD Researcher (AI Training) involves leveraging advanced academic research to enhance AI systems' reasoning and problem-solving capabilities. Candidates will design complex problems, evaluate AI outputs, and collaborate with experts in a fully remote and flexible contract position. No prior AI industry experience is required, making it ideal for researchers seeking intellectually stimulating work. The commitment ranges from 10 to 40 hours per week, allowing for a tailored work schedule.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop advanced, multi-disciplinary problems that challenge and improve AI reasoning capabilities
- Apply research expertise to evaluate AI outputs for academic rigor, logical soundness, and depth
- Review and solve complex problems across scientific and technical domains with real-world relevance
- Collaborate asynchronously with AI researchers and domain experts to enhance model performance
- Ensure clarity, accuracy, and intellectual integrity across all deliverables
- Work independently on task-based assignments — fully on your own schedule
Key Skills:
- Holds a Master's or PhD in a STEM or highly technical field
- Strong track record of research, publications, or complex technical project work
- Naturally rigorous and detail-oriented
- Exceptional written communicator
- Comfortable working independently and asynchronously
- Fluent in English
- Prior experience with data annotation, data quality assessment, or evaluation systems (nice to have)
- Proficiency in Python, R, or other research-oriented programming languages (nice to have)
- Familiarity with AI tools, language models, or model evaluation workflows (nice to have)
- Background spanning multiple STEM disciplines (nice to have)
Salary (Rate): £75.00 hourly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Masters & PhD Researcher (AI Training)
About The Role
What if your years of rigorous academic research could directly shape how the world's most advanced AI systems think, reason, and solve problems? We're looking for Masters and PhD-level researchers to bring their domain expertise to the frontier of AI development — designing complex problems, stress-testing AI reasoning, and helping cutting-edge models reach their full potential. This is a fully remote, flexible contract role built for researchers who want meaningful, intellectually stimulating work on their own schedule. No prior AI industry experience required — your research background is exactly what we need.
Organization: Alignerr
Type: Hourly Contract
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
- Design and develop advanced, multi-disciplinary problems that challenge and improve AI reasoning capabilities
- Apply your research expertise to evaluate AI outputs for academic rigor, logical soundness, and depth
- Review and solve complex problems across scientific and technical domains with real-world relevance
- Collaborate asynchronously with AI researchers and domain experts to enhance model performance
- Ensure clarity, accuracy, and intellectual integrity across all deliverables
- Work independently on task-based assignments — fully on your own schedule
Who You Are
- Holds a Master's or PhD in a STEM or highly technical field
- Strong track record of research, publications, or complex technical project work
- Naturally rigorous and detail-oriented — you hold your work to a high standard
- Exceptional written communicator who can translate complex ideas with clarity
- Comfortable working independently and asynchronously without close supervision
- Fluent in English
Nice to Have
- Prior experience with data annotation, data quality assessment, or evaluation systems
- Proficiency in Python, R, or other research-oriented programming languages
- Familiarity with AI tools, language models, or model evaluation workflows
- Background spanning multiple STEM disciplines
Why Join Us
- Work on genuinely cutting-edge AI projects alongside leading research labs
- Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you
- Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, intellectually stimulating work
- Apply your hard-earned expertise to problems that matter — and that push AI forward
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch