Masters or PhD Researcher
Posted 1 week ago by Alignerr
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Masters & PhD Researcher (AI Training) involves leveraging advanced research skills to shape AI systems through the design and evaluation of complex problems. This fully remote position is ideal for researchers seeking intellectually stimulating work while maintaining existing commitments. Candidates are expected to apply their academic expertise to enhance AI reasoning capabilities without needing prior industry experience. The role offers flexibility in hours and the opportunity to collaborate with leading AI research labs on impactful projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, solve, and critically review advanced, multi-disciplinary problems with real-world relevance across STEM and technical domains.
- Apply research expertise to construct complex problem statements that challenge and improve AI reasoning capabilities.
- Collaborate asynchronously with AI researchers and domain experts to identify weaknesses and enhance model performance.
- Uphold academic rigor, depth, and clarity across all deliverables, ensuring outputs meet serious research standards.
- Provide expert-level evaluation of AI-generated solutions in the area of specialization.
Key Skills:
- Master's or PhD in a STEM or highly technical field from a leading university.
- Strong track record in research, publications, or managing complex technical projects.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with attention to precision and detail.
- Self-motivated and reliable when working independently and asynchronously.
- Fluent in English and based in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, or New Zealand.
- Prior experience with data annotation, data quality assessment, or AI evaluation workflows (nice to have).
- Proficiency in Python, R, or other research-oriented programming languages (nice to have).
- Background spanning multiple technical disciplines (nice to have).
- Experience designing or grading graduate-level coursework, qualifying exams, or research assessments (nice to have).
Salary (Rate): £75.00 hourly
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Masters & PhD Researcher (AI Training)
About The Role
What if the research skills you've spent years building could directly shape how the world's most advanced AI systems think and reason? We're looking for Masters and PhD-level researchers to bring their deep domain expertise to cutting-edge AI training projects — designing complex problems, stress-testing AI reasoning, and helping push the frontier of what these models can do. This is a fully remote, flexible contract role built for researchers who want meaningful, intellectually stimulating work alongside their existing commitments. No prior AI industry experience required — your academic and research background is exactly what we need.
Organization: Alignerr
Type: Hourly Contract
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
- Design, solve, and critically review advanced, multi-disciplinary problems with real-world relevance across STEM and technical domains
- Apply your research expertise to construct complex problem statements that genuinely challenge and improve AI reasoning capabilities
- Collaborate asynchronously with AI researchers and domain experts to identify weaknesses and enhance model performance
- Uphold academic rigor, depth, and clarity across all deliverables — ensuring outputs meet the standards expected of serious research
- Provide expert-level evaluation of AI-generated solutions in your area of specialisation
Who You Are
- Holds a Master's or PhD in a STEM or highly technical field from a leading university
- Strong track record in research, publications, or managing complex technical projects
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a sharp eye for precision and detail
- Self-motivated and reliable when working independently and asynchronously
- Fluent in English and based in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, or New Zealand
Nice to Have
- Prior experience with data annotation, data quality assessment, or AI evaluation workflows
- Proficiency in Python, R, or other research-oriented programming languages
- Background spanning multiple technical disciplines — cross-domain expertise is a genuine advantage
- Experience designing or grading graduate-level coursework, qualifying exams, or research assessments
Why Join Us
- Work directly with the world's leading AI research labs on genuinely frontier problems
- Fully remote and asynchronous — structure your hours around your existing research or teaching commitments
- Apply your hard-earned expertise to work that has a real and lasting impact on how AI reasons across technical domains
- Engage with intellectually stimulating challenges across a wide range of fields — no two projects are the same
- Potential for ongoing collaboration and expanded project scope as new research initiatives launch