AI Research Scientist - PhD

$55 - $80 per hour

Mercor

Remote job

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: STEM PhDs and Technical Domain Experts

Type: Contract

Compensation: $55–$80/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

Contribute subject matter expertise to a cutting-edge project involving state-of-the-art large language models .
Create high-quality data to inform the future of AI innovation by developing challenging problems in your domain.
Evaluate and improve AI model training and outputs to ensure accuracy and depth.
Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance training data quality and performance.
Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve AI model performance .

Qualifications

Must-Have

PhD or advanced degree in Medicine / Healthcare , Statistics and Data Science , AI / ML Research , Computer Science , Game Development , or Mechanical / Aerospace Engineering .
High attention to detail .
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills .

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