General Postdoctoral Researcher (Masters/PhDs)

Alignerr; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 145,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Remote work

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking a General Postdoctoral Researcher (Masters/PhDs) to advance AI training under a flexible, fully remote hourly contract. You will tackle challenging, real-world problems and work with leading AI labs to push AI reasoning to new levels.

Qualifications include a Master’s or PhD in a STEM field, a strong research track record, and excellent communication. Independence and curiosity are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in STEM from a top university.
• Experienced researcher with publications, complex projects, or equivalent demonstrated expertise.
• Exceptionally clear written and verbal communicator with sharp attention to detail.
• Self-directed and consistent when working independently without close supervision.
• Intellectually curious and comfortable working across a range of complex, abstract problems.

Responsibilities

• Design, solve, and critically evaluate complex, multi-disciplinary problems with real-world relevance to AI training.
• Apply domain expertise to craft rigorous problem statements that challenge and advance AI reasoning capabilities.
• Review and assess AI-generated outputs for academic accuracy, logical soundness, and depth.
• Collaborate asynchronously with AI researchers and fellow domain experts to improve model performance.
• Uphold high standards of clarity, rigor, and intellectual integrity across all deliverables.

Skills

Master’s/PhD in STEM

Research experience

Clear communicator

Independent work

Cross-disciplinary

Education

Master's or PhD in STEM

Tools

Python

R

Job description

General Postdoctoral Researcher (Masters/PhDs) - AI Training

What if your years of advanced research could directly shape how the world's most powerful AI systems reason, solve problems, and understand complex ideas? We're looking for Masters and PhD-level researchers to work alongside leading AI labs - designing the kinds of rigorous, multi-disciplinary challenges that push AI to think at the highest level.

This is a fully remote, flexible contract role built for researchers who want to apply their expertise in a meaningful, high-impact way - on their own schedule, without the constraints of a traditional academic or lab environment.

• Organization: Alignerr
• Type: Hourly Contract
• Location: Remote
• Commitment: 10-40 hours/week

What You'll Do

• Design, solve, and critically evaluate complex, multi-disciplinary problems with real-world relevance to AI training
• Apply your domain expertise to craft rigorous problem statements that challenge and advance AI reasoning capabilities
• Review and assess AI-generated outputs for academic accuracy, logical soundness, and depth
• Collaborate asynchronously with AI researchers and fellow domain experts to continuously improve model performance
• Uphold high standards of clarity, rigor, and intellectual integrity across all deliverables

Who You Are

• Holder of a Master's or PhD in a STEM or highly technical field from a top university
• Experienced researcher with a strong track record - publications, complex projects, or equivalent demonstrated expertise
• Exceptionally clear written and verbal communicator with sharp attention to detail
• Self-directed and consistent when working independently without close supervision
• Intellectually curious and comfortable working across a range of complex, abstract problems

Nice to Have

• Prior experience with data annotation, data quality evaluation, or AI evaluation systems
• Proficiency in Python, R, or other research-oriented programming languages
• Familiarity with AI tools, language models, or machine learning workflows
• Background spanning multiple technical disciplines

Why Join Us

• Work directly with cutting-edge AI projects alongside the world's leading research labs
• Fully remote and flexible - structure your work around your life, not the other way around
• Freelance autonomy with the substance of genuinely challenging, intellectually stimulating work
• Make a direct, lasting impact on how next-generation AI systems reason and solve hard problems
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch