Masters or PhD Researcher

Alignerr Corp.; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 62,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking Masters and PhD researchers to shape how advanced AI systems think, reason, and solve problems. The role focuses on designing complex tasks, stress-testing AI reasoning, and advancing the AI frontier.

This is a remote, hourly-contract position with flexible scheduling and collaborative opportunities across top labs. You will work independently on challenging problems, produce rigorous outputs, and contribute to publications and rigorous evaluation of AI results.

Qualifications

• Holds a Master's or PhD in a STEM or highly technical field from a top university.
• Strong track record in research, publications, or complex technical project work.
• Excellent written communication and the ability to present complex ideas clearly.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and solve advanced multi-disciplinary problems that challenge and improve AI reasoning capabilities.
• Apply your research expertise to create complex, rigorous problem statements with real-world relevance.
• Review and evaluate AI outputs for academic rigor, logical soundness, and depth.
• Collaborate asynchronously with AI researchers and domain experts across leading research labs.
• Ensure clarity, precision, and intellectual integrity across deliverables.
• Work independently on task-based assignments fully on your own schedule.

Skills

Master's degree

PhD in STEM

Research experience

Strong writing

Education

Master's degree in a STEM field

PhD in a STEM field

Tools

Python

R

Job description

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 Masters and PhD researchers to bring their deep domain expertise to some of the most intellectually challenging work in AI today — designing complex problems, stress-testing AI reasoning, and helping push the frontier of what AI can do.

Masters & PhD Researcher (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 Masters and PhD researchers to bring their deep domain expertise to some of the most intellectually challenging work in AI today — designing complex problems, stress-testing AI reasoning, and helping push the frontier of what AI can do.

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

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and solve advanced multi-disciplinary problems that challenge and improve AI reasoning capabilities
• Apply your research expertise to create complex, rigorous problem statements with real-world relevance
• Review and evaluate AI outputs for academic rigor, logical soundness, and depth
• Collaborate asynchronously with AI researchers and domain experts across leading research labs
• Ensure clarity, precision, 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 from a top university
• Has a strong track record in research, publications, or complex technical project work
• Thinks rigorously — you're comfortable with ambiguity and know how to structure hard problems
• Communicates with exceptional clarity in writing — you can make complex ideas accessible without sacrificing accuracy
• Detail-oriented and self-directed, with the discipline to maintain high standards independently
• Based in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, or New Zealand

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
• Experience working across disciplines or in collaborative research environments
• Familiarity with AI tools, language models, or machine learning concepts

Why Join Us

• Work directly with the world's leading AI research labs on genuinely frontier problems
• Fully remote and flexible — structure your work around your life, not the other way around
• Freelance autonomy with the intellectual depth of serious research work
• Make a tangible impact on how AI systems reason across science, technology, and beyond
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch