Remote AI Benchmark Researcher - Computational STEM

Weekday AI; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI is hiring a researcher for a fully remote, full-time role in the United States. You will design complex benchmark tasks, develop reference solutions in Python, and help uncover methodological flaws in state-of-the-art AI models.

The position emphasizes rigorous experimental design, data analysis, and collaboration with AI researchers. Qualifications include a STEM terminal degree or equivalent experience, 1+ year in research, strong Python/data analysis skills, and familiarity with

Qualifications

• Master's degree, PhD, or equivalent practical experience in a STEM discipline or related research field.
• Minimum 1 year of active research experience in academia, industry, or government labs.
• Experience with Python, data analysis, simulation, modeling, ML, or scientific computing.
• Strong understanding of experimental design, hypothesis testing, and statistical interpretation.
• Familiarity with Git, IDEs, and notebook platforms (Jupyter/Colab).

Responsibilities

• Design benchmark tasks inspired by real-world scientific workflows.
• Develop reference solutions using Python and notebooks with rigorous methods.
• Define evaluation standards to distinguish sound reasoning.
• Review AI-generated solutions for methodological weaknesses and errors.
• Collaborate with AI researchers to improve benchmark quality.
• Refine evaluation methodologies for advanced AI systems.

Skills

Python

Data analysis

Experiment design

Statistical analysis

Scientific computing

Education

Master's degree, PhD, or equivalent practical experience in STEM

Tools

Git

Jupyter

Google Colab

IDE

Job description

Weekday AI is hiring a researcher for a fully remote, full-time role in the United States. You will design complex benchmark tasks, develop reference solutions in Python, and help uncover methodological flaws in state-of-the-art AI models.

The position emphasizes rigorous experimental design, data analysis, and collaboration with AI researchers. Qualifications include a STEM terminal degree or equivalent experience, 1+ year in research, strong Python/data analysis skills, and familiarity with