Remote ML Research PhD Expert — ICML/NeurIPS Publications

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 115,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor seeks a PhD-level ML researcher for a remote contract role evaluating AI-generated content and ML research for model improvement. You will develop evaluation metrics and work with AI teams to enhance data quality, training methods, and downstream performance.

Ideal candidates have publications at ICML/NeurIPS/ICLR and a strong track record in ML research. Start is urgent, with contract terms paying $110–$145 per hour on a remote basis.

Qualifications

• PhD in ML/CS/AI or related field required.
• At least one main conference paper at ICML/NeurIPS/ICLR; preference for 2+ publications.
• Experience conducting original ML research and evaluating AI systems.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate accuracy and depth of AI-generated content to improve model outputs.
• Review machine learning research for alignment with domain principles.
• Provide clear, structured feedback to AI research teams to improve data and performance.
• Develop evaluation rubrics and benchmarks for AI-generated tasks.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure dataset relevance and coverage.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines.

Skills

ML research

Academic writing

Rigorous evaluation

Independent work

Education

PhD in Machine Learning

Publications at ICML/NeurIPS/ICLR

2+ publications at venues

Job description

Mercor seeks a PhD-level ML researcher for a remote contract role evaluating AI-generated content and ML research for model improvement. You will develop evaluation metrics and work with AI teams to enhance data quality, training methods, and downstream performance.

Ideal candidates have publications at ICML/NeurIPS/ICLR and a strong track record in ML research. Start is urgent, with contract terms paying $110–$145 per hour on a remote basis.