Remote ML Research PhD Expert - ICML/NeurIPS Publications

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. We are seeking ML Research PhD Experts (ICML / NeurIPS / ICLR publications) for a contract, remote role paying $60–$100/hour.

You will evaluate AI-generated content, review machine learning research, and provide structured feedback to AI teams to improve data quality and model performance. Start date is urgent; rolling review; applicants should have a PhD and publications.

Qualifications

• PhD in ML, CS, AI or closely related field.
• Published at least one main conference paper (ICML/NeurIPS/ICLR).
• 2+ publications at these venues preferred.
• Experience conducting original ML research.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated content for accuracy and depth of model outputs.
• Review ML research for alignment with domain principles.
• Provide clear feedback to AI research teams to improve data quality.
• Develop evaluation rubrics and benchmarks for AI-generated tasks.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure coverage across datasets.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Skills

ML research

Publications

Reinforcement Learning

Meta-Learning

Recursive Self-Improvement

AI for Science

Education

PhD in Machine Learning / Computer Science / AI

Job description

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. We are seeking ML Research PhD Experts (ICML / NeurIPS / ICLR publications) for a contract, remote role paying $60–$100/hour.

You will evaluate AI-generated content, review machine learning research, and provide structured feedback to AI teams to improve data quality and model performance. Start date is urgent; rolling review; applicants should have a PhD and publications.