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ML Research Expert — Published First Author (Benchmark Authoring)

AfterQuery

AI Expert - Machine Learning & AI Research Contractor
Remote (Global) $150/hr September 15, 2026

Job description

Paid, remote work authoring and validating research-grade ML benchmark tasks. For Master's or PhD-level ML researchers with at least one first-author paper.

Domain: Machine Learning / AI Research

Requirements

  • Experience: 1+ years of hands-on ML research; no upper limit
  • Education: Master's or PhD (in progress is fine, including current PhD candidates)

The work

You will design and validate tasks that measure what frontier AI models can actually do across machine learning. We are looking for people who write ML code and publish results, not for annotation or data-labelling experience.

Task areas span: Language Models, Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Vision & Generation, Robotics, ML Systems & Efficient ML, Optimization & Theory, Classical & Adaptive Learning, Time Series & Forecasting, Structured & Causal Reasoning, Trustworthy Learning, and AI for Science.

Application process

Candidates who meet the requirements and provide the requested materials will be prioritised for review. As part of this process we conduct thorough background checks. Please apply only if you meet these requirements.

Required qualifications

  • At least one first-author research paper in machine learning or a closely related field
  • Master's or PhD in ML, CS, statistics, mathematics or a related quantitative field, completed or in progress
  • Hands-on experience writing ML code (training, evaluation or systems work), not annotation or data labelling
  • Meets the experience and education bar described in Full Description

Why apply

  • Work on frontier AI research problems in your area of deep expertise
  • Fully remote, asynchronous and flexible, 5 to 40 hours a week
  • Competitive hourly compensation ($150)
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