AlignerrDomain experts
General Postdoctoral Researcher (Masters/PhDs)
up to $90/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
What if your years of advanced research and hard-won expertise could directly shape how the next generation of AI reasons, solves problems, and understands the world?
What you'll do
- Develop, solve, and review advanced problems across academic and professional domains with real-world relevance
- Apply your research expertise to design complex problem statements that challenge and improve AI reasoning
- Collaborate asynchronously with AI researchers and domain experts to enhance model performance
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- Ensure academic rigor, clarity, and intellectual depth across all deliverables
- Contribute to projects spanning multiple disciplines — from mathematics and sciences to engineering and beyond
Candidate background
Who You Are
- Holder of a Master's or PhD in a STEM or highly technical field from a top university
- Proven track record in research, publications, or complex technical project management
- Exceptionally clear written and verbal communicator with strong attention to detail
- Self-motivated and reliable when working independently and asynchronously
- Fluent in English
Nice to Have
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- Prior experience with data annotation, data quality evaluation, or AI evaluation systems
- Proficiency in Python, R, or other research-oriented programming languages
- Cross-disciplinary expertise or experience solving problems outside your primary field
- Familiarity with AI tools, language models, or machine learning workflows
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Alignerr's words
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General Postdoctoral Researcher (Masters/PhDs) | AI Training
About the Role
What if your years of advanced research and hard-won expertise could directly shape how the next generation of AI reasons, solves problems, and understands the world?
We're looking for Masters and PhD-level researchers to work with Alignerr — partnering with the world's leading AI research labs to build and train cutting-edge AI models. Your academic depth and research instincts will be used to design and solve the kinds of complex, multi-disciplinary problems that push AI reasoning to its limits.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role built for researchers who want to do meaningful, intellectually stimulating work on their own schedule.
- Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
* Develop, solve, and review advanced problems across academic and professional domains with real-world relevance * Apply your research expertise to design complex problem statements that challenge and improve AI reasoning * Collaborate asynchronously with AI researchers and domain experts to enhance model performance * Ensure academic rigor, clarity, and intellectual depth across all deliverables * Contribute to projects spanning multiple disciplines — from mathematics and sciences to engineering and beyond
Who You Are
* Holder of a Master's or PhD in a STEM or highly technical field from a top university * Proven track record in research, publications, or complex technical project management * Exceptionally clear written and verbal communicator with strong attention to detail * Self-motivated and reliable when working independently and asynchronously * Fluent in English
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 * Cross-disciplinary expertise or experience solving problems outside your primary field * Familiarity with AI tools, language models, or machine learning workflows
Why Join Us
* Work on cutting-edge AI projects alongside the world's leading research labs * Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you * Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, intellectually rigorous work * Put your advanced expertise to work on problems that actually matter at a global scale * Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch
Working with AlignerrPay, getting started and work, from Alignerr's own pages
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- Getting paid
- Billed weekly, Monday to Sunday, with approved work paid by the following Friday, according to Labelbox's help center. Payment goes through Stripe Connect or PayPal depending on your location, with one provider per country. intercom.help/labelbox/en/articles/13600616-alignerr-paym..., alignerr.com/process
- Before your first paid task
- Sign up, apply, verify your identity, set up billing and onboard. Some jobs add a Zara AI interview or domain assessments. alignerr.com/process
- How much work
- Time to your first project depends on demand and your skills, and there is no minimum number of hours. alignerr.com/faqs
- Contract
- Independent contractor, under terms with ALIGNERR LLC. alignerr.com/faqs, alignerr.com/privacy
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Pay across the field: Domain experts
Across 698 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 18 platforms, the middle half pays $65 to $130 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $100. This role's top rate, $90, is in the middle half. Of the 260 distinct rates we count, 113 are lower and 139 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr (this platform) | 148 | $24 to $200 · median $80 |
| micro1 | 136 | $28 to $400 · median $110 |
| AfterQuery | 88 | $45 to $175 · median $100 |
| Handshake AI | 79 | $30 to $300 · median $85 |
| Mercor | 78 | $55 to $450 · median $120 |
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- First seen here on 27 Aug 2026, and still on Alignerr's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by Alignerr
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- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- 00a9d0bc-d28d-48ae-8303-ced077c355b6
Pay as the source states it: “$75-90/hr”.
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