Research Scientist - First Author

About the Role

We are partnering with a small, specialized AI research lab focused on AI for STEM and scientific research. We are looking for one Fellow per STEM field to help create a new benchmark for evaluating how well frontier AI models perform real scientific research. The standout part of this opportunity: the benchmark will be released publicly with a research paper and open evaluation set, and Fellows will be named lead / first authors.

Fields

• Biology
• Medicine
• Neuroscience
• Materials Science
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering

Responsibilities

• Validate AI-generated paper reproductions, simulations, and research results
• Map key research areas and taxonomy within your field
• Define what "good research" looks like for AI systems
• Create benchmark tasks and evaluation standards for frontier models
• Contribute directly to the benchmark paper and public eval release

Requirements

• Current PhD student or postdoc in a relevant STEM field
• Based at a strong research university or institute
• At least one published paper in your field
• Able to critically review research and identify methodological or technical errors
• Currently using AI for Science in your own research
• Significant hands-on use of tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or similar AI agents

Benefits

• Be a lead / first author on a public benchmark paper
• Help create one of the first research benchmarks in your scientific field
• Work directly with a niche AI research lab and frontier AI researchers
• Flexible remote work designed around academic commitments

Pay

$30-$80/hour

Schedule

Flexible hours