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ML Research Expert — Published First Author (Benchmark Authoring)

AfterQuery Experts · Global · Research / analysis

ML Research Expert — Published First Author (Benchmark Authoring) is an open role at AfterQuery Experts, with pay listed as $150/hr.

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Pay
$150/hrStated by AfterQuery Experts
Location
Not stated in the listing
Listed
Since Sep 30, last confirmed Oct 23

How the pay compares

This role$150
AfterQuery Experts median$93
Research / analysis median$75
All roles median$60

Higher than 85% of the 174 distinct hourly rates advertised for Research / analysis roles right now. Hourly USD, top of each advertised range, one count per distinct rate. Same method as the Pay Index.

From AfterQuery Experts’ listing

“<p>Paid, remote work authoring and validating research-grade ML benchmark tasks.”
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<p>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.</p> <p><strong>Domain:</strong> Machine Learning / AI Research</p> <p><strong>Requirements</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience: 1+ years of hands-on ML research; no upper limit</li> <li>Education: Master's or PhD (in progress is fine, including current PhD candidates)</li> </ul> <p><strong>The work</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>Application process</strong></p> <p>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.</p>

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This role is listed as open globally.

What does the ML Research Expert — Published First Author (Benchmark Authoring) role at AfterQuery Experts pay?

AfterQuery Experts lists this role's pay as $150/hr, quoted from the listing rather than estimated.

What kind of work is ML Research Expert — Published First Author (Benchmark Authoring)?

Research / analysis. Agent evaluation, model training, writing, ML and professional-domain work

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