MercorVerified
Posted 2mo ago
Biotechnology Expert - AI Training
Remotepart-time
BiotechnologyBioprocess+18 more
$110–125/hr
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AI Jobs for STEM researchers and PhDs
204 live roles for STEM researchers and PhDs, from 8 sources. Median advertised pay $85/hr.
Live roles
204
190 role families
Median
$85/hr
173 USD hourly
Remote
100%
of this set
Platforms
8
with live roles
Popular categories:AI Training142Machine Learning & AI103Science & Research46Data Science & Analytics25Market Research & Insights24Other22
81 of 204 listings do not publish country eligibility. A role that fits your profession is not automatically open in your country.
Filtered view. The clean page is canonical and indexed; filtered URLs are noindex. Showing 38 of 204 roles, 100% remote.
Filtered roles
38 listings in 38 role families
Showing 31–38 of 38 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.
AfterQueryVerified
Posted 2mo ago
Machine Learning Research Expert
Remote
PythonPyTorch+14 more
$115/hr
View jobAfterQueryVerified
Posted 2mo ago
Biology Expert - Remote AI Evaluation Contract
Remote
BiologyMolecular Biology+14 more
$125/hr
View jobAfterQueryVerified
Posted 2mo ago
ML Inference & GPU Kernel Research Engineer
Remote
Machine LearningGpu Kernels+14 more
$135/hr
View jobAfterQueryVerified
Posted 2mo ago
Senior Domain Expert - AI Research Evaluation
Remote
Software EngineeringSystems Engineering+28 more
$135/hr
View jobAfterQueryVerified
Posted 2mo ago
ML Research Expert - Benchmark Authoring
Remote
Machine LearningDeep Learning+18 more
$150/hr
View job
micro1Verified
Posted 3mo ago
Statistics Expert PhD for AI Training Remote
Remotecontract
StatisticsPhd+3 more
$90–120/hr
View jobmicro1Verified
Posted 3mo ago
Director of Robotics Research
Remotefull-time
Robotics SoftwareRobotics Data+1 more
$100–120/hr
View jobShowing 31–38 of 38 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.
Biotechnology Expert - AI Training
MercorVerifiedRemote2mo agopart-time
BiotechnologyBioprocessTherapeutic DevelopmentAssay Development+16
$110–125/hrView job
Machine Learning Research Expert
AfterQueryVerifiedRemote2mo ago
PythonPyTorchJaxMachine Learning Research+12
$115/hrView job
Biology Expert - Remote AI Evaluation Contract
AfterQueryVerifiedRemote2mo ago
BiologyMolecular BiologyGeneticsCell Biology+12
$125/hrView job
ML Inference & GPU Kernel Research Engineer
AfterQueryVerifiedRemote2mo ago
Machine LearningGpu KernelsInference ServingVllm+12
$135/hrView job
Senior Domain Expert - AI Research Evaluation
AfterQueryVerifiedRemote2mo ago
Software EngineeringSystems EngineeringFormal MethodsLean+26
$135/hrView job
ML Research Expert - Benchmark Authoring
AfterQueryVerifiedRemote2mo ago
Machine LearningDeep LearningReinforcement LearningLarge Language Models+16
$150/hrView job
Statistics Expert PhD for AI Training Remote
micro1VerifiedRemote3mo agocontract
StatisticsPhdStatistical ApproachAdvanced Data Analysis+1
$90–120/hrView job
Director of Robotics Research
micro1VerifiedRemote3mo agofull-time
Robotics SoftwareRobotics DataRobotics Research+0
$100–120/hrView job
Pay distribution
- Under $250
- $25–$490
- $50–$990
- $100–$14934
- $150+4
USD hourly midpoints, anomalies excluded. Advertised pay, not earnings.
Top skills
- ai evaluation
- data annotation
- python
- technical writing
- llm evaluation
- peer review
- model evaluation
- research
- scientific computing
- genomics
How these numbers are calculated
NearSkill lists 204 live roles for STEM researchers and PhDs, grouped into 190 role families. Of the 173 USD hourly listings, the median advertised rate is $85/hr. The middle 50% sits between $50 and $100/hr, and the full posted range is $7 to $250/hr. These are advertised rates, not earnings.
The largest sources in this set are micro1 (59), AfterQuery (40), Handshake AI (31), Mercor (24). The skills that appear most often are python, ai evaluation, llm evaluation, technical writing, english. 100% of this set is remote.
Eligibility is mixed: 64 listings publish country eligibility explicitly, 0 imply it in the description, 81 do not state it. 59 listings are marked worldwide. Missing eligibility is treated as unknown, not as worldwide.
Figures were computed from the live job feed on November 15, 2026. Counts and pay move as listings are added or closed. NearSkill does not estimate missing pay, and non-USD rates are excluded from the USD medians rather than converted.
Questions, answered
How many roles are live for STEM researchers and PhDs?
204 active listings on November 15, 2026, grouped into 190 role families. Near-identical language or region variants are grouped so one employer cannot fill the list.
What is the median advertised pay?
$85/hr from 173 USD hourly listings. The middle 50% runs from $50 to $100/hr. It is advertised pay, not earnings, and missing pay is not estimated.
Which platforms have the most roles?
micro1 leads with 59 listings, followed by AfterQuery (40), Handshake AI (31), Mercor (24).
Are these roles remote?
100% of this set is remote. Remote describes the work arrangement; it does not guarantee that the employer accepts applicants from every country.
How is country eligibility determined?
Eligibility comes from the listing's country field when it is present, or from explicit eligibility language in the description. 81 listings in this set do not state it, and those are treated as unknown rather than worldwide.