micro1Verified
Posted 16h ago
Physics Expert (Gravity and Holography)
Remotecontract
General RelativityCosmology+4 more
$100–170/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81 of 204 listings do not publish country eligibility.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 23 of 204 roles, 100% remote.
Filtered roles
23 listings in 21 role families
Showing 1–21 of 21 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.
micro1Verified
Posted 1d ago
Equity & Credit Research Expert
Remotecontract
Financial AnalysisEquity Research+17 more
$90–120/hr
View job
TuringVerified
Posted 9d ago
Equity Research Analyst
Remotecontract
Equity ResearchFinancial Modeling+14 more
$100/hr
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MercorVerified
Posted 11d ago
Remote Survey Research Expert for AI Evaluation
Remotehourly
Survey ResearchMarket Research+23 more
$120/hr
View jobMercorVerified
Posted 13d ago
Market Research & Insights Experts
Remotehourly
Market ResearchConsumer Insights+13 more
$120/hr
View jobMercorVerified
Posted 15d ago
Mathematics Domain Expert
Remotehourly
MathematicsReal Analysis+15 more
$90–140/hr
View jobMercorVerified
Posted 15d ago
Chemistry Domain Expert
Remotehourly
ChemistryOrganic Chemistry+16 more
$90–140/hr
View jobMercorVerified
Posted 16d ago
Physics Domain Expert
Remotehourly
PhysicsAstrophysics+11 more
$90–140/hr
View jobMercorVerified
Posted 16d ago
Biology & Life Sciences Domain Expert
Remotehourly
BiochemistryMolecular Biology+16 more
$90–140/hr
View job
BraintrustVerified
Posted 19d ago
STEM PhD Expert for AI Reasoning & Evaluation
Remotecontract
Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence+10 more
$50–150/hr
View jobBraintrustVerified
Posted 21d ago
PhD in Quantitative Finance, AI Research Evaluator
Remotecontract
Quantitative FinanceApplied Mathematics+11 more
$50–150/hr
View jobMercorVerified
Posted 26d ago
Economics Research Expert - AI Lab Project
Remotehourly
EconomicsEconometrics+11 more
$150–200/hr
View jobMercorVerified
Posted 27d ago
Clinical Survey Research & Methodology Expert (Physician / PhD)
Remotehourly
Survey DesignQuestionnaire Development+18 more
$200/hr
View jobmicro1Verified
Posted 29d ago
Aerodynamics Expert (MSc. or PhD)
Remotecontract
PythonAerodynamics
$80–120/hr
View jobmicro1Verified
Posted 1mo ago
Principal Research Scientist (Computer Science / Computational Physics)
Remotecontract
Novelty JudgmentResearch Direction+2 more
$100–400/hr
View jobmicro1Verified
Posted 1mo ago
Research Scientist - Computer Science & Computational Physics
Remotecontract
Computational RigorComplex Problem Solving Research+1 more
$100–400/hr
View jobMercorVerified
Posted 1mo ago
Cybersecurity Research Expert – Offensive Security & Vulnerability Research
Remotehourly
Offensive SecurityVulnerability Research+18 more
$200–250/hr
View jobmicro1Verified
Posted 1mo ago
Quantitative Rates Researcher
Remotecontract
PythonR+23 more
$80–150/hr
View job
SME CareersVerified
Posted 1mo ago
Legal Researcher Remote Contract for AI Training Content
Remotecontract
Case Law AnalysisCitation Checking+27 more
Up to $110/hr
View jobMercorVerified
Posted 3mo ago
LLM Research Scientist (Pre-training & Computer Vision & Adversarial Robustness)
Remotehourly
PyTorchJax+18 more
$100–120/hr
View jobmicro1Verified
Posted 3mo ago
Statistics Expert PhD for AI Training Remote
Remotecontract
StatisticsPhd+3 more
$90–120/hr
View jobShowing 1–21 of 21 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.
Physics Expert (Gravity and Holography)
micro1VerifiedRemote16h agocontract
General RelativityCosmologyHolographyQuantum Field Theory+2
$100–170/hrView job
Equity & Credit Research Expert
micro1VerifiedRemote1d agocontract
Financial AnalysisEquity ResearchCredit ResearchFinancial Modeling+15
$90–120/hrView job
Equity Research Analyst
TuringVerifiedRemote9d agocontract
Equity ResearchFinancial ModelingValuationDcf Modeling+12
$100/hrView job
Remote Survey Research Expert for AI Evaluation
MercorVerifiedRemote11d agohourly
Survey ResearchMarket ResearchConsumer InsightsBehavioural Science+21
$120/hrView job
Market Research & Insights Experts
MercorVerifiedRemote13d agohourly
Market ResearchConsumer InsightsMarketing StrategySegmentation+11
$120/hrView job
Mathematics Domain Expert
MercorVerifiedRemote15d agohourly
MathematicsReal AnalysisPartial Differential EquationsAlgebra+13
$90–140/hrView job
Chemistry Domain Expert
MercorVerifiedRemote15d agohourly
ChemistryOrganic ChemistrySynthetic ChemistryPhysical Chemistry+14
$90–140/hrView job
Physics Domain Expert
MercorVerifiedRemote16d agohourly
PhysicsAstrophysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsParticle Physics+9
$90–140/hrView job
Biology & Life Sciences Domain Expert
MercorVerifiedRemote16d agohourly
BiochemistryMolecular BiologyCell BiologyGenetics+14
$90–140/hrView job
STEM PhD Expert for AI Reasoning & Evaluation
BraintrustVerifiedRemote19d agocontract
Machine LearningArtificial IntelligenceAI ReasoningAI Evaluation+8
$50–150/hrView job
PhD in Quantitative Finance, AI Research Evaluator
BraintrustVerifiedRemote21d agocontract
Quantitative FinanceApplied MathematicsFinancial ModelingStatistics+9
$50–150/hrView job
Economics Research Expert - AI Lab Project
MercorVerifiedRemote26d agohourly
EconomicsEconometricsMacroeconomicsMicroeconomics+9
$150–200/hrView job
Clinical Survey Research & Methodology Expert (Physician / PhD)
MercorVerifiedRemote27d agohourly
Survey DesignQuestionnaire DevelopmentHealthcare Market ResearchClinical Research+16
$200/hrView job
Aerodynamics Expert (MSc. or PhD)
micro1VerifiedRemote29d agocontract
PythonAerodynamics+0
$80–120/hrView job
Principal Research Scientist (Computer Science / Computational Physics)
micro1VerifiedRemote1mo agocontract
Novelty JudgmentResearch DirectionComputational RigorComplex Problem Solving Research+0
$100–400/hrView job
Research Scientist - Computer Science & Computational Physics
micro1VerifiedRemote1mo agocontract
Computational RigorComplex Problem Solving ResearchProblem Framing+0
$100–400/hrView job
Cybersecurity Research Expert – Offensive Security & Vulnerability Research
MercorVerifiedRemote1mo agohourly
Offensive SecurityVulnerability ResearchExploit DevelopmentReverse Engineering+16
$200–250/hrView job
Quantitative Rates Researcher
micro1VerifiedRemote1mo agocontract
PythonRPandasNumPy+21
$80–150/hrView job
Legal Researcher Remote Contract for AI Training Content
SME CareersVerifiedRemote1mo agocontract
Case Law AnalysisCitation CheckingEnglishIssue Spotting+25
Up to $110/hrView job
LLM Research Scientist (Pre-training & Computer Vision & Adversarial Robustness)
MercorVerifiedRemote3mo agohourly
PyTorchJaxTensorFlowAdversarial Training+16
$100–120/hrView job
Statistics Expert PhD for AI Training Remote
micro1VerifiedRemote3mo agocontract
StatisticsPhdStatistical ApproachAdvanced Data Analysis+1
$90–120/hrView job
Pay distribution
- Under $250
- $25–$490
- $50–$990
- $100–$14918
- $150+5
USD hourly midpoints, anomalies excluded. Advertised pay, not earnings.
Top skills
- LaTeX
- ai evaluation
- statistics
- benchmark design
- python
- Physics
- financial modeling
- data annotation
- peer review
- large language models
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.