Research Fellow
San Francisco$16/moFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Applied research role focused on frontier AI research. Fellows work on data quality, model evaluation, and post-training techniques, with the aim of producing a joint publication or public benchmark. 12–16 weeks full-time in San Francisco, onsite, with mentorship and access to engineering and datasets.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute a full-time project with an AfterQuery research mentor, aligned with your interests and at least one core research area.
- Formulate research questions, design rigorous experiments, and analyze the results.
- Develop the datasets, methods, evaluations, or benchmark assets the project needs.
- Document methods and results clearly and work with AfterQuery’s research and engineering teams to make the work reproducible.
- Co-author a paper and work toward publication.
Qualifications
- Significant academic, clinical, legal, or industry research experience.
- Clear technical communication and strong scientific writing skills.
- A strong record of research or publication and demonstrated ability to take a project from initial scoping to rigorous, reproducible results.
- A passion for advancing frontier AI and some understanding of model evaluation.
- Availability to work full time in San Francisco for 12–16 weeks.
Skills
Required:Research planning and experimental designTechnical writing and communication
Benefits
- Health Insurance: Medical, Vision, Dental
- 401(k) with Employer Match
- Daily Meals: Daily UberEats Stipend
- Monthly Wellness Stipend
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About AfterQuery
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