Research Contractor

1 day, 13 hours ago
Contract
Senior
Data Science and Analytics
FUTURESEARCH

FUTURESEARCH

Forecasting backed with a public track record on stocks, prediction markets, public benchmarks, and forecasting tournaments. Research trusted by Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and xAI.

Internet Software & Services

Description

  • Support the development of tasks for training and benchmarking frontier models.
  • Conduct careful, high-quality web and document research to resolve subtle information retrieval questions.
  • Cross-reference sources and track down original claims in academic, financial, or other technical materials.
  • Use research LLM tools effectively to get up to speed quickly on new domains.
  • Update judgments as tooling and evidence change, while staying calibrated about uncertainty.
  • Communicate reasoning and uncertainty clearly in both live discussions and written updates.
  • Work collaboratively with engineers and researchers on frontier AI research, evaluation, and training.

Requirements

  • Very careful and patient research skills, including the ability to investigate subtle or hard-to-verify questions.
  • Strong familiarity with web research LLM tools and their strengths and weaknesses.
  • Ability to learn new domains quickly using research tooling while remaining calibrated on uncertainty.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with concise, accurate explanations of reasoning.
  • Ability to work effectively in both synchronous and asynchronous environments.
  • Comfort with tracking down original sources and cross-referencing claims across documents.
  • Interest or familiarity with frontier AI research, evaluation, or training (preferred).

Benefits

  • Fully remote work with SF and London as primary in-person locations.
  • Flexible hours.
  • $75 to $125/hour, depending primarily on location.
  • Average of 20 hours per week for the contract duration.
  • 1-month contract with the opportunity to extend and/or convert to full-time.

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