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Research Scientist - First Author

30 - 80 SGD per hour

Gramian Consulting Group

About Gramian

Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in software engineering and leadership, we help companies build high-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs.

About the Role

We are partnering with a small, specialized AI research lab focused on AI for STEM and scientific research .

We are looking for one Fellow per STEM field to help create a new benchmark for evaluating how well frontier AI models perform real scientific research.

The standout part of this opportunity: the benchmark will be released publicly with a research paper and open evaluation set, and Fellows will be named lead / first authors.

CONTRACT: Research fellowship / contractor

LOCATIONS: Remote, global

COMMITMENT: Flexible hours

COMPENSATION: $30–$80/hour

PROCESS: Application → research review → interview

Fields: Biology, Medicine, Neuroscience, Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Validate AI-generated paper reproductions, simulations, and research results .
  • Map key research areas and taxonomy within your field.
  • Define what “good research” looks like for AI systems.
  • Create benchmark tasks and evaluation standards for frontier models.
  • Contribute directly to the benchmark paper and public eval release.

Requirements

  • Current PhD student or postdoc in a relevant STEM field.
  • Based at a strong research university or institute .
  • At least one published paper in your field.
  • Able to critically review research and identify methodological or technical errors.
  • Currently using AI for Science in your own research.
  • Significant hands-on use of tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or similar AI agents .

Benefits

  • Be a lead / first author on a public benchmark paper.
  • Help create one of the first research benchmarks in your scientific field.
  • Work directly with a niche AI research lab and frontier AI researchers.
  • Flexible remote work designed around academic commitments.
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