Research Scientist - First Author

Gramian Consulting GroupUnited States, Australia, Brazil, United Kingdom, India, SingaporeOn-siteFull-timeJunior, 1–2 yearsListed 2 weeks ago

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About this role

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.