Research Evaluation Specialist (PhD or Masters)

You will support advanced research AI evaluation by creating and improving expert responses, questions, answers, citations, and review materials. Your work will help AI systems learn from careful research and clear human feedback.

You will review source materials and model outputs against project guidelines, explain your judgments, and keep your reviews consistent across repeated tasks.

• Write or improve expert responses and explain your reasoning clearly.
• Create challenging, original, and methodologically sound research questions.
• Review source materials and AI model outputs against project guidelines.
• Use authoritative references and triangulate information where needed.
• Give clear feedback that can improve model behavior.
• Maintain consistent quality across repeated review tasks.

What it pays and takes

This is expert-level, part-time contract work for people with strong research backgrounds and deep subject knowledge. Prior experience in AI training, data labeling, or model evaluation is required.

• Pay: $30 to $60 per hour equivalent, paid per task that meets the project specifications.
• Schedule: Approximately 15 hours per week, with minimum weekly task submissions.
• Estimated project earnings: $3,600 to $7,200 based on the hourly-equivalent rate and the schedule and duration shown on OpenTrain.
• Location: Open to candidates in Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
• Language: Strong written communication and professional fluency in English.
• Education and experience: Completed or active PhD or Masters study, or equivalent research experience as a specialist, researcher, assistant professor, or professor.
• Research background: A record of scholarly research, deep subject expertise, familiarity with primary literature, and experience finding authoritative references.
• Work style: Strong analytical thinking, close attention to detail, self-direction, reliability, and the ability to work independently in a remote engagement.

How it works

You apply here in about two minutes and finish on the hiring platform. The next step is a short AI interview (technical roles include a coding challenge). Passing it is how you qualify for paid tasks, so take it soon after you are invited.

The hiring platform's application for this job asks for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your phone number, your location and answers to 7 screening questions.

About AI training work

OpenTrain helps people find AI training work, build a profile, and start applications in one place. AI training is the human work behind systems that learn from written examples, ratings, reviews, and expert feedback, so people with specialized knowledge can help shape how those systems respond.