Co-author selected research publications: Collaborate with Scale’s research team to co-author technical reports and research papers—boosting your academic visibility and professional recognition.
Who should apply
Background: PhDs, postdoctoral researchers, and professors with domain expertise in STEM fields such as Computer Science, Machine Learning, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Humanities, or other related disciplines.
Professional Mindset: Detail-oriented, innovative thinker with a passion in applied AI research and a commitment to collaboration.
How it works
Duration: This is a fully remote opportunity with no fixed end date; engagements continue as long as there's mutual interest. This is a 1099 independent contractor engagement.
Work authorization: We do not sponsor visas for Fellows.
Community Network: Once you’ve received an invitation to join the HFC, you’ll also gain access to our newsletters, discussion channels, virtual sessions, IRL events, and much more.
Projects Logistics
Project selection: You’ll regularly get matched to carefully selected projects from our partners. Depending on the partner, projects range from evaluating AI models to designing experiments, building RL environments, co-authoring research papers, and more.
Flexible schedule: There's no minimum commitment – you decide whether to take on a project. Most fellows spend 10–25 hours per week, on a schedule they set themselves.
Competitive pay: Project pay rates vary across platforms and depend on a number of factors, including but not limited to: projects, scope, skillset, and location. You’ll receive the pay information upon receiving project matching notifications.
Application process
Apply: We review applications on a rolling basis.
Interview: Candidates will get to discuss their research experience, professional background, and alignment with our mission to advance human-centered AI. Note: If we invited you directly, your invitation will say whether this step applies.
Join the Collective: Successful candidates will receive an invitation to join the Human Frontier Collective Fellowship.
PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.
About Us
At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.
We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@scale.com. Please see the United States Department of Labor's Know Your Rights poster for additional information.
We comply with the United States Department of Labor's Pay Transparency provision.
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