LLM Research Scientist (Pre-training & Computer Vision & Adversarial Robustness)
Mercor
$100 – $120/hour · as listed
We're seeking an experienced machine learning researcher to work on advanced LLM and computer vision research problems. You'll take ownership of empirical research projects involving large language model pre-training, vision model development, and adversarial robustness testing. Key responsibilities include training and fine-tuning deep learning models end-to-end, building image classifiers and generative systems, and optimizing model performance within practical constraints. This role suits researchers with strong hands-on experience in AI training, model architecture, and deep learning workflows.
This is a remote position available through the Mercor platform at the advanced level, offered on an hourly basis at $100–$120/hour for approximately 40 hours per week. You'll work on well-defined but open-ended research challenges where independent problem-solving and technical depth are essential. The ideal candidate has demonstrated expertise in machine learning development and a proven track record improving neural networks across multiple domains.
From the listing: Mercor marketplace · hourly · 40h/week. We're looking for experienced machine learning researchers with hands-on experience training and improving deep learning models end-to-end, across vision and language. You'll work on well-scoped empirical open-ended ML research problems. ## Responsibilities - Train image classifiers and generative image models from scratch, and fine-tune open-weight language models. - Get the most out of limited
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