- Experience
- Any
- Salary
- USD 450 – USD 450 / day
- Openings
- 1
- Posted
- 2 hours ago
- Work mode
- Work from home
- Education
- Master's degree, Ph.D., or currently pursuing a Ph.D./postdoctoral degree
- Eligibility
- Candidates with advanced academic training in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or a related field who can work remotely and commit to the stated schedule are encouraged to apply.
- Resume
- Required to apply
Job description
Role overview
This is a short-term remote contract for a Biology specialist to help create, solve, and refine advanced biology problems used for evaluating large language models. The assignment runs for 11 weeks, requires 8 working hours per day, and includes 4 hours of overlap with Pacific Standard Time. The expected start is immediate, or as soon as possible.
Compensation is $450 per task, subject to approval.
Key responsibilities
- Build difficult Biology questions and solve them to test and assess LLM performance.
- Prepare clear, stepwise solutions with thorough scientific reasoning.
- Work with LLM research teams on benchmark design and reasoning-oriented evaluation tasks.
- Contribute to the creation of new benchmarks covering Biology topics from undergraduate level through PhD level.
- Tackle complex biological problems using a logical, structured approach.
- Present Biology ideas in an easy-to-understand way, including visuals or simulations when useful.
Requirements
- Applicants should have a Master's degree, Ph.D., or be currently pursuing a Ph.D. or postdoctoral position in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or a closely related discipline.
- Hands-on proficiency in at least three of the listed scientific or bioinformatics tools is required, such as BWA, Bowtie2, GATK, HMMER, HHsuite, STAR, SPAdes, IQ-TREE, OpenMM, AlphaFold2, PyOpenMS, RELION, PhysiCell, COPASI, Comet, COBRApy, Hifiasm, ABySS, DeepVariant, Flye, OR-Tools, Bracken, Kraken2, MEGAHIT, antiSMASH, BEAST2, FastTree, DIA-NN, Percolator, AutoDock Vina, CP2K, Salmon, MethylDackel, Canu, or GROMACS.
- Strong research ability and analytical thinking are important.
- Creative problem-solving and lateral thinking are needed.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, plus strong remote collaboration skills, are expected.
Application process
- Interested candidates should apply and then watch for an email containing the application form.
- The next step is to complete the Google Form.
- Shortlisted applicants will receive an assessment link that must be completed within 24 hours.