- Experience
- Any
- Salary
- USD 450 – USD 450 / month
- Openings
- 1
- Posted
- 1 week ago
- Work mode
- Work from home
- Education
- Master's degree
- Eligibility
- Applicants with a Master’s, Ph.D., or those currently pursuing a Ph.D. or postdoctoral research in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or related fields can apply.
- Resume
- Required to apply
Job description
Overview
This is a short-term remote contract for a Biology specialist who can create, solve, and explain advanced biology problems to support evaluation work for large language models. The work is estimated at 8 hours per day, with 4 hours of overlap required with PST. The assignment runs for 11 weeks and is expected to begin immediately or very soon.
What you will do
- Build difficult Biology questions and solve them to assess large language models.
- Prepare accurate, easy-to-follow solutions with detailed reasoning.
- Work with LLM researchers on benchmark design and reasoning-oriented evaluation tasks.
- Contribute to the creation of new assessment benchmarks covering topics from undergraduate to PhD-level Biology.
- Tackle complex biological problems using a logical and well-organized approach.
- Present Biology ideas in a simple way, using visuals or simulations when helpful.
Who can apply
- Applicants with a Master’s degree, Ph.D., or those currently pursuing a Ph.D. or postdoctoral research in Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, or a closely related field are welcome.
- Candidates should have strong research, analysis, and problem-solving abilities.
- Creative thinking and the ability to approach problems from multiple angles are important.
- Strong remote communication and collaboration skills are required.
- Applicants must be comfortable working with at least three of the listed scientific and bioinformatics tools.
Tools mentioned
Examples of relevant tools include 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, and GROMACS.
Compensation and timing
The role pays $450 per task, subject to approval. It is a remote contract assignment with an immediate tentative start date and an 11-week duration. The expected commitment is 8 hours per day, including 4 hours of overlap with Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Application steps
- Submit the application and watch for an email containing the application form.
- Complete the Google form.
- If shortlisted, finish the assessment link within 24 hours.