# AI Research Resident

**Company:** [Polymath](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/polymath)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** AI Research
**Salary:** $200k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** Reinforcement Learning, Benchmarks, Frontier Models, Model Post-Training, Systems Engineering, Production-Quality Code
**Posted:** 2026-04-14

> AI Research Resident collaborates on research projects developing benchmarks and environments for long-horizon AI agents, identifying model failure modes, and training autonomous agents. Requires current MS/PhD enrollment, RL experience, systems engineering, and strong publications.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Identify failure modes in frontier models.
- Develop rigorous benchmarks that evaluate how well frontier agents perform on complex, realistic tasks requiring long-horizon reasoning and tool use in dynamic environments.
- Train autonomous agents that can reason, plan, and act over extended time horizons.

## Requirements
- Currently pursuing an MS or PhD program in Computer Science or a related field.
- Experience with reinforcement learning, benchmarking frontier models, or model post-training.
- Experience with systems engineering and ability to write production-quality code.
- Strong track record of publications.
- High agency, move quickly, and enjoy working on open-ended research problems.

## Compensation
- $200k / year prorated to the number of hours committed (full-time or part-time).

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