Research Associate (Remote)
Outlier
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Remote · Chicago, IL · Posted November 1, 2026
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November 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 62 open research associate listings that state pay, the middle half runs $60,000 to $99,000 and the median is $73,500.
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About the job
...how advanced AI systems reason, learn, and improve. Through Outlier's evaluation and feedback loop, your work helps turn frontier research into AI that performs better in the real world.Payment:Project work: Earn up to USD $15 per hourAdditional incentives: On average,...