About this role
The Research Scholar position is a semester-long collaboration based in San Francisco with AfterQuery that suits current undergraduate, master, and doctoral students with a publication history who want to pursue publishable research. This role gives participants the opportunity to collaborate on projects involving data quality, foundation-model evaluation, and post-training methods.
Role Overview
The Research Scholar role is a semester-long program hosted by AfterQuery in San Francisco. Participants work alongside research mentors to complete publishable projects within designated focus areas such as data mixes, post-training, evaluations, and public benchmarks. Scholars receive weekly mentorship, engineering support, dataset access, and compute resources.
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About the Company
AfterQuery is an applied research lab located in San Francisco that curates data solutions for foundation model development. The organization is backed by Altos Ventures, BoxGroup, Y Combinator, and angel investors from prominent AI laboratories. Forbes reported that the company is raising funds at a valuation of $3.2 billion.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should visit the official AfterQuery careers page to submit an application.
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What is the duration of the Research Scholar program?
The program runs for a full academic semester.
Where is the Research Scholar position located?
The role is based in San Francisco.
Who is eligible to apply for this program?
Full-time undergraduate, master, and PhD students with an established publication record are eligible to apply.
What support do scholars receive during the program?
Scholars receive weekly mentorship, engineering support, compute resources, access to datasets, and human annotation assistance.
Is compensation provided for the research?
A cash award is provided if a jointly authored paper resulting from the collaboration is accepted for publication.