Applied AI Research Scientists (Master's or PhD Degree)

Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in software engineering and leadership, we help companies build high\-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs. **Role Overview** We are seeking highly skilled and motivated **Applied AI Research Scientists** in **Computer Science** and **Computer Engineering** with an **MS or Ph.D** . in a relevant technical field. In this role, you will contribute to the design, validation, and execution of expert\-level evaluation tasks that probe the limits of state\-of\-the\-art AI systems. Your work will focus on creating headroom\-level, rigorously verifiable questions across hardware, systems, and computing domains to assess and stress\-test advanced multimodal and reasoning\-capable AI models. This position requires deep domain expertise, strong analytical rigor, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into precise, evaluable challenges that expose model limitations beyond surface\-level reasoning. You will work closely with a collaborative, cross\-functional team and are expected to be a reliable team player who is highly detail\-oriented and committed to accuracy and quality. **Duration:** 3\-6 months **Commitment:** 8 hours per day, with 4 hours of mandatory overlap with PST **Model:** Contract, time and material **Location:** 100% Remote (LATAM, Europe, MENA, Canada) **Interview Process:** Take\-home assignment \+ 1h technical/cultural interview **Key Responsibilities** * Design headroom\-level evaluation questions requiring advanced reasoning and graduate\-level domain expertise in CS/CE * Ensure all tasks are objectively verifiable with clear, definitive ground\-truth answers * Develop high\-quality multimodal prompts, including accurate technical diagrams or visuals when appropriate * Identify and document model headroom, focusing on SOTA models like Gemini and ChatGPT, and conduct structured side\-by\-side evaluations * Document model failures and reasoning gaps, provide correct solutions, and maintain accurate records of prompts, answers, and evaluation results in shared tracking systems **Requirements** * MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Data Science, or a closely related field * Strong expertise in two or more Computer Engineering or Computer Science domains, such as hardware, computer architecture, systems, VLSI design, embedded systems and IoT, operating systems, compilers, systems security, or AI/ML * Proven experience with applied AI research, technical evaluation, or research\-driven problem formulation in real\-world or production\-oriented settings * Strong programming proficiency, with experience in Python for analysis, verification, and evaluation workflows * Strong written communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively as a detail\-oriented team player * Familiarity with modern AI model capabilities, limitations, and benchmarking practices is a strong plus **Benefits** * Work in a fully remote environment * Opportunity to work on cutting\-edge AI projects with leading LLM companies