LLM Data Researcher

ABOUT THE ROLE Join an early-stage research team at a European AI data company and investigate whether expert-generated data improves language model performance. You will conduct hands-on research, build evaluation infrastructure, and help determine which research and data initiatives to pursue. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Post-train language models on expert datasets and measure their impact, investigating when results fall short. - Design and run evaluations of frontier language models in expert domains. - Select and execute suitable training methods, including supervised fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, and preference tuning. - Translate research findings into dataset specifications and recommendations for future work. - Publish research papers, benchmarks, and written research updates. - Coordinate research findings with data, client, partnership, and marketing teams. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Hands-on research experience with reinforcement learning environments for language models or RL-based post-training, such as RLHF, RLVR, reward modeling, or preference optimization. - A completed or nearly completed PhD in machine learning or NLP, or an equivalent research record demonstrated through publications or AI lab and industry research work. - Experience personally post-training and evaluating language models end to end, and building evaluations or benchmarks. - Research publications at leading machine learning or NLP venues, or experience building evaluation tools. - Early-career research profile, from near PhD completion to a few years post-PhD. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Competitive salary and equity. Relocation support is available. Visa sponsorship details were not provided. LOCATION Full-time, on-site in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Relocation support is available.