Braintrust

PhD in Quantitative Finance, Remote AI Research Evaluator

  • Kind of work: Finance
  • Location: United States, Canada and 6 more
  • Experience: Expert
  • Hours: Full time
  • Languages: English

$50–150/hr

Remote full time finance contract with Braintrust, $50–150/hr, open to people in United States, Canada, Argentina and 5 more countries. Posted Oct 28.

Is this job worth applying to?

Pay
Above typicalTops out at $150/hr. The typical top rate across 145 priced finance listings is $100/hr.
Getting in
Some screening~30–60 min profile + AI interview. Professional experience in your field.
Steady work
Work is patchyLong waits between tasks are common.
Payout record
Pays on timeSchedule: weekly. Paid via Not specified on the AI training page.
Freshness
RecentPosted 9d ago. Still listed on Braintrust on Nov 6, 2026.
Where you live
Named countries onlyOpen in United States, Canada, Argentina and 5 more.

The job description

We're hiring PhD-level quantitative finance experts to help train and evaluate advanced AI models on financial and quantitative reasoning. This is remote, flexible contract work where your specialized expertise directly shapes how cutting-edge models handle complex quantitative problems, financial modeling, and domain-specific reasoning.

This is a short-term engagement running through the end of June, with potential to extend.

Key Responsibilities

You may contribute your expertise by:

  • Assessing the factuality and relevance of quantitative and finance-related text produced by AI models
  • Crafting and answering questions related to quantitative finance, financial modeling, and applied mathematics
  • Evaluating and ranking domain-specific responses generated by AI models

What We're Looking For

  • A PhD (completed or in final stages) in Quantitative Finance, Financial Engineering, Financial Mathematics, or a closely related quantitative field with a strong finance focus
  • Deep familiarity with quantitative methods such as stochastic modeling, derivatives pricing, econometrics, risk modeling, or computational finance
  • Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to spot subtle errors in quantitative reasoning
  • Fluent written English and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly

Nice to Have

  • Research experience (academic or industry, including buy-side or sell-side quant roles)
  • Prior experience with data annotation or AI model evaluation
  • Experience reviewing or publishing research papers

Compensation

Up to $150/hr, depending on your area of expertise, depth of experience, and assessment performance. Quantitative finance specialists are among our most sought-after experts.

Location

This role is fully remote. We are currently accepting applicants based in:

United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Argentina.

How do you apply to Braintrust?

  1. Apply on Braintrust

    The Apply button opens this post on Braintrust's own site. You apply with them, not with Rubric. Budget about 30–60 min profile + AI interview.

  2. Get through screening

    What Braintrust asks for after you apply:

    • Complete the AI skills interview
    • Browse and accept AI training tasks in your dashboard
  3. Start work and get paid

    Pay schedule: weekly. Paid via Not specified on the AI training page. You're paid for the work they hand out, not a fixed salary.

Braintrust also needs

  • Professional experience in your field
  • Complete profile

Red flags

None on record for Braintrust. A real platform never asks you to pay for training, equipment or a "starter kit".

What is Braintrust like to work for?

Freelance talent network that now also runs AI training work, matching professionals to rating, red-teaming and code-review tasks after an AI skills interview.

Advertised pay$20–200/hr
Getting inSome screening
Application takes~30–60 min profile + AI interview
How you get paidWeekly, via Not specified on the AI training page
Payout recordPays on time
CountriesRemote and open to freelancers in many countries with pay in USD; India eligibility for AI training tasks is not confirmed.

Braintrust lists $20–45/hr for data labeling, $25–60/hr for RLHF rating and up to $200/hr for expert code review; listings average around $50/hr.

$50–150/hrAdvertised payApply on Braintrust