Epoch AI
Researcher / Senior Researcher
$115K–$300K
Remote · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 24, 2026
About the job
Research AI capabilities and trends, producing data insights, reports, benchmarks, and analyses to improve understanding of AI’s development and impacts.
What you'll do
- Investigate AI data centers, compute supply chains, or AI’s societal and strategic impacts, depending on team.
- Create, run, review, and analyze benchmarks measuring important AI capabilities.
- Maintain and extend capability indices and trend analyses, including experiments on AI models.
What they ask for
- Curiosity and ability to learn rapidly across diverse domains.
- Rigorous quantitative reasoning under uncertainty.
- Familiarity with AI trends.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; professional-level English proficiency.
Nice to have
- Prior research in areas similar to Epoch’s field or experience in an AI development area such as hardware, data centers, or benchmarks.
- Relevant experience in related organizations.
Pay
USD 115,000–185,000 annual base salary (Researcher); USD 168,000–300,000 annual base salary (Senior Researcher)
AI focus
Research AI capabilities, their trajectories, and their economic and societal impacts; develop data resources, benchmarks, and forecasts.
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