The Singularity Institute STILL needs remote researchers (may apply again; writing skill not required)

lukeprog

Update: As of December 2012, we are still accepting applications!

A while ago, I announced that the Singularity Institute is hiring remote researchers. I've hired a few people, but I still need more remote researchers. I think I screened off too many otherwise capable people because the 'test task' I asked applicants to perform was too time-consuming.

So even if you've already applied and been rejected, please apply via the new application form. The test task this time will not be quite so time consuming.

Pay is hourly and starts at $14/hr but that will rise if the product is good. You must be available to work at least 20 hours/week to be considered.

Perks:

Work from home, with flexible hours.
Age, location, and credentials are irrelevant; only the product matters.
Get paid to research things you're probably interested in anyway.
Contribute to human knowledge in immediately actionable ways. We need this research because we are about to act on it. Your work will not fall into the journal abyss that most academic research falls into.

If you're interested, apply here.

Why post this job ad on LessWrong? We need people with some measure of genuine curiosity.

Also see Scholarship: How to Do It Efficiently.

Update: As of December 2012, we are still accepting applications!

So even if you've already applied and been rejected, please apply via the new application form. The test task this time will not be quite so time consuming.

Pay is hourly and starts at $14/hr but that will rise if the product is good. You must be available to work at least 20 hours/week to be considered.

Perks:

Work from home, with flexible hours.
Age, location, and credentials are irrelevant; only the product matters.
Get paid to research things you're probably interested in anyway.
Contribute to human knowledge in immediately actionable ways. We need this research because we are about to act on it. Your work will not fall into the journal abyss that most academic research falls into.

If you're interested, apply here.

Why post this job ad on LessWrong? We need people with some measure of genuine curiosity.

Also see Scholarship: How to Do It Efficiently.

Is material written for this purpose the sole property of SIAI or would we be allowed to republish it or related work in other places?

My current deal with Luke is that I can post whatever I do elsewhere as long as it isn't crap or offensive, I don't bill him for any time or costs involved (which can be quite substantial), I don't post anything that might be private or sensitive (eg. I gave only sanitized scores for the remote researcher application experiment, stripped of any possible identifying information), and as long as I'm not specifically told not to. This covers most of my work, and I'm happy with it.

I'm not actually sure what the legalities would be. Hopefully the copyright remains with me, otherwise I may be committing infringement when I do something like submit an article to Wikipedia...