# Researcher at Trace

- Company: Trace
- What the company does: Trace is where you plan and manage your most important investment – your people. Get started free with instant workforce analytics and headcount planning. Backed by 500 Global.
- Company website: https://www.tracehq.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: NYC
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $140K to $260K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-16
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/tracelabs/7c8ad43b-bb8c-4cc2-8004-25a66d575822
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/trace-researcher/

## About the role

We're hiring a researcher to join Trace and work on the core problems in robot learning: what data quality means in the paradigm of robot learning. You’ll work on how to structure real-world data for training, how to train and evaluate models on it, and how to close the loop between what we capture and what makes physical AI systems better.

## What they're looking for

- Currently completing, or recently completed, a Master's or PhD program with a research focus on robot learning, robotics, or training foundation/AI models
- Exceptional undergraduates from top-tier robotics programs will also be considered
- No industry experience required. You can join us straight out of your program
- Motivated by seeing research translate into working systems
- Optimistic and serious about where robotics and AI are headed
- Comfortable being early in your career but still forming strong, defensible technical opinions

Tags: Research