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PhD freelancing platform Kolabtree launches hourly rates enabling businesses and academic institutions to tap into scientific expertise by the hour

March 26, 2018 – London based PhD platform Kolabtree has announced that freelancers registered on it’s platform can now be hired on an hourly basis. This comes as good news for those that struggle to tap into high level expertise in order to solve complex issues.

“Our customers have been asking us for this functionality for some time. It’s great news for both our freelancers and our customers as it gives a huge amount of flexibility to anyone who in the past has struggled to get help from high level experts” said Kolabtree CEO, Ashmita Das.

Generally, organisations need to think very carefully about who they employ due to the huge overheads and commitment involved in hiring new employees. Freelancing platforms have been hugely popular due to the fact that they remove a large amount of this overhead and risk, and give both the employer and freelancer a high level of flexibility around the way they work.

Launched in 2015, Kolabtree now has over 4,200 freelancers registered from an array of backgrounds including food scientists, medical researchers, biostatisticians, scientific researchers, health economists, data scientists and researchers. Experts include scientists from the likes of NASA, Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and Cambridge.

In a similar way to other more generalist freelancing platforms, Kolabtree enable companies to list projects for which they need expert help, whilst freelancers can create a profile for free and apply for projects where they see a skills match. It’s only after the two parties have established a dialogue, agreed a fee and completed the work that the fee changes hands. Kolabtree charges a small commission on the fee.

About Kolabtree – Kolabtree connects businesses and labs with freelance PhD-qualified scientists all over the world. The platform has over 4,200 registered freelance PhDs who are offering services such as statistical review, data analytics, literature search, writing, editing, scientific consulting and experimental design. Experts include scientists from the likes of NASA, Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and Cambridge, with expertise across disciplines including life science, data science, healthcare, social science, and physical science.

If you are a business needing the help of a freelancer, you can post your project for free on www.kolabtree.com.

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