Physics Research Collaborator (Part-time)

Key Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate physics research papers for scientific accuracy, originality, and significance.
• Design and review challenging physics problems used to train and evaluate advanced AI models.
• Assess AI-generated solutions involving: Analytical derivations, Physical mechanism prediction, Numerical simulations, Experimental design, Scientific literature interpretation.
• Identify reasoning errors and conceptual gaps that experienced physics researchers would readily recognize.
• Provide detailed, evidence-based written feedback to improve AI model performance.
• Collaborate with fellow researchers and project teams to ensure consistency and quality across evaluation tasks.

Required Qualifications

• First-author or co-first-author publications in leading journals such as: Physical Review Letters (PRL), Physical Review X (PRX), Reviews of Modern Physics, Nature Physics, Nature Science, PNAS, Nature Communications, Physical Review A/B/C/D/E, Physics Letters B, Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP), The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS), Quantum Communications, Physics, Letters B, Journal of High Energy Physics (JHEP), The Astrophysical Journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS).
• PhD or postdoctoral training from a globally recognized institution in Physics or a related STEM discipline.
• Recipient of prestigious fellowships or research awards such as: NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Hertz Fellowship, DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship, DOE Early Career Award, Sloan Research Fellowship, Packard Fellowship, Simons Investigator or Junior Fellowship, Hubble, Einstein, Sagan, or Kavli Fellowship, Marie Curie (MSCA), Fulbright Rhodes Scholarship, Marshall Scholarship, Gates Cambridge Scholarship, Schmidt Science Fellowship, NSF CAREER Award, APS Fellowship.
• Named inventor on patents, founder of a research spin-out, or Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator on funded research grants.
• Medalist (Gold, Silver, or Bronze) at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO).
• Current or recent experience in an active research role, including: PhD Candidate, Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty Member, Instructor, Principal Scientist, Industry Researcher, Outstanding senior PhD students and recent graduates with exceptional publication records.

Engagement Details

• Schedule: Part-time (up to 20 hours per week)
• Work Arrangement: Fully Remote
• Compensation: Competitive and based on research experience, publications, and credentials
• Duration: Ongoing, subject to project requirements and performance

Why Join?

• Help shape the future of AI-powered scientific reasoning.
• Apply your research expertise to real-world AI evaluation challenges.
• Collaborate with a network of distinguished researchers across multiple physics disciplines.
• Influence the development of AI systems capable of solving frontier scientific problems.