Applied Physics

Alignerr; Glasgow; A distancia; GBP 55.000 - 110.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Fully remote

Flexible hours

Contract extension potential

Descripción de la vacante

Alignerr is seeking a PhD-level Applied Physicist to stress-test cutting-edge AI models and ensure respect for physical laws. This remote, hourly contract role lets you control hours (10–40 per week) and work asynchronously from anywhere while tackling deep problems in quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and classical physics.

You will craft open-ended physics challenges, author gold-standard solutions, and audit AI reasoning for consistency.

Formación

• PhD in Applied Physics, Physics, or related field.
• Strong understanding of classical mechanics, E&M, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics.
• Excellent written communication, precise scientific reasoning.
• Ability to work independently and asynchronously.

Responsabilidades

• Design advanced physics problems at PhD level.
• Write ground-truth solutions with precise constants.
• Audit AI reasoning for physical consistency.
• Provide feedback to improve physics-informed constraints.

Conocimientos

Analytical writing

Attention to detail

Independent work

Mathematical reasoning

Asynchronous work

Educación

PhD in Applied Physics

Herramientas

MATLAB

COMSOL

Python (NumPy/SciPy)

Descripción del empleo

About The Role

What if your years of physics training could directly shape how AI understands the physical world — from quantum mechanics to thermodynamics to the fundamental laws that govern everything around us?

Applied Physics — AI Data Trainer

About The Role

What if your years of physics training could directly shape how AI understands the physical world — from quantum mechanics to thermodynamics to the fundamental laws that govern everything around us?

We're looking for PhD-level Applied Physicists to stress-test cutting-edge AI models, expose the gaps in their physical reasoning, and help build systems that truly respect the laws of the universe. This is high-impact, intellectually demanding work — and it's fully remote, with flexible hours you control.

• Organization: Alignerr
• Type: Hourly Contract
• Location: Remote
• Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

What You'll Do

• Design Advanced Physics Problems — Craft rigorous, open-ended problems at the level of PhD qualifying exams, requiring multi-step mathematical derivation and deep conceptual reasoning across quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, classical mechanics, and thermodynamics
• Author Ground-Truth Solutions — Produce precise, step-by-step "golden responses" with flawless physical constants, unit conversions, and logical flow — the benchmark that AI must meet
• Audit AI Reasoning — Evaluate AI-generated simulations, derivations, and proofs for physical consistency; identify where models hallucinate physics or violate first principles
• Refine Model Behaviour — Deliver structured, expert feedback that improves AI reasoning around boundary conditions, conservation laws, and physics-informed constraints

Who You Are

• PhD completed or in final stages in Applied Physics, Physics, Engineering Physics, or a closely related field
• Deep mastery of the core pillars: Classical Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, and Quantum Mechanics
• Exceptional analytical writing skills — you can explain a complex derivation clearly, precisely, and without ambiguity
• Uncompromising attention to detail when it comes to units, notation, and logical structure
• Self-directed and comfortable working independently and asynchronously
• No prior AI or machine learning experience required

Nice to Have

• Experience with data annotation, scientific dataset evaluation, or quality assurance
• Proficiency with MATLAB, COMSOL, Python (NumPy/SciPy), or similar computational tools
• Background in research benchmarking or academic problem design

Why Join Us

• Work on some of the most technically demanding AI projects in existence alongside world-leading research labs
• Fully remote and async — work when and where you do your best thinking
• Freelance autonomy: choose your hours, set your pace, and work on intellectually stimulating problems
• Direct, meaningful impact on how AI models reason about the physical world
• Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch