Applied Physicist for AI Physics Validation (Remote)

Alignerr Corp.; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 83,000 - 165,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote contract work

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking PhD-level Applied Physicists to stress-test cutting-edge AI models from a fully remote, hourly-contract position. You will design open, multi-domain physics problems, author definitive solutions with precise constants and units, and audit AI reasoning for physical consistency.

This flexible role suits researchers in physics or engineering physics, with independence and analytical rigor. The work emphasizes conservation laws and physics-informed constraints across domains.

Qualifications

• PhD completed or near completion in applied physics or a closely related field.
• Strong command of classical mechanics, electrodynamics, statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics.
• Ability to explain complex physical concepts clearly and rigorously.

Responsibilities

• Design Advanced Physics Problems — Craft complex, open-ended problems at PhD qualifying exam level, requiring multi-step logical reasoning and rigorous mathematical derivation across domains like quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, and thermodynamics
• Author Gold-Standard Solutions — Write definitive, step-by-step solutions with meticulous attention to physical constants, unit conversions, and logical flow
• Audit AI Reasoning — Evaluate AI-generated simulations, derivations, and proofs for physical consistency; identify where models hallucinate physics that violates first principles
• Refine Model Behaviour — Provide structured, expert feedback that improves AI reasoning around boundary conditions, conservation laws, and physics-informed constraints

Skills

PhD in Applied Physics/related

Mastery of Classical Mechanics

Mastery of Electrodynamics

Mastery of Statistical Mechanics

Mastery of Quantum Mechanics

Clear scientific communication

Self-directed work

Education

PhD in Applied Physics/Physics/Engineering Physics

Tools

MATLAB

COMSOL

Python (NumPy/SciPy)

Job description

Alignerr is seeking PhD-level Applied Physicists to stress-test cutting-edge AI models from a fully remote, hourly-contract position. You will design open, multi-domain physics problems, author definitive solutions with precise constants and units, and audit AI reasoning for physical consistency.

This flexible role suits researchers in physics or engineering physics, with independence and analytical rigor. The work emphasizes conservation laws and physics-informed constraints across domains.