Applied Physics PhD AI Question Architect (Remote)

Obsidian; New York (NY); Remote; USD 55,000 - 124,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Job summary

Obsidian seeks expert physicists to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write and verify rigorous multiple-choice questions across core physics domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.

You will be assigned one of two task types: Question Authoring or Question Verification. Remote, asynchronous work with 10+ hours per week is available.

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Physics, Applied Physics, Astrophysics, or closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for exceptional depth in a subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level physics concepts and mathematical formalism.

Responsibilities

• Author original physics questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Rate each question’s difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but incorrect alternatives.

Skills

Academic writing

Problem design

Clear English

Education

PhD in Physics

PhD candidate in Physics

Job description

Obsidian seeks expert physicists to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write and verify rigorous multiple-choice questions across core physics domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.

You will be assigned one of two task types: Question Authoring or Question Verification. Remote, asynchronous work with 10+ hours per week is available.