Particle Physics Analyst - AI Trainer

DataAnnotation; Maryland; Remote; USD 55,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

DataAnnotation is seeking a Physicist to design problems that test AI reasoning, from undergraduate mechanics to advanced theory. You will assess models for dimensional errors and skip steps, then rate the quality of the reasoning.

You’ll write the gold-standard solutions that clearly show the physics at every step, and contribute to remote, project-based work with flexible engagement terms for graduate-level researchers.

Qualifications

• Graduate-level physics background or equivalent research experience.
• Comfort working problems across at least two core areas of physics.
• No degree required. We care about what you can do, not where you learned it.

Responsibilities

• Craft problems that expose weak physical reasoning, from undergraduate mechanics to graduate-level theory.
• Review AI solutions for dimensional errors, misapplied approximations, and skipped steps, and rate the reasoning.
• Write the gold-standard solution when the model falls short, showing the physics clearly at every step.

Skills

Clear written English

Critical reasoning

Problem-solving

Education

Graduate-level physics background or equivalent research experience

Job description

Models can recite physics and still get it wrong: dimensional errors, misapplied approximations, and derivations that skip the step where the physics actually happens.

As a Physicist you'll evaluate AI reasoning across mechanics, E&M, quantum, and thermodynamics, and write solutions with the care of a good problem-set grader.

What you’ll actually do

• Craft problems that expose weak physical reasoning, from undergraduate mechanics to graduate-level theory.
• Review AI solutions for dimensional errors, misapplied approximations, and skipped steps, and rate the reasoning.
• Write the gold-standard solution when the model falls short, showing the physics clearly at every step.

Roles this fits

Common backgrounds: Physicist, Research Scientist.

What we look for

• Graduate-level physics background or equivalent research experience.
• Comfort working problems across at least two core areas of physics.
• Clear written English: your explanations are the training signal.
• No degree required. We care about what you can do, not where you learned it.

Compensation

Up to $40 – $125+/hr depending on task difficulty and specialization. Many contributors add $10k–$100k+ a year; some make it their full-time income.

About DataAnnotation

DataAnnotation is where 100k+ experts train the world’s leading AI models. $150M+ paid to contributors to date, and the average contributor stays 5+ years. Flexible, remote, and always project-available.