Physics Researcher for AI Benchmarking

Obsidian; New York (NY); Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking advanced Physics Researchers & PhD Students to contribute to cutting-edge AI research aimed at physics reasoning and problem-solving. You'll design robust physics tasks with verifiable solutions and analyze model behavior to diagnose reasoning gaps.

This role requires expertise in physics and strong analytical skills, with a commitment of 8+ hours/week. Applicants must have a PhD (or be enrolled) in a related field and possess excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in or recently completed a PhD program in a top-tier university.
• Ability to write clear, rigorous physics problems and solutions.
• Ability to engage reliably for 8+ hours/week.

Responsibilities

• Design challenging real-world physics problems.
• Prepare necessary components including problem statements and evaluation criteria.
• Evaluate the model's performance on tasks.
• Identify task failures in physics reasoning.
• Analyze model trajectories to extract capability loss patterns.

Skills

Deep expertise in subfields of physics

Strong mathematical and analytical skills

Clear writing of physics problems

Verbal and written communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

PhD program in Physics or related field

Job description

Obsidian is seeking advanced Physics Researchers & PhD Students to contribute to cutting-edge AI research aimed at physics reasoning and problem-solving. You'll design robust physics tasks with verifiable solutions and analyze model behavior to diagnose reasoning gaps.

This role requires expertise in physics and strong analytical skills, with a commitment of 8+ hours/week. Applicants must have a PhD (or be enrolled) in a related field and possess excellent communication skills.