Principal Computational Research Scientist - Remote & Flexible

YO AI Labs; New York (NY); Remote; USD 165,000 - 248,000; Part time

Job summary

YO AI Labs is seeking a Principal Research Scientist in Computer Science or Computational Physics to support an advanced AI research project. You’ll work with frontier AI models and agents to investigate open problems, validate results, and evaluate progress in theoretical and computational research.

Remote work is allowed with flexible scheduling as a contractor (part-time or full-time). Applicants should have 7–10+ years of active research experience, a strong publication record, and expertise

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of active research experience in computer science or physics.
• Strong publication record in leading venues.
• Expertise in computational research methods and HPC.

Responsibilities

• Identify foundational open problems, theoretical limits, and simulation challenges with verifiable outcomes.
• Guide AI models through complex research tasks involving proofs, algorithms, numerical experiments, and high-performance simulations.
• Validate results through proof checking, computational reproduction, and formal methods.
• Evaluate the novelty, correctness, and significance of research against existing literature.
• Prepare research memos documenting findings, partial solutions, and AI model limitations.
• Recommend promising research directions and open problems for AI-assisted investigation.

Skills

Research experience

Publications

Computational physics

Numerical analysis

High-performance computing

Simulation

Job description

YO AI Labs is seeking a Principal Research Scientist in Computer Science or Computational Physics to support an advanced AI research project. You’ll work with frontier AI models and agents to investigate open problems, validate results, and evaluate progress in theoretical and computational research.

Remote work is allowed with flexible scheduling as a contractor (part-time or full-time). Applicants should have 7–10+ years of active research experience, a strong publication record, and expertise