Principal Research Scientist - Computer Science - Remote

YO AI Labs; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

YO AI Labs in the United States invites experienced Principal Research Scientists in Computer Science or Computational Physics for an AI research project. You will work remotely on frontier models to explore open problems, validate results, and advance theoretical and computational research.

No prior AI experience is required. You will identify foundational problems, guide models through proofs, numerical experiments, and HPC simulations, and document findings with memos.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of active research in CS, mathematical physics, or computational physics.
• Strong record of scholarly publications in leading venues within the last year.
• Expertise in computational methods: simulation, numerical analysis, algorithms, or HPC.

Responsibilities

• Identify foundational open problems and simulation challenges with verifiable outcomes.
• Guide AI models through research tasks including proofs, algorithms, and numerical experiments.
• Validate results via reproduction, formal methods, and rigorous evaluation.
• Assess novelty, correctness, and significance relative to the literature.
• Document findings in research memos and highlight AI model limitations.
• Suggest promising directions and open problems for AI-assisted research.

Skills

Research experience

Numerical analysis

High-performance computing

Publications in leading venues

Theoretical reasoning

Job description

Role Title: Principal Research Scientist (Computer Science / Computational Physics)

Role Type: Contractor (Part-Time or Full-Time)
Location: Remote
Schedule: Flexible

We are seeking experienced Principal Research Scientists 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 scientific results, and evaluate progress in theoretical and computational research. No prior AI experience is required.

Key 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.

Required Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of active research experience in computer science, mathematical physics, or computational physics.
• Strong record of scholarly contributions and publications in leading research venues, including recent work within the past year.
• Expertise in computational research methods, such as simulation, numerical analysis, algorithm implementation, or high-performance computing.
• Ability to rigorously evaluate t