Remote AI Physics Question Designer (Applied Physics PhD)

Obsidian; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

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 MC questions across core physics domains, rate difficulty, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks for AI capabilities.

The role is fully remote with an expected commitment of 10+ hours per week. Two task types: question authoring or question verification.

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate required.
• Strong graduate-level physics knowledge.
• Proven ability to craft rigorous questions.
• Excellent English writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Author original physics questions testing deep conceptual understanding.
• Rate difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible distractors.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with intermediate steps.
• Provide 1–5 academic references per question.
• Flag clarity or solvability issues and justify edits for verification tasks.

Skills

Graduate-level physics

Mathematical formalism

Academic problem design

Clear English writing

Education

PhD in Physics

Doctoral candidate

Master's degree considered

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 MC questions across core physics domains, rate difficulty, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks for AI capabilities.

The role is fully remote with an expected commitment of 10+ hours per week. Two task types: question authoring or question verification.