Remote Physics Expert & Research Evaluator

YO AI Labs; Palo Alto (CA); Remote; USD 165,000 - 331,000; Full time

Job summary

YO AI Labs seeks a Physics Expert – Professor / Principal Investigator to provide high-level scientific expertise for next‑gen AI systems. Remote contractor role focusing on evaluating complex physics arguments and providing authoritative judgments.

The ideal candidate has a strong independent research record and leadership in science. No prior AI experience is required; physics expertise and strong analytic writing are essential.

Qualifications

• Must hold a PhD in Physics with demonstrated scholarly impact.
• Demonstrated leadership in independent research and high-level scientific judgment.
• Experience communicating nuanced scientific conclusions clearly to non-specialists.

Responsibilities

• Adjudicate contested physics arguments and interpretations.
• Compare competing physics approaches and state the strongest under assumptions and regimes.
• Identify meta-level criteria for evaluating robustness and validity.
• Assess assumptions, approximations, and limitations in arguments.
• Provide calibrated expert judgments and distinguish settled from unsettled questions.
• Draft rigorous evaluations suitable for senior physicists and researchers.
• Utilize LaTeX, SymPy, Python, and Jupyter to verify claims.

Skills

Physics Mastery

Expert Judgment in Ambiguous Cases

Meta-Level Reasoning

Research Leadership

Defensible Written Articulation

Scientific Analysis

Technical Evaluation

Research Communication

Critical Thinking

Education

PhD in Physics

Tools

LaTeX

SymPy

Python

Jupyter

Job description

YO AI Labs seeks a Physics Expert – Professor / Principal Investigator to provide high-level scientific expertise for next‑gen AI systems. Remote contractor role focusing on evaluating complex physics arguments and providing authoritative judgments.

The ideal candidate has a strong independent research record and leadership in science. No prior AI experience is required; physics expertise and strong analytic writing are essential.