Remote Physics Expert & Research Leader for AI Evaluation

YO AI Labs; North Carolina; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

YO AI Labs seeks established Physics Professors and Principal Investigators to provide high-level scientific expertise for advancing next-generation AI systems. You will evaluate competing physics arguments, assess technical reasoning, and provide authoritative judgments on complex questions.

The ideal candidate brings a strong record of independent research, leadership, and scientific impact. No prior AI experience is required—your physics expertise and ability to articulate judgments are what

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics with demonstrated expertise and scholarly impact in a specific physics subfield.
• Experience supervising PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, or equivalent research leadership.
• Proficiency with LaTeX, SymPy, Python, and Jupyter; candidates should be prepared to indicate any gaps in experience with these tools.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate nuanced scientific judgments clearly and rigorously.
• Demonstrated ability to distinguish between established scientific knowledge, reasonable interpretations, and genuinely unresolved questions.

Responsibilities

• Adjudicate contested or competing physics arguments, solutions, and interpretations within your area of expertise.
• Compare alternative approaches to complex physics problems and explain which approach is stronger, under what assumptions, and within which applicable regimes.
• Identify and articulate meta-level criteria for evaluating the robustness, validity, and scientific soundness of competing solutions.
• Assess key assumptions, approximations, limitations, failure modes, and breaking points within technical arguments.
• Provide calibrated expert judgments, distinguishing established conclusions from genuine uncertainty, unresolved questions, or active areas of research.
• Draft rigorous, defensible written evaluations suitable for review by senior physicists and research professionals.
• Use technical tools such as LaTeX, SymPy, Python, and Jupyter to verify calculations, test assumptions, or compare technical claims where appropriate.
• Clearly explain when a question remains unresolved within the field and identify the relevant scientific considerations.
• Contribute expert feedback and domain-level reasoning to support AI model training, evaluation, and improvement.

Skills

Physics Mastery

Expert Judgment

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 established Physics Professors and Principal Investigators to provide high-level scientific expertise for advancing next-generation AI systems. You will evaluate competing physics arguments, assess technical reasoning, and provide authoritative judgments on complex questions.

The ideal candidate brings a strong record of independent research, leadership, and scientific impact. No prior AI experience is required—your physics expertise and ability to articulate judgments are what