Remote Physics PI - Expert Judgment & Research Leadership

YO AI Labs; Town of Schroeppel (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

YO AI Labs seeks established Physics Professors or Principal Investigators to provide high-level scientific expertise for an AI-focused project. You will evaluate physics arguments, judge technical reasoning, and draft rigorous written assessments for senior researchers.

The role emphasizes physics mastery, research leadership, and clear articulation of nuanced scientific judgments, with emphasis on documenting uncertainty and robust evaluation criteria.

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics with demonstrated scholarly impact in a subfield.
• Active or recent leadership roles (Associate/Full Professor, PI, or equivalent).
• Experience supervising PhD students or postdocs in industry or academia.
• Proficiency with LaTeX, SymPy, Python, and Jupyter; readiness to discuss gaps.

Responsibilities

• Adjudicate contested or competing physics arguments and interpretations.
• Compare approaches and explain which is stronger under assumptions and regimes.
• Identify meta-level criteria for evaluating robustness and soundness of arguments.
• Assess assumptions, approximations, limitations, failure modes and breaking points.

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 established Physics Professors or Principal Investigators to provide high-level scientific expertise for an AI-focused project. You will evaluate physics arguments, judge technical reasoning, and draft rigorous written assessments for senior researchers.

The role emphasizes physics mastery, research leadership, and clear articulation of nuanced scientific judgments, with emphasis on documenting uncertainty and robust evaluation criteria.