Remote Principal Scientist - Computational Theory & Physics

Gramian Consulting; United States; Remote; CAD 212,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

Gramian Consultancy is seeking a Senior Scientific Research Expert to contribute to an advanced AI research project. You will work with frontier AI models, investigate open problems, and establish rigorous progress standards.

Remote worldwide, excellent written English, and a track record in computational physics or computer science are essential. Seniority is Principal/Research Leader; independent work and clear communication are valued.

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years of active research experience in computer science, mathematical physics, or related disciplines.
• Strong record of publications in leading conferences, journals, or recognized venues.
• Hands-on computational research methods: numerical analysis, simulation, algorithms, HPC.
• Ability to evaluate technical claims rigorously and identify gaps in reasoning.
• Excellent analytical, technical writing and research communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify foundational open problems, bounds, and computational challenges for rigorous progress.
• Guide AI models through multi-step research workflows with proofs and simulations.
• Validate results using proofs, reproducibility, and formal methods.
• Assess novelty and significance of outputs against current literature.
• Prepare concise memos detailing attempted solutions, limitations, and failures.
• Suggest promising directions and open problems for investigation with computational tools.
• Apply critical judgment when reviewing work beyond your own specialization.
• Help establish evaluation standards distinguishing genuine progress from unsubstantiated results.

Skills

Computational research

Numerical analysis

Algorithm development

High-performance computing

Rigorous evaluation

Scientific writing

Job description

Gramian Consultancy is seeking a Senior Scientific Research Expert to contribute to an advanced AI research project. You will work with frontier AI models, investigate open problems, and establish rigorous progress standards.

Remote worldwide, excellent written English, and a track record in computational physics or computer science are essential. Seniority is Principal/Research Leader; independent work and clear communication are valued.