Remote Senior Physics Investigator & Expert Judgement

YO AI Labs; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Part time

Job summary

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

The ideal candidate brings a strong record of independent research, scholarly impact, and scientific leadership.

Qualifications

• PhD in Physics required; demonstrated impact in a physics subfield preferred.
• Active or recent leadership in research groups or PI roles.
• Experience communicating nuanced scientific judgments clearly and rigorously.
• Strong publication record with arXiv/DOI references is advantageous.
• Proficiency with LaTeX, SymPy, Python, and Jupyter; ability to indicate gaps in skills.

Responsibilities

• Adjudicate contested or competing physics arguments within your area of expertise.
• Compare approaches to physics problems and explain strengths, assumptions, and regimes.
• Identify meta-level criteria for evaluating robustness and validity of solutions.
• Assess assumptions, approximations, limitations, failure modes, and breaking points.
• Provide calibrated expert judgments and distinguish settled from unresolved questions.
• Draft rigorous written evaluations for senior physicists and researchers.
• Use LaTeX, SymPy, Python, and Jupyter to verify calculations when appropriate.
• Explain when questions remain unresolved and outline relevant considerations.
• Contribute expert feedback to AI model training and evaluation.

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 and Principal Investigators to provide high-level scientific expertise for a project advancing next-generation AI systems. You will apply deep subject-matter knowledge to evaluate physics arguments, assess reasoning, and provide authoritative judgments on complex questions.

The ideal candidate brings a strong record of independent research, scholarly impact, and scientific leadership.