Physics Professor for AI Model Training

Join a dynamic project as a Physics Expert, where your expertise will provide high-level domain guidance to shape the future of AI systems. This role is ideal for established Professors or Principal Investigators who are ready to apply their deep knowledge of physics to help train next-generation AI models, influencing how they learn, reason, and perform. Key Responsibilities

• Adjudicate and render expert judgment on contested or competing physics arguments, solutions, or interpretations within your subfield.
• Compare alternative approaches to the same problem, detailing which is superior under specific assumptions and in various regimes.
• Identify and articulate meta-level criteria for evaluating the robustness and validity of competing physics work, including key assumptions and breaking points of approximations.
• Provide authoritative assessments while transparently acknowledging genuine uncertainty or open questions in the field.
• Draft defensible written evaluations suitable for review by fellow senior physicists, ensuring clarity and rigor.
• Utilize technical tools such as LaTeX, SymPy, Python, and Jupyter to verify or contrast technical claims as needed.
• Communicate clearly when a question remains unresolved within the field and delineate the pertinent considerations.

• PhD in physics with demonstrated expertise and scholarly impact in your specified subfield.
• Current or former Associate Professor, Full Professor, Chair Professor, or Principal Investigator/Group Leader with a track record of independent research leadership.
• Ongoing research activity in areas such as High Energy Physics, Mathematical Physics, Biophysics, Statistical Physics, Condensed Matter, AMO/Quantum Optics, Gravitation, Cosmology, Astrophysics, Quantum Information, or Optical Properties of Materials.
• 3, 5 recent representative publications in your target subfield, with arXiv or DOI references.
• Prior experience supervising PhD students or postdocs, or equivalent leadership in industry research settings.
• Proficiency with LaTeX, SymPy, Python, and Jupyter (please indicate any gaps in experience with these tools).
• Exceptional written communication skills, with the ability to articulate nuanced and well-reasoned judgments.

This is a contractor position that allows for remote work.

Hourly pay ranges from $80 to $160.

Open to established Professors or Principal Investigators with the required qualifications and expertise.