Physics Expert
Core
Provide high-level domain guidance and expert judgment to train next-generation AI systems in physics subfields.
Role type
Senior IC Physics Expert (Professor / Principal Investigator)
Builds
AI systems capable of learning, reasoning, and performing via high-quality real-world input
Domain
Physics (High Energy, Mathematical, Biophysics, Statistical, Condensed Matter, AMO/Quantum Optics, Gravitation, Cosmology, Astrophysics, Quantum Information, Optical Properties)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Expertise in a specific physics subfield, independent research leadership, adjudication of competing physics arguments, meta-level evaluation criteria, calibrated confidence in assessments, technical verification using LaTeX/SymPy/Python/Jupyter, clear articulation of unresolved questions
Preferred skills
PhD in physics, 3–5 recent publications, experience supervising PhD students or postdocs, proficiency with LaTeX, SymPy, Python, and Jupyter
Technologies
LaTeX, SymPy, Python, Jupyter
Responsibilities
Adjudicate contested physics arguments, compare alternative approaches, identify meta-level criteria for validity, provide authoritative assessments with acknowledged uncertainty, draft defensible written evaluations, verify technical claims using tools, communicate unresolved questions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC