Role Title: Physics Expert Role Type: Contractor Location: Remote micro1 is engaging Physics Experts to contribute to a customer's project advancing AI technologies. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems.
Physics Research Collaborator (Part-time)
United States
$80 – $110/hr
July 10, 2026
Job description
Role Overview
A leading AI laboratory is recruiting accomplished physics researchers to help advance the next generation of AI systems for scientific reasoning.
This opportunity is designed for researchers working at the frontier of physics. Contributors will help train and evaluate AI models capable of reasoning across theoretical physics, condensed matter physics, quantum information, particle physics, high-energy theory, astrophysics, cosmology, atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) physics, plasma physics, biophysics, statistical physics, computational physics, and mathematical physics at the level of an active researcher.
This position is offered through Cincinnatus LLC and places successful candidates within a leading AI laboratory as part of its extended workforce.
Key Responsibilities
Review Scientific Research
- Review physics research papers for:
- Correctness
- Novelty
- Scientific significance
- Technical rigor
Create Advanced Physics Tasks
- Author and review challenging physics problems for training and evaluating frontier AI models.
Evaluate AI Scientific Reasoning
Assess AI-generated outputs involving:
- Analytical derivations
- Mechanism prediction
- Numerical modeling
- Experimental design
- Scientific literature reasoning
Identify Model Failures
Detect subtle scientific mistakes that experienced physicists would identify, including:
- Invalid derivations
- Incorrect assumptions
- Mathematical inconsistencies
- Unsupported conclusions
- Flawed physical reasoning
Collaborate with Experts
- Work closely with senior researchers and AI scientists.
- Help improve scientific datasets and evaluation standards for frontier AI systems.
Ideal Qualifications
Applicants should meet several of the following qualifications:
Research Excellence
- First-author or co-first-author publications in leading journals, including:
- Physical Review Letters
- Physical Review X
- Reviews of Modern Physics
- Nature Physics
- Nature
- Science
- PNAS
- Nature Communications
- Physical Review A/B/C/D/E
- Physics Letters B
- Journal of High Energy Physics
- Astrophysical Journal
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Quantum
- Communications Physics
Academic Background
- Doctorate or postdoctoral training from a top-20 global institution in:
- Physics
- Related STEM discipline
Awards & Fellowships
Examples include:
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
- Hertz Fellowship
- DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
- DOE Early Career Award
- Sloan Research Fellowship
- Packard Fellowship
- Simons Investigatorship
- Simons Junior Fellowship
- Hubble Fellowship
- Einstein Fellowship
- Sagan Fellowship
- Kavli (KITP) Fellowship
- Marie Curie/MSCA Fellowship
- Fulbright Scholarship
- Rhodes Scholarship
- Marshall Scholarship
- Gates Cambridge Scholarship
- Schmidt Science Fellowship
- NSF CAREER Award
- APS Fellowship
Research Impact
One or more of:
- Issued patents
- Spin-out company
- Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on research grants
- International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal
Current Research Activity
Current or recent experience as:
- PhD Candidate
- Postdoctoral Researcher
- Faculty Member
- Instructor
- Principal Scientist
- Industry Researcher
Active faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, and PhD candidates are particularly encouraged to apply. Outstanding senior PhD students and recent graduates with strong publication records are also encouraged to apply.
Work Arrangement
- Part-time
- Up to 20 hours per week
- Compensation based on research experience and credentials
Compensation
- $80–$110 per hour
Employment Details
- W-2 contingent role
- Fully remote within the United States
- Employer of Record: Cincinnatus LLC
About Cincinnatus LLC
Cincinnatus LLC partners with leading technology companies to recruit highly skilled professionals for contingent and contract opportunities.
Successful candidates are employed by Cincinnatus LLC while working directly with client teams on high-impact AI research initiatives.
Employment, payroll, onboarding, and compliance are managed by Cincinnatus LLC.
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