Senior Physics Adjudicator
Micro1 • Remote, UK
Education
Any
Type
hourly
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$80–$110/hr
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10 openings
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What We Know About This Role
- Weekly hours
- 10 hrs/week
- Contract length
- 10 weeks
About this Role
From the Micro1 listing
Job Title: Senior Physics Adjudicator Job Type: Contractor/ Part-Time (10 hrs. a week) Location: Remote Job Summary: In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.
Key Responsibilities
• Serve as the recognized adjudicator for advanced physics problems within your subfield, delivering authoritative scientific judgments. • Evaluate and resolve conflicting methodologies, results, or interpretations submitted for AI training purposes. • Review and refine scientific content for clarity, accuracy, and consistency, ensuring alignment with best research practices. • Provide detailed written and verbal feedback to improve AI model understanding and outputs. • Draw on a cross-disciplinary perspective to inform adjudication and highlight nuances or alternate approaches. • Collaborate with a global team of experts, sharing insights to advance the quality of training datasets. • Maintain high standards of scientific rigor in all assessments, reflecting leadership and mentorship experience in research environments.
Required Skills and Qualifications
• PhD in physics or senior PhD student (minimum), with ongoing research and publications in the relevant subfield. • 2–5 recent (past 5 years) representative publications available via arXiv/DOI. • Demonstrated expertise as a professor, industry research PI, or equivalent subject matter authority. • High-level scientific judgment for evaluating edge cases and resolving disagreements. • Broad cross-disciplinary awareness and understanding of alternative research standards. • Strong leadership background in mentoring, reviewing, or directing research projects/labs. • Proficiency in LaTeX, SymPy, Python, and Jupyter (please flag any gaps).
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience adjudicating research disputes or peer-reviewing high-impact publications. • Involvement in AI, machine learning, or computational modeling projects is a plus. • Availability for a sustained commitment of approximately 10 hours per week over an 8–10 week period.
Additional Info
Subfields of particular interest for this pilot include High Energy Physics/Mathematical Physics, Biophysics/Statistical Physics, Condensed Matter (including moiré systems, magnetic materials, PXP/Rydberg), AMO/Quantum Optics, Gravitation/Cosmology/Astrophysics, Quantum Information, and Optical Properties of Materials. Applicants should be based in the US, UK, or CA, though truly exceptional candidates from outside these locations may be considered. This is a unique opportunity to leverage your expertise within a pioneering AI training initiative as part of the customer's team.
Requirements
- Recognized Subject Matter Authority
- High-Level Scientific Judgment
- Cross-Disciplinary Perspective
- Leadership in Research Environments
- Must be eligible to work in one of: Remote, UK
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the recognized adjudicator for advanced physics problems within your subfield, delivering authoritative scientific judgments.
- Evaluate and resolve conflicting methodologies, results, or interpretations submitted for AI training purposes.
- Review and refine scientific content for clarity, accuracy, and consistency, ensuring alignment with best research practices.
- Provide detailed written and verbal feedback to improve AI model understanding and outputs.
Why This Role
Few remote roles pay $95/hr for Data Science judgment on your own schedule. As a Senior Physics Adjudicator, this is that role: real income, flexible hours, and direct exposure to how AI labs are building the next generation of models.
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