Applied Physics Specialist (AI Training) About The Role What if your deep expertise in physics could directly shape how AI understands the physical world — ensuring it never violates the laws of thermodynamics, mishandles a quantum boundary condition, or hallucinates a conservation law? We're looking for PhD-level Applied Physicists to challenge cutting-edge Large Language Models on their grasp of physical reality. Your job is to find where AI reasoning breaks down — and help fix it.

You'll design problems that push models to their limits, author rigorous ground-truth solutions, and audit AI outputs for physical consistency. This is a fully remote, adaptable contract role built for researchers and domain experts who want high-impact work on their own terms.

Organization: Alignerr

Type: Hourly Contract

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do Design Advanced Problems — Craft complex, open-ended physics problems at PhD qualifying exam level, requiring multi-step logical reasoning and rigorous mathematical derivation

Author Ground-Truth Solutions — Develop precise, step-by-step "golden responses" with flawless physical constants, unit conversions, and logical flow

Audit AI Reasoning — Evaluate AI-generated proofs and simulations for physical consistency, identifying where models hallucinate or violate first principles

Refine Model Behaviour — Provide structured, expert feedback that improves AI reasoning around conservation laws, boundary conditions, and physics-informed constraints





Work Across Core Domains — Engage with topics spanning quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and classical mechanics Who You Are PhD completed or near-completion in Applied Physics, Physics, Engineering Physics, or a closely related field

Deep mastery across the core pillars of physics: Classical Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, and Quantum Mechanics

Exceptional analytical writing skills — you can explain complex derivations clearly and precisely in English

Uncompromising attention to detail: units, scientific notation, and logical proof structure are second nature to you

Self-motivated and comfortable working independently on an asynchronous schedule

No prior AI experience required Nice to Have Experience with data annotation, scientific dataset evaluation, or quality assurance workflows

Proficiency with computational tools such as Python (NumPy/SciPy), MATLAB, or COMSOL

Background in academic research, technical writing, or physics education Why Join Us Work at the frontier of AI development alongside leading research labs and teams

Fully remote and flexible — structure your hours around your life and existing commitments

Freelance autonomy with meaningful, intellectually stimulating work

Direct impact on how AI models understand and reason about the physical universe

Exposure to advanced LLM training pipelines and evaluation methodologies

Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch

📌 Applied Physics Specialist (Sydney)
🏢 Alignerr
📍 Sydney