Nextmark

Senior Physics Adjudicator

Contractor · Remote · 10 openings

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 & 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.

$80–$110/hr

Remote