Mindrift

Physics&PythonExpert-FreelanceAITrainer

$0–0k Columbus, Ohio, United States PART TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Physics & Python Expert - Freelance AI Trainer at Mindrift. Skills: Physics expertise, Python programming, AI model training/evaluation. Design computational physics problems to challenge a frontier AI model. Ensure problems have answers verifiable by code”

What You'll Achieve.

AI agent succeeds in a small number of attempts; Task scores within range; Achieve a pass rate in the 10–30% band

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Design problems that genuinely require a specialized simulation; Tune problems to achieve specific success rates; Analyze and understand AI agent behavior and limitations

Eligibility Requirements

Project-based, not permanent employment, Work inside a sealed Linux container

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Degree in Physics (Theoretical, Experimental, or Computational) or related, 2+ years of research, applied, or teaching, Python proficiency for writing reference, Ability to design problems that genuinely require a specialized simulation, written English (C1+)

Nice to Have

Fluency with — or willingness to independently learn — at least one scriptable physics package: FEniCS / DOLFINx, OpenFOAM, Meep, MPB, openEMS, Geant4, PYTHIA8, ROOT / PyROOT, WarpX, REBOUND, MESA, CAMB, CLASS

What You'll Do.

Design computational physics problems to challenge a frontier AI model

Ensure problems have answers verifiable by code

Ensure problems require specialized tools

Write Python reference solutions

Supply input files and domain or initial condition definitions

Decide numerical answers and tolerances

Test problems against AI models

Tune problem difficulty

Calibrate problems against AI models

Rewrite field configurations

tighten initial conditions and solver parameters

Analyze how AI agents cut corners

where simulations stall

where integrators converge

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Tasks go to a senior reviewer for feedback; Receive feedback to ensure task quality is high

Communication Scope

English proficiency (C1+)

Full Job Description

_**Please submit your CV in English and indicate your level of English proficiency.**_ Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focused on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. **Participation is project-based, not permanent employment.** **What this opportunity involves** You design computational physics problems to challenge a frontier AI model. The problem must have an answer verifiable by code, and the problem has to require a specialized tool like FEniCS, OpenFOAM, Meep, REBOUND, CAMB, or others. Generic numerical libraries on their own won't cut it. Each problem runs inside a sealed Linux container with the tool pre-installed and a programmatic judge that grades the model's answer. As an expert author, you: • Pick an anchor tool and design a problem that hinges on its physics models, integrators, Monte Carlo kernels, or PDE discretisations. • Write a Python reference solution, supply input files and domain or initial condition definitions where needed. • Decide the numerical answer and how close the model needs to get — with a domain-appropriate tolerance — to count as right. • Test the problem against the model in batches of parallel attempts, tuning the problem difficulty until the agent only succeeds in a small number of attempts. • Once you're happy with the task, and it scores within range, the task goes to a senior reviewer in your subfield. They will provide feedback to ensure task quality is high. Calibration requires patience. You're tuning the problem against batches of parallel runs of the agent, aiming for a pass rate in the 10–30% band. Reaching that means rewriting field configurations, tightening initial conditions and solver parameters, and watching how the agents act. You'll learn how these agents cut corners, where a simulation stalls, where an integrator converges. This time compounds in two directions. You come out of each task with deeper command of the anchor tool itself, and a

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