Principal Scientific Research Expert - Computational Theory & Physics

About the role

Gramian Consultancy, a boutique consultancy for IT professional services and engineering talent solutions, is looking for an accomplished Scientific Research Expert with deep expertise in computer science, computational physics or related theoretical and mathematical disciplines. The role contributes to an advanced AI research project, working with frontier AI models and agents to investigate open research problems, evaluate theoretical and computational results and set rigorous standards for measuring scientific progress. It is a principal-level, research-leader position, remote and worldwide, with excellent written English required.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and formulate foundational open problems, theoretical bounds and computational challenges where progress can be rigorously demonstrated.
• Guide AI models and agents through multi-step research workflows involving mathematical proofs, algorithm development, numerical experiments and high-performance simulations.
• Validate research results using proof verification, computational reproduction, formal methods and other rigorous evaluation techniques.
• Assess the novelty, correctness and scientific significance of research outputs against established findings and the current literature.
• Prepare concise research memos documenting attempted solutions, partial progress, model limitations and recurring reasoning failures.
• Recommend promising research directions, subfields and open problems for investigation with advanced AI models and computational tools.
• Apply critical judgment when reviewing technical work beyond your immediate research specialization.
• Help establish evaluation standards that distinguish genuine scientific progress from plausible but unsupported results.

Required profile

• Approximately 7-10+ years of active research experience in computer science, mathematical physics, computational physics or a closely related discipline.
• Strong record of scholarly contributions, including publications in leading conferences, journals or other recognized research venues.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate technical claims rigorously, verify results and identify gaps in mathematical or computational reasoning.
• Ability to work independently, assess ambiguous problems and communicate findings clearly.

Required skills

• Deep hands-on experience with computational research methods such as numerical analysis, simulation, algorithm implementation or high-performance computing.
• Familiarity with the research literature and established results in your field.
• Excellent analytical, technical writing and research communication skills.