Academic Partnerships Lead

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FirstPrinciples Holding Company

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B2B • Enterprise • Finance

FirstPrinciples Holding Company focuses on building and scaling a portfolio of successful commercial businesses. The company leverages strategic insight and operational expertise to maximize value and growth within its portfolio companies. FirstPrinciples aims to provide sustainable solutions that drive long-term success for its partners and stakeholders.

51 - 200 employees

🤝 B2B

🏢 Enterprise

💸 Finance

📋 Description

• Identify, prioritize, and secure high-impact collaborations with top universities, research institutes, and laboratories across fundamental physics • Align partnerships with the technical roadmap of the AI Physicist to advance symbolic reasoning, simulation modules, and experimental data ingestion • Design innovative partnership models (joint research programs, fellowships, shared labs, data-sharing agreements) • Negotiate complex data-sharing agreements to unlock access to experimental and observational datasets • Coordinate with internal AI/ML and research teams to identify technical gaps and match academic expertise • Facilitate joint proposals for grants, government funding, and philanthropic support • Structure collaborative research projects that leverage FirstPrinciples' AI capabilities while advancing technical milestones • Lead and expand FP Talks virtual series and attract top global researchers • Launch academic initiatives: international workshops, summer schools, visiting researcher programs, and joint symposia • Build and nurture an international network of collaborators across physics subfields • Create mechanisms for rapid knowledge transfer between academic partners and FirstPrinciples teams • Represent FirstPrinciples at conferences, symposia, and academic forums to secure partnerships • Serve as primary point of contact for academic partners and ensure effective execution of projects • Maintain regular reporting and tracking of partnership outcomes and contributions to AI Physicist breakthroughs

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced degree in physics or related field (PhD strongly preferred) • Proven track record of building collaborations within academia • Prior faculty, institute administration, or academic liaison experience is a plus • Deep understanding of academic culture, incentives, and operational structures (funding, publishing, partnerships) • Exceptional relationship-building and diplomatic skills • Strong program management and strategic planning capabilities • Ability to translate complex physics concepts for diverse audiences • Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to bridge AI mission and academic cultures • Entrepreneurial approach comfortable in a fast-moving, mission-driven startup environment while respecting academic timelines and processes • Demonstrated passion for physics and for making scientific knowledge accessible and impactful • Bonus: Experience with large-scale international research collaborations (e.g., CERN, NASA) • Bonus: Familiarity with research funding structures (NSF, ERC, DOE, private foundations) • Bonus: Background in fundamental physics research or managing academic-industry partnerships