Role Overview
We are seeking a Physics Research Expert with a PhD to solve research-level physics challenges end-to-end. The role involves decomposing challenges into standalone sub-problems, authoring Python answer templates, and auditing submitted solutions for correctness.
What You Will Do
The successful candidate will work on solving research-level physics challenges, decomposing challenges into standalone sub-problems, and auditing submitted solutions for correctness.
Why It Might Be a Fit
This role is a great fit for a Physics Research Expert with a PhD who is looking for a contract opportunity to work on challenging physics problems and has strong written English skills.
Requirements
- PhD or postdoc in the relevant subfield (senior PhD student minimum)
- Postdoc or junior professor in the relevant subfield (PhD minimum)
- Full professor or industry research PI in the relevant subfield (senior postdoc or junior professor minimum)
- Hands-on familiarity with at least two canonical methods of the target subfield, demonstrable through publications
- 3–5 representative publications (arXiv ID or DOI), ideally within the last ~5 years and in the target subfield
- Working proficiency with LaTeX, Python, Jupyter, and SymPy
- Strong written English (B2/C1/C2 minimum; native or near-native preferred)
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