Physics Research Expert - PhD

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)

Originally posted on Himalayas