Physical Sciences Expert | $50/hr Remote

Crossing Hurdles; Brasil; Remote; BRL 289,000 - 412,000; Part time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Physical Sciences Expert - Terminal Bench for a remote, contractor assignment. The role offers $50 per hour and requires 20-30 hours per week.

You will design multi-step terminal tasks, build isolated computational environments, implement solutions in Python/C/C++/Julia/Bash, and develop tests to ensure reproducibility and numerical accuracy. The successful candidate will work largely remotely from Brazil or elsewhere, contributing to realistic physical-science

Qualifications

• PhD, postdoc, or equivalent advanced technical experience in a physical-science field.
• Strong programming skills in Python, C/C++, Julia, Bash, or a scientific language.
• Experience working in Linux/terminal environments.
• Experience with numerical methods, modeling, simulations, or quantitative data analysis.
• Ability to create reproducible computational workflows with clear units and precision.

Responsibilities

• Design multi-step terminal tasks based on physical-science workflows.
• Develop self-contained computational environments with pinned dependencies.
• Implement expert solutions using Python, Bash, C/C++, Julia, or domain tools.
• Develop automated tests for numerical accuracy and reproducibility.
• Validate that tasks are reproducible and do not require runtime downloads.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Julia

Bash

Education

PhD or equivalent

Tools

Linux

Job description

Position: Physical Sciences Expert - Terminal Bench

Type: Contractor assignment

Compensation: $50 per hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 20-30 hrs/week

Role Responsibilities

• Design multi-step terminal tasks based on realistic physical-science workflows.
• Develop self-contained computational environments with pinned dependencies and scientific software.
• Implement expert solutions using Python, Bash, C/C++, Julia, or domain-specific tools.
• Develop automated tests for numerical accuracy, physical consistency, convergence, and output structure.
• Validate that tasks are reproducible and execute successfully without runtime downloads.

Requirements

• Ph.D., postdoctoral experience, or equivalent advanced technical experience in a relevant physical-science discipline.
• Strong programming skills in Python, C/C++, Julia, Bash, or another scientific programming language.
• Experience working in Linux or terminal-based environments.
• Experience with numerical methods, scientific modeling, simulations, or quantitative data analysis.
• Ability to create and validate computational scientific workflows independently.Strong understanding of units, numerical precision, physical constraints, and scientific reproducibility.