Stochastic Biophysics Research Scientist

Mercor; Paris; À distance; EUR 97 000 - 133 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mercor is seeking researchers to work on CritPt, a public benchmark of physics challenges, focusing on research-level problems in a narrow subfield. You will select, solve, review, or audit tasks with written reasoning so others can verify results.

Qualified applicants have a PhD in biophysics or related fields, a verifiable publication record, and proficiency in LaTeX, Python, SymPy, and Jupyter. English at least B2 is required, with strong analytical writing.

Qualifications

• PhD in biophysics, statistical physics, or a closely related field.
• Publish on stochastic growth or reaction-network dynamics specifically.
• Three to five representative papers with arXiv IDs or DOIs, ideally from the last five years.
• Proficiency in LaTeX, Python, SymPy and Jupyter; familiarity with VS Code extensions.

Responsabilités

• Define and work on research-level physics problems within a narrow subfield.
• Create problems, solve them, review completed work, or audit it.
• Produce write-ups with thorough written reasoning so another specialist can follow and verify results.

Connaissances

LaTeX

Python

SymPy

Jupyter

Formation

PhD in biophysics, statistical physics, applied mathematics or closely related field

Outils

VS Code

Description du poste

Mercor is seeking researchers to work on CritPt, a public benchmark of physics challenges, focusing on research-level problems in a narrow subfield. You will select, solve, review, or audit tasks with written reasoning so others can verify results.

Qualified applicants have a PhD in biophysics or related fields, a verifiable publication record, and proficiency in LaTeX, Python, SymPy, and Jupyter. English at least B2 is required, with strong analytical writing.