Freelance Research Physicist for AI Optics R&D

Explore more jobs; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 8,500 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focused on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. Participation is project-based, not permanent employment.

Contributors design original optics problems, ensure they are computationally intensive, and develop solutions that mirror real physics research workflows, with 2+ years of experience and a physics degree.

Qualifications

• Degree in physics (theoretical, experimental, or computational) or related fields.
• 2+ years of professional experience: applied, research, or teaching experience is applicable.
• Experience with numerical simulation methods.
• Ability to design problems that mirror real physics research workflows.
• Creative thinking in problem design across diverse physics areas.
• Familiarity with physics modeling and approximation techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design original optics problems that simulate real physics research workflows.
• Ensure problems are computationally intensive and cannot be solved manually within reasonable timeframes (days/weeks).
• Develop problems requiring non-trivial reasoning chains in mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics.
• Base problems on real research challenges or practical applications from optics and physics practice.
• Document problem statements clearly and provide verified correct answers.

Skills

Numerical simulation methods

Problem design

Creative thinking

Physics modeling

Education

Physics degree (theoretical/experimental/computational)

Job description

Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focused on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. Participation is project-based, not permanent employment.

Contributors design original optics problems, ensure they are computationally intensive, and develop solutions that mirror real physics research workflows, with 2+ years of experience and a physics degree.