Physical Sciences Expert | $50/hr Remote

Crossing Hurdles; Turkey; Remote; TRY 2,815,000 - 4,009,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Physical Sciences Expert - Terminal Bench for a remote contractor assignment. You will design multi-step terminal tasks based on realistic physics workflows and build self-contained computational environments with pinned dependencies.

You will implement solutions using Python, Bash, C/C++, Julia, and related tools, create input datasets and configurations for simulations, and develop automated tests to ensure numerical accuracy and reproducibility.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent in a physical-science field.
• Proficient in Python, C/C++, Julia, Bash.
• Experience with Linux and numerical modeling.
• Ability to create reproducible computational workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design multi-step terminal tasks based on physics workflows.
• Build self-contained environments with pinned deps and software.
• Create input data and configurations for simulations.
• Implement expert solutions in Python, Bash, C/C++, Julia.
• Develop automated tests for numerical accuracy and convergence.
• Ensure tasks are reproducible without runtime downloads.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Julia

Bash

Linux

Numerical methods

Scientific workflows

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent in physical sciences

Tools

Git

Jupyter

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.
• Create input datasets, molecular structures, simulation parameters, experimental data, or model configurations.
• 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.