Physicist (PhD)

Crossing Hurdles; United States; Remote; EUR 95,000 - 167,000; Part time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Physics Expert for a remote contract role. You will tackle advanced physics problems, delivering rigorous, thoroughly documented solutions with detailed derivations and LaTeX notation.

Requires a PhD in physics or active PhD candidacy with recent publications and strong skills in LaTeX, Python, and SymPy. You will use Jupyter for computational verification and contribute high-quality written outputs.

Qualifications

• PhD in physics or advanced-stage PhD candidacy with active research experience.
• Research expertise in one or more physics subfields listed in requirements.
• 2–5 recent representative publications with arXiv or DOI records.
• Proficiency with LaTeX for presenting mathematics and with SymPy/Python/Jupyter for computation.
• Excellent technical communication skills with clear, precise outputs.

Responsibilities

• Solve advanced physics problems from your specialization, delivering rigorous, well-documented derivations and analyses.
• Produce technically precise, clearly written solutions, detailing all assumptions, approximations, and final results using LaTeX mathematical notation.
• Utilize SymPy, Python, and Jupyter for symbolic or numerical verification and clear computational workflows where relevant.
• Identify and articulate subtleties in problem statements, including special cases, boundary conditions, and dimensional consistency.
• Flag ambiguities in project materials, proposing well-reasoned interpretations and clarifications as needed.
• Iterate on submitted solutions in response to feedback from project reviewers, ensuring corrections are cleanly integrated.

Skills

LaTeX

Technical writing

Problem solving

Education

PhD in physics

PhD candidacy

Tools

SymPy

Python

Jupyter

Job description

• Solve advanced physics problems from your specialization, delivering rigorous, well-documented derivations and analyses.
• Produce technically precise, clearly written solutions, detailing all assumptions, approximations, and final results using LaTeX mathematical notation.
• Utilize SymPy, Python, and Jupyter for symbolic or numerical verification and clear computational workflows where relevant.
• Identify and articulate subtleties in problem statements, including special cases, boundary conditions, and dimensional consistency.
• Flag ambiguities in project materials, proposing well-reasoned interpretations and clarifications as needed.
• Iterate on submitted solutions in response to feedback from project reviewers, ensuring corrections are cleanly integrated.

Position: Physics Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $80 - $140/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10-40 hrs/week

Role Responsibilities

• Solve advanced physics problems from your specialization, delivering rigorous, well-documented derivations and analyses.
• Produce technically precise, clearly written solutions, detailing all assumptions, approximations, and final results using LaTeX mathematical notation.
• Utilize SymPy, Python, and Jupyter for symbolic or numerical verification and clear computational workflows where relevant.
• Identify and articulate subtleties in problem statements, including special cases, boundary conditions, and dimensional consistency.
• Flag ambiguities in project materials, proposing well-reasoned interpretations and clarifications as needed.
• Iterate on submitted solutions in response to feedback from project reviewers, ensuring corrections are cleanly integrated.

Requirements

• PhD in physics or advanced-stage PhD candidacy, with active research experience in a relevant subfield.
• Research expertise in one or more of: High Energy Physics, Mathematical Physics, Biophysics, Statistical Physics, Condensed Matter, AMO/Quantum Optics, Gravitation, Cosmology, Astrophysics, Quantum Information, or Optical Properties of Materials.
• 2 5 recent representative publications in your field, with accessible arXiv or DOI records.
• Proficiency with LaTeX for presenting mathematics, and with SymPy, Python, and Jupyter for computational work.
• Demonstrated excellence in written technical communication, with a track record of producing clear, precise, and well-argued scientific outputs.