Remote Convection Stability Research Physicist

Obsidian; New York (NY); Remote; USD 110,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking researchers to tackle research-level physics problems in their subfield, focusing on convection stability and buoyancy-driven flows. Work is remote and asynchronous, with a strong emphasis on written reasoning so a fellow specialist can verify the results.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD with published convection stability work, a verifiable publication record, and proficiency in LaTeX, Python and Jupyter.

Qualifications

• PhD in fluid mechanics, applied mathematics, mechanical engineering or closely related field.
• Published work on convection stability specifically.
• Three to five representative papers with DOIs or arXiv IDs; first author preferred.
• English at B2 or above, including written reasoning.
• Experience with LaTeX and Python; familiarity with Jupyter and VS Code extensions is useful.

Responsibilities

• Engage in research-level physics problems in your subfield and ensure written reasoning is included for each assignment.
• Match to a specific area and contribute to problem creation, solving, reviewing or auditing completed work.
• Provide clear, verifiable outputs so another specialist can follow and reproduce the work.

Skills

LaTeX

Python

Jupyter

English proficiency

Education

PhD in fluid mechanics / applied mathematics / mechanical engineering or related field

Tools

VS Code

Job description

Obsidian is seeking researchers to tackle research-level physics problems in their subfield, focusing on convection stability and buoyancy-driven flows. Work is remote and asynchronous, with a strong emphasis on written reasoning so a fellow specialist can verify the results.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD with published convection stability work, a verifiable publication record, and proficiency in LaTeX, Python and Jupyter.