Remote Convection Stability Researcher

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 110,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

CritPt seeks researchers to work on research-level physics problems in convection stability, with publication record verification and alignment on areas like Rayleigh-Bénard and Darcy convection. The role is remote and asynchronous, with 10 hours per week across 8 to 10 weeks, starting immediately.

You will produce fully documented reasoning and engage in problem creation, solving, reviewing, or auditing as matched.

Qualifications

• PhD in a related field with publication record on convection stability.
• Proficiency in LaTeX, Python and Jupyter for technical writing and analysis.
• Experience with VS Code and coding extensions is a plus.
• Ability to clearly present written reasoning and results.

Responsibilities

• Work on research-level convection stability problems in chosen subfields.
• Create, solve, review or audit tasks with complete, verifiable reasoning.
• Produce publications or problem-focused outputs and communicate clearly.

Skills

LaTeX

Python

Jupyter

Written reasoning

Education

PhD in fluid mechanics, applied mathematics, mechanical engineering or closely related field

Tools

VS Code

Job description

CritPt seeks researchers to work on research-level physics problems in convection stability, with publication record verification and alignment on areas like Rayleigh-Bénard and Darcy convection. The role is remote and asynchronous, with 10 hours per week across 8 to 10 weeks, starting immediately.

You will produce fully documented reasoning and engage in problem creation, solving, reviewing, or auditing as matched.