Remote Research Scientist: AI-Ready CS & Computational Physics

Remotebridge; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

Remotebridge is seeking a Research Scientist specializing in Computer Science & Computational Physics to advance a customer’s research project. You will apply domain knowledge to inform training of next-generation AI systems and develop rigorous methods for tests, proofs, and simulations.

The role emphasizes evaluating novelty, reproducing results, and documenting methodologies; experience with frontier models or formal tools (Lean, SAT/SMT) is a plus, with flexible contractor scheduling for

Qualifications

• Advanced standing in research: late-stage PhD candidate, postdoctoral researcher, or early-career academic (0-5 years post-PhD) in computer science or mathematical/computational physics.
• Recognized by peer community for research excellence, such as best paper or dissertation awards at leading venues (e.g., STOC, FOCS, SODA, PLDI, SC).
• Strong publication track record within the past three years, including multiple top-venue papers and recent results addressing named open problems or introducing novel concepts.

Responsibilities

• Identify and propose open problems, new bounds, or tractable research challenges in your subfield for rigorous investigation.
• Conduct structured research using frontier AI models and agents to attempt proofs, develop algorithms, or run computational simulations.
• Systematically verify research outputs by checking proofs, reproducing numerical results, or employing formal tools.
• Assess findings for novelty and correctness in direct comparison with recent literature and published results.
• Document methodologies, partial results, and encountered challenges through clear and thorough written reports.
• Highlight promising new directions and discoveries for deeper exploration by senior research professionals.

Skills

Computational methods

Frontier models & agents

Formal reasoning

Research dissemination

Education

Late-stage PhD candidate / Postdoc / 0-5 years post-PhD

Tools

Lean

SAT/SMT solvers

Job description

Remotebridge is seeking a Research Scientist specializing in Computer Science & Computational Physics to advance a customer’s research project. You will apply domain knowledge to inform training of next-generation AI systems and develop rigorous methods for tests, proofs, and simulations.

The role emphasizes evaluating novelty, reproducing results, and documenting methodologies; experience with frontier models or formal tools (Lean, SAT/SMT) is a plus, with flexible contractor scheduling for