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RemoteListed Jun 8, 2026

Physics Research Expert - PhD

mercor

  • Physics-Research-Specialist
  • Physics-Researcher
  • Research-Physicist
  • Research-Physics-Expert
  • Research-Physics-Specialist

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The role

Job description

Role Overview

We are seeking a Physics Research Expert with a PhD to solve research-level physics challenges end-to-end. The role involves decomposing challenges into standalone sub-problems, authoring Python answer templates, and auditing submitted solutions for correctness.

What You Will Do

The successful candidate will work on solving research-level physics challenges, decomposing challenges into standalone sub-problems, and auditing submitted solutions for correctness.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role is a great fit for a Physics Research Expert with a PhD who is looking for a contract opportunity to work on challenging physics problems and has strong written English skills.

Requirements

  • PhD or postdoc in the relevant subfield (senior PhD student minimum)
  • Postdoc or junior professor in the relevant subfield (PhD minimum)
  • Full professor or industry research PI in the relevant subfield (senior postdoc or junior professor minimum)
  • Hands-on familiarity with at least two canonical methods of the target subfield, demonstrable through publications
  • 3–5 representative publications (arXiv ID or DOI), ideally within the last ~5 years and in the target subfield
  • Working proficiency with LaTeX, Python, Jupyter, and SymPy
  • Strong written English (B2/C1/C2 minimum; native or near-native preferred)

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