Computational Physics Expert (Python, Research)

The work

You will design and verify challenging, research-style computational physics problems using Python. Your work should reflect real research workflows and produce solutions that others can reproduce.

Projects may cover mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics. You will write clear problem statements and fully verified solutions using scientific Python libraries.

• Create original computational physics problems.
• Develop and check reproducible Python solutions.
• Write clear problem statements for research-style tasks.
• Work across mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics.

What it pays and takes

This is a part-time, project-based contractor role. Compensation may vary by project scope and complexity.

• Pay: $15 to $60 USD per hour.
• Time: Less than 20 hours per week.
• Location: Open globally.
• Language: Strong written and spoken English skills required.
• Experience: Intermediate level with research experience required.
• Technical skill: Python and scientific Python libraries.

How it works

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Where you can work

This role is 100% remote: you can work from any country except Andorra, Afghanistan, Barbados, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Brazil, Belarus, Belize, DR Congo, Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cameroon, China, Cuba, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominica, Eritrea, Fiji, Micronesia, Grenada, Georgia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Haiti, Iraq, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kiribati, Comoros, St. Kitts and Nevis, North Korea, Lebanon, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Montenegro, Marshall Islands, Mali, Myanmar, Mauritania, Maldives, Malawi, Nicaragua, Nepal, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Palestine, Palau, Russia, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, São Tomé and Príncipe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Uganda, Vatican City, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Venezuela, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.