Physics Researcher | Remote

• Adjudicate and render expert judgment on contested or competing physics arguments, solutions, or interpretations.
• Compare alternative approaches to the same problem, detailing superiority under specific assumptions and regimes.
• Identify and articulate meta-level criteria for evaluating robustness and validity of competing physics work.
• Exercise calibrated confidence by providing authoritative assessments while acknowledging uncertainties.
• Draft defensible written evaluations suitable for review by fellow senior physicists.
• Leverage technical tools such as LaTeX, Sym Py, Python, and Jupyter to verify or contrast technical claims.

Position: Physics Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $80 - $160/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10-40 hrs/week

• Adjudicate and render expert judgment on contested or competing physics arguments, solutions, or interpretations.
• Compare alternative approaches to the same problem, detailing superiority under specific assumptions and regimes.
• Identify and articulate meta-level criteria for evaluating robustness and validity of competing physics work.
• Exercise calibrated confidence by providing authoritative assessments while acknowledging uncertainties.
• Draft defensible written evaluations suitable for review by fellow senior physicists.
• Leverage technical tools such as LaTeX, Sym Py, Python, and Jupyter to verify or contrast technical claims.

• Have strong relevant experience in the domain with a PhD in physics.
• Current or former Associate Professor, Full Professor, Chair Professor, or Principal Investigator/Group Leader.
• Ongoing research activity in areas like High Energy Physics, Mathematical Physics, or Quantum Information.
• 3 5 recent representative publications in your target subfield with arXiv or DOI references.
• Prior experience supervising PhD students or postdocs, or equivalent leadership in industry research settings.
• Proficiency with LaTeX, Sym Py, Python, and Jupyter.