Physical Sciences Subject Matter Expert · $50/hr Remote

• Position: Physical Sciences Expert - Terminal Bench
• Type: Contractor assignment
• Compensation: $50 per hour
• Location: Remote
• Commitment: 20-30 hrs/week

Role Responsibilities

• Design multi-step terminal tasks based on realistic physical-science workflows.
• Develop self-contained computational environments with pinned dependencies and scientific software.
• Implement expert solutions using Python, Bash, C/C++, Julia, or domain-specific tools.
• Develop automated tests for numerical accuracy, physical consistency, convergence, and output structure.
• Validate that tasks are reproducible and execute successfully without runtime downloads.

Requirements

• Ph.D., postdoctoral experience, or equivalent advanced technical experience in a relevant physical-science discipline.
• Strong programming skills in Python, C/C++, Julia, Bash, or another scientific programming language.
• Experience working in Linux or terminal-based environments.
• Experience with numerical methods, scientific modeling, simulations, or quantitative data analysis.
• Ability to create and validate computational scientific workflows independently.
• Strong understanding of units, numerical precision, physical constraints, and scientific reproducibility.