Computational Task Developer (STEM) | $70/hr Remote
Posted 1 week ago by Crossing Hurdles
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The role of STEM Coding Expert involves creating research-level scientific coding challenges in Physics, Math, Biology, and Chemistry. The expert will develop Python solutions, evaluate model responses, and ensure clarity and correctness through peer reviews. This position requires advanced expertise in scientific fields and strong Python programming skills, with a focus on producing deterministic outputs. The role is remote and compensated at an hourly rate of $70.
Key Responsibilities:
- Author research-level scientific coding challenges derived from recent peer-reviewed work
- Break down each problem into sequential subproblems reflecting realistic scientific reasoning workflows
- Develop clean, well-documented, fully executable Python reference solutions with deterministic outputs
- Evaluate and calibrate model responses against canonical solutions and refine problem difficulty
- Design comprehensive unit test suites ensuring full test coverage
- Tag problems with structured metadata including domain classification and reviewer notes
- Participate in peer review to ensure clarity, correctness, and resistance to shortcut solutions
- Document structured multi-step solution paths demonstrating tool use and debugging behavior
Key Skills:
- Advanced expertise in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, or closely related technical fields
- Strong ability to translate recent research into implementable computational problems
- High proficiency in Python for scientific computing including simulations, numerical methods, and data workflows
- Experience building reproducible evaluation frameworks and robust unit tests
- Familiarity with dependency management and sandbox-safe execution environments
- Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to produce deterministic and unambiguous specifications
- Ability to anticipate and mitigate shortcut or memorization-based solutions
Salary (Rate): £70.00/hr
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Position: STEM Coding Expert (Physics, Math, Biology, Chemistry)
Type: Hourly contract
Compensation: $70 per hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Author research-level scientific coding challenges derived from recent peer-reviewed work
- Break down each problem into sequential subproblems reflecting realistic scientific reasoning workflows
- Develop clean, well-documented, fully executable Python reference solutions with deterministic outputs
- Evaluate and calibrate model responses against canonical solutions and refine problem difficulty
- Design comprehensive unit test suites ensuring full test coverage
- Tag problems with structured metadata including domain classification and reviewer notes
- Participate in peer review to ensure clarity, correctness, and resistance to shortcut solutions
- Document structured multi-step solution paths demonstrating tool use and debugging behavior
Requirements
- Advanced expertise in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, or closely related technical fields
- Strong ability to translate recent research into implementable computational problems
- High proficiency in Python for scientific computing including simulations, numerical methods, and data workflows
- Experience building reproducible evaluation frameworks and robust unit tests
- Familiarity with dependency management and sandbox-safe execution environments
- Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to produce deterministic and unambiguous specifications
- Ability to anticipate and mitigate shortcut or memorization-based solutions
Application Process
- Upload resume
- Interview
- Submit form