Physics Researcher | Remote

Summary: The Physics Expert role is a contract position focused on adjudicating and providing expert judgment on contested physics arguments and solutions. The expert will compare alternative approaches, evaluate the robustness of competing work, and draft written evaluations for peer review. The position requires strong technical skills and a PhD in physics, along with ongoing research activity in relevant fields. The role is remote and offers flexible hours between 10 to 40 hours per week.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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, SymPy, Python, and Jupyter to verify or contrast technical claims.

Key Skills:

• 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, SymPy, Python, and Jupyter.

Salary (Rate): £160.00/hour

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Working Arrangements: remote

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