Physics Expert (PhD / Postdoc)

Employer description and requirements

Role Title: Physics Expert (PhD / Postdoc)

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote (Worldwide)

Schedule: 10-15+ hours a week, Fully Flexible (Can accommodate working after hours/weekends)

micro1 is engaging Physics Experts (PhD / Postdoc) to contribute deep scientific knowledge and problem-solving skills to a high-impact customer project. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems.

Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.

Scope of Work

Solve advanced physics problems from your specialization, delivering rigorous, well-documented derivations and analyses.

Produce technically precise, clearly written solutions, detailing all assumptions, approximations, and final results using LaTeX mathematical notation.

Utilize SymPy, Python, and Jupyter for symbolic or numerical verification and clear computational workflows where relevant.

Identify and articulate subtleties in problem statements, including special cases, boundary conditions, and dimensional consistency.

Flag ambiguities in project materials, proposing well-reasoned interpretations and clarifications as needed.

Iterate on submitted solutions in response to feedback from project reviewers, ensuring corrections are cleanly integrated.

Uphold rigorous standards in documentation and reproducibility consistent with professional research practice.

Preferred Qualifications

PhD in physics or advanced-stage PhD candidacy, with active research experience in a relevant subfield.

Research expertise in one or more of: High Energy Physics, Mathematical Physics, Biophysics, Statistical Physics, Condensed Matter (including moiré systems, magnetism, PXP/Rydberg), AMO/Quantum Optics, Gravitation, Cosmology, Astrophysics, Quantum Information, or Optical Properties of Materials.

2–5 recent representative publications (past ~5 years) in your field, with accessible arXiv or DOI records.

Proficiency with LaTeX for presenting mathematics, and with SymPy, Python, and Jupyter for computational work; willingness to indicate areas for further support if needed.

Demonstrated excellence in written technical communication, with a track record of producing clear, precise, and well-argued scientific outputs.

Strong analytical skills, able to isolate key physical principles and provide nuanced solutions to complex problems.

Availability to engage with the project consistently over an 8–10 week period (approx. 10 hours/week).

Application screening questions

How soon can you start the work? (in days)

What is your expected hourly rate in USD?

How many hours per week are you available to work?

Which best describes your current position?Are you currently a PhD candidate (advanced stage) or have you completed your PhD in physics?

Which subfield best describes your active research expertise? (Select up to 2 from the listed subfields.)

Please share 3–5 representative publications from the past 5 years in your subfield, with arXiv or DOI links. (Open text or Google Scholar / ORCID link.)

Let us know your proficiency in each tool of these tools: LaTeX, SymPy, Python, Jupyter. (You can rate yourself as: Expert / Proficient / Functional / Limited / None. E.g. LaTeX - Proficient / Python - Expert / Jupyter - Limited / SymPy - None)

Can you commit to ~10 hours/week sustained across an 8–10 week project window?

Our roles typically fill within 48 hours. If selected, would you be able to start working within 24–48 hours of onboarding?

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