Remote | Advanced Physics Research Consultant — $100–$200/hour

24-Mag • New York, NY

12h • Remote

About The Position

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for accomplished physics researchers experienced in research-grade problem authoring, advanced physics reasoning, analytical derivation, numerical modeling, experimental design, literature reasoning, reference solution review, and technical evaluation. This role supports current and upcoming remote consulting opportunities focused on advanced physics task design, scientific reasoning evaluation, research-level solution review, model output assessment, failure analysis, and high-quality project execution. Selected professionals will contribute deep physics expertise to author and review challenging tasks that reflect the reasoning level of active researchers across major physics subfields.

Requirements

• Current or recent active research role as a PhD candidate, postdoc, instructor, faculty member, principal scientist, or industry researcher
• Strong research output in physics or a closely related field
• Deep expertise in one or more advanced physics subfields
• First-author or co-first-author publications in highly respected journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical Review X, Reviews of Modern Physics, Nature Physics, Nature, Science, PNAS, Nature Communications, Physical Review A/B/C/D/E, Physics Letters B, JHEP, ApJ, MNRAS, Quantum, Communications Physics, or top specialty journals
• Doctoral or postdoctoral training at a highly selective research institution
• Ability to write rigorous physics problems, evaluate advanced solutions, and explain subtle reasoning gaps clearly
• Strong written communication skills and ability to work independently in a remote, project-based environment
• Current PhD enrollment, completed PhD, postdoctoral training, faculty role, industry research role, or comparable advanced research background in physics is highly relevant
• Outstanding senior PhD students and recent graduates with strong publication records are encouraged to apply
• Research backgrounds in theoretical physics, condensed matter, quantum information, particle physics, high-energy theory, astrophysics, cosmology, AMO physics, plasma physics, biophysics, statistical physics, computational physics, or mathematical physics may be especially valuable
• Eligible professionals should be based in the United States depending on project needs
• Expected commitment of approximately 4–16 hours per week depending on project availability

Nice To Haves

• Competitive fellowships, awards, or recognitions such as NSF GRFP, Hertz, DOE CSGF, Sloan, Packard, Simons, Moore Foundation, Hubble, Einstein, Sagan, Kavli, Marie Curie/MSCA, Fulbright, Rhodes, Marshall, Gates Cambridge, Schmidt Science Fellow, Knight-Hennessy, SNSF Postdoc, NSF CAREER, APS Fellow, or equivalent
• Issued patents, spin-out companies, or grants where the contributor was a named PI or co-PI
• International Physics Olympiad medalist background or comparable competitive physics achievement
• Experience reviewing advanced derivations, research manuscripts, physics benchmark tasks, or graduate-level problem sets
• Ability to contribute approximately 4–16 hours per week depending on project scope

Responsibilities

• Author and review challenging physics problems used to evaluate advanced scientific reasoning
• Create tasks involving analytical derivation, mechanism prediction, numerical modeling, experimental design, or literature-based reasoning
• Develop rigorous problem statements, reference solutions, and evaluation criteria
• Ensure tasks reflect real research-level physics reasoning rather than textbook-style exercises
• Evaluate outputs on physics tasks across theoretical, computational, experimental, and literature-driven contexts
• Surface areas where reasoning fails, especially subtle mistakes that experienced PhD-level physicists would catch quickly
• Classify issues involving flawed derivations, weak assumptions, incorrect physical interpretation, or incomplete scientific reasoning
• Provide clear written feedback grounded in active research expertise
• Collaborate with project teams and other senior contributors to maintain high standards of accuracy and rigor
• Review challenging physics tasks across subfields such as theoretical physics, condensed matter, quantum information, particle physics, high-energy theory, astrophysics, cosmology, AMO physics, plasma physics, biophysics, statistical physics, computational physics, and mathematical physics
• Help refine evaluation criteria and review standards for advanced physics reasoning
• Maintain strong documentation, consistency, and scientific precision across submitted work

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling
• Remote structure
• Competitive hourly compensation
• Weekly payments
• Projects may continue on an ongoing basis, or may be extended, shortened, or adjusted depending on scope and performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior