Scientific Computing Task Author
Job Description
Build research-grade scientific-computing exercises from computational work you have carried out yourself.
What you will do
• Create a principal research problem with connected subproblems, a reference solution and tests of the scientific result.
• Use genuine computational work such as data reduction, fitting, simulation, instrument-data processing, numerical solving or inverse problems.
• Define evaluation metrics while leaving exact pass thresholds undisclosed; make difficulty arise from science rather than missing information.
• Revise submissions after structured review; optional work includes reviewing and calibrating other tasks.
Required background
• Active hands-on research while pursuing or holding a PhD, or a research-active current/completed master’s supported by thesis work, an RA/lab position, a publication or a clear doctoral trajectory.
• A master’s followed solely by nonresearch industry work is insufficient for the research requirement.
• Python proficiency sufficient to execute and debug your computational work.
• Ability to turn research into a precise evaluation task and organize work independently.
Preferred background
• Current publishing activity as a doctoral researcher, postdoc or faculty member.
• Scientific computing, data analysis, simulation or numerical-methods expertise.
• Annotation, labeling or AI/ML evaluation experience.
• Relevant research can include computational biology/bioinformatics, quantum physics or astrophysics, materials and molecular/quantum chemistry, condensed-matter/statistical or particle/plasma physics, and geochemistry, remote sensing, oceanography or coastal modeling.
Availability
• Flexible task-based work without a fixed weekly commitment. Research-author tasks have an approximate two-hour planning reference; scientific-computing tasks have an approximate four-hour reference. Actual completion time is not an hourly-pay basis.
Pay and engagement
$210 or $315/approved task
Research-author task: $210 on approval, corresponding to the two-hour planning brief.
Scientific-computing research task: $315 on approval, corresponding to the four-hour planning brief.
Confirm the task type and its fee before beginning. Review and revision are part of the acceptance process.
Amounts are in USD. The applicable rate or fee and work requirements are agreed before you begin.