Physicist | Remote

Responsibilities

• Analyze and provide expert insights into complex statistical physics phenomena.
• Deliver clear, well-documented solutions or critiques of problems related to specific physics models.
• Engage in advanced numerical work, particularly around 4-state Potts model simulations.
• Identify, discuss, and resolve technical challenges involving topological features.
• Participate as a Solver, Auditor, or Adjudicator on specific project assignments.

Requirements

• Advanced academic background in physics, with specialization in statistical physics, quantum information, or condensed matter theory.
• Strong relevant experience applying Kramers-Wannier duality, quenched disorder averaging, and square-lattice self-duality.
• Demonstrated proficiency in numerical simulations involving the 4-state Potts model.
• Familiarity with topological quantum codes, particularly the toric code and its threshold phenomena.

Pay

$100 - $200/hour

Schedule

Part-Time, Contractor; 10-40 hrs/week; Remote