[Hiring] Physics Question Design & Review Expert @24-MAG

Role Description

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for professionals experienced in physics, academic assessment design, technical question authoring, mathematical formalism, solution verification, and structured physics content review. This role supports current and upcoming remote consulting opportunities focused on high-quality physics assessment development, multiple-choice question writing, academic content verification, reference solution review, and rigorous scientific reasoning evaluation. Selected professionals will apply their physics expertise to author, review, and validate challenging assessment materials across core physics domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Physics Question Authoring
  • Create original, challenging multiple-choice questions across core physics domains.
  • Design questions that test deep conceptual understanding, mathematical reasoning, physical intuition, and applied problem-solving.
  • Ensure each question is precise, self-contained, unambiguous, and answerable based on the information provided.
  • Develop plausible answer choices that challenge advanced learners and expert reviewers.
• Scientific Reasoning, Solution Writing & Difficulty Calibration
  • Write clear reference solutions in structured markdown format.
  • Rate question difficulty across levels such as introductory undergraduate, advanced undergraduate, or postgraduate-level expertise.
  • Provide academic references from reputable sources such as peer-reviewed journals, university materials, or recognized scientific resources.
  • Ensure solutions are accurate, concise, physically sound, and aligned with the intended physics concept.
• Question Verification & Academic Review
  • Review pre-written physics questions for accuracy, clarity, rigor, completeness, and solvability.
  • Flag issues involving ambiguity, missing assumptions, weak distractors, unclear wording, or incorrect answer logic.
  • Edit questions where needed and document the rationale for changes.
  • Maintain high standards for scientific precision, academic quality, and assessment reliability.

Qualifications

• Strong candidates may have advanced expertise in theoretical mechanics, optics, acoustics, electromagnetism, photonics, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, astrophysics, cosmology, particle physics, nuclear physics, quantum mechanics, fluid mechanics, relativity, solid state physics, atomic physics, or related physics fields.
• Strong command of graduate-level physics concepts, mathematical formalism, modeling, and theoretical reasoning.
• Experience authoring, reviewing, teaching, grading, or verifying academic assessment content.
• Ability to express complex physics concepts clearly and concisely in written English.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify subtle scientific, mathematical, or conceptual issues.
• Comfort working independently on asynchronous academic review tasks.

Requirements

• PhD or doctoral candidacy in physics, applied physics, astrophysics, or a closely related field is highly relevant.
• Master's degree may be suitable for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific physics subdomain.
• Equivalent experience in advanced research, teaching, academic writing, physics olympiad writing, assessment design, or scholarly review may also be valuable.

Nice to Have

• Experience with rigorous academic problem design, physics olympiad writing, research publications, laboratory instruction, or university teaching.
• Familiarity with classical mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, optics, relativity, astrophysics, particle physics, nuclear physics, fluid mechanics, or solid state physics.
• Experience preparing or reviewing exam questions, benchmark tasks, academic rubrics, reference solutions, or physics problem sets.
• Strong comfort with markdown formatting, mathematical notation, academic references, scientific terminology, and structured review workflows.
• Availability for approximately 10+ hours per week depending on project needs.

Why This Opportunity

• Apply advanced physics expertise to structured remote project work.
• Contribute to high-quality academic benchmark development, question authoring, solution review, and scientific reasoning evaluation.
• Work on flexible assignments aligned with your academic, research, or physics background.
• Use your scientific judgment in a rigorous, detail-oriented review environment.
• Remote structure with competitive hourly compensation.

Contract Details

• Independent contractor role.
• Fully remote with flexible scheduling.
• Part-time commitment of approximately 10+ hours per week depending on project availability.
• Competitive rates between $50–$95 per hour depending on expertise.
• Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise.
• Projects may be extended, shortened, or adjusted depending on scope and performance.
• Work will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.