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Scientific Computing / Research Engineering Expert - Earth Sciences

  • Remote, India
  • Contract
  • Senior
  • Posted 10 days ago
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Contract work for Earth-science PhDs to turn real research workflows into terminal-based computing tasks that test AI agents. Remote, about 40 hours a week.

About the role

Tasks cover climate, geospatial and time-series data, numerical models and reproducible pipelines. Each task needs a reference solution and grading that holds up to objective checks.

At a glance

Pay
Not stated in the posting
Remote scope
Remote, India
Seniority
Senior
Employment
Contract
Working hours
At least 4 hours of daily overlap with Pacific Standard Time
Skills
Python, Bash, Julia, MATLAB/Octave, Linux, Geospatial analysis
Posted
19 Oct 2026
Last checked
29 Oct 2026

What you will do

  • Turn real Earth-science research workflows into self-contained tasks run from a Linux terminal
  • Prepare climate, geological, hydrological, oceanographic and remote-sensing datasets for the tasks
  • Build reproducible environments with scientific libraries, command-line tools and domain software
  • Write expert reference solutions in Python, R, Bash, Julia or similar languages
  • Define grading criteria for numerical accuracy, data transforms, model behaviour and spatial or temporal correctness
  • Check coordinate systems, units, timestamps, missing-data handling and numerical consistency

What they look for

  • A PhD in an Earth-science field such as climate, atmosphere, geophysics, oceanography, geology, hydrology, remote sensing or environmental m
  • Deep expertise in at least one Earth-science specialism, shown by research or professional work
  • Comfort working in Linux terminal environments and building reproducible workflows

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The posting lists it as remote for people in India. On hours, the posting says: At least 4 hours of daily overlap with Pacific Standard Time.

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The posting does not state a salary, so there is no figure to quote.

What experience is needed?

It is a senior role. The posting asks for: a PhD in an Earth-science field such as climate, atmosphere, geophysics, oceanography, geology, hydrology, remote sensing or environmental m; deep expertise in at least one Earth-science specialism, shown by research or professional work; comfort working in Linux terminal environments and building reproducible workflows. Skills it names include Python, Bash, Julia, MATLAB/Octave.

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