Research Assistant (Physics)

Location:

Remote

Type

Part-time / Contract (Hourly)

About the job

Note: Sapiente Education is headquartered in the UAE. This is a fully remote role, and applicants may be based outside our primary location, provided they can maintain partial overlap with Dubai (UAE) working hours.

Our story

Sapiente Education is a premier private mentorship institution dedicated to nurturing exceptional young thinkers aged 13–23 through personalised one-to-one guidance inspired by the prestigious Oxbridge tradition.

With a commitment to intellectual challenge and world-class quality, Sapiente maintains a faculty that includes experts from over 20 leading global institutions, including Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, and MIT. We offer customised mentorship across 30+ subjects, including AI, technology, medicine, philosophy, and business.

Sapiente prepares students to produce high-level portfolios and secure strong credentials for admission to leading universities worldwide. Our programmes are designed not only to deepen knowledge, but to cultivate originality, clarity of thought, and academic excellence.

For more information, please visit: https://sapiente.education/

About the Role

We are seeking a Research Assistant

to support the delivery of our Physics

programmes.

This role focuses on supporting students in developing structured academic and research-based work across theoretical and applied physics, astrophysics, quantum physics, particle physics, condensed matter physics, computational physics, and related disciplines. You will work alongside a senior mentor to guide students through scientific reasoning, research development, literature analysis, problem-solving, and academic writing.

Key Responsabilities

• Support students in producing structured academic research and publication-level work in physics and related disciplines
• Assist with literature review, topic refinement, and academic direction
• Support scientific analysis, computational methods, data interpretation, and physical reasoning
• Review research papers, technical reports, and scientific essays, providing clear and constructive feedback
• Suggest improvements in scientific rigour, analytical thinking, and academic communication
• Guide students on referencing, citations, and academic standards
• Introduce tools such as LaTeX, Overleaf, Python, MATLAB, Mathematica, or other scientific software where appropriate
• Ensure consistent progress throughout the programme

Required Skills

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Master’s degree or early-stage PhD in Physics, Theoretical Physics, Applied Physics, Astrophysics, Particle Physics, Quantum Physics, Engineering Physics, Computational Physics, or a closely related field
• Strong academic and research background in physics
• Familiarity with academic literature review and scientific research methodologies
• Experience supporting or contributing to research projects, publications, computational modelling, simulations, or experimental research
• Ability to explain complex physics concepts clearly to students aged 13–23
• Familiarity with LaTeX, Overleaf, and scientific writing
• Experience with computational tools commonly used in physics research, such as Python, MATLAB, Mathematica, or similar platforms
• Experience with physics competitions (e.g. IPhO, BPhO, PhysicsBowl, or equivalent) is advantageous
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong judgement, professionalism, and attention to detail

What we offer

• Full remote flexibility, with the ability to work from anywhere, provided you have a professional set-up (laptop, high-speed internet, quiet working environment)
• Direct exposure to senior leadership and high-level decision-making
• Clear ownership of your work, with scope to refine and improve systems
• Collaboration within a global, cross-time-zone team
• Long-term contract potential, based on performance and consistency

Application note

Please include your university, degree, and any experience supporting research, publications, mathematical projects, competitions, or scientific research in your application.

How to apply

Send an updated CV and a profile description to [email protected]