Ask HN: Proxy PhD Candidate

I've always wanted to do a PhD, but student loan debt and a below-par undergraduate GPA have pushed back that dream. In order to circumvent doing a PhD and earn (better) at the same time, I've worked as a research engineer in some of the best labs in academia, and I write papers/short-papers/posters in my free time.

I currently have too much of free time at my current job and I want to write papers. I'm domain agnostic, and could potentially read any paper that doesn't have too much of math. If there is anyone out here, who wants a remote proxy-PhD candidate, please comment below. I can send my CV on request.