About the job

Mercor

connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include

Benchmark ,

General Catalyst ,

Peter Thiel ,

Adam D'Angelo ,

Larry Summers , and

Jack Dorsey .

Position:

Applied Mathematics Benchmark Specialist Type:

Contract Compensation:

$61–$77/hour Location:

Remote Commitment:

10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

Author original math questions that test deep conceptual understanding in

Signal Processing ,

Financial Mathematics , and other domains.

Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined with all necessary information in the problem statement.

Rate each question's difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert, providing 1 correct answer and 9 plausible alternatives.

Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with transparent, concise intermediate steps in

markdown





format.

Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals.

For verification tasks, flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications

Must-Have

PhD

or doctoral candidate in

Mathematics ,

Applied Mathematics ,

Statistics , or a closely related field.

Master's degree

considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.

Solid command of graduate-level mathematical concepts and formal proof writing.

Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred

Experience with rigorous academic problem design or mathematical competition writing.

📌 Applied Mathematics Phd Sydney (Australia)
🏢 Mercor
📍 Australia