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.
Strong 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.
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