AI Math Researcher - Question Author & Reviewer (Remote)

Mercor; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 96,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor seeks expert mathematicians to author and review high‑quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will craft rigorous multiple‑choice questions across core domains, verify solutions, and help establish gold‑standard benchmarks for advancing AI capabilities.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or are doctoral candidates in Mathematics or related fields, with strong graduate‑level math, clear technical writing, and prior experience in rigorous problem design or

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Mathematics or closely related field.
• Strong command of graduate-level mathematics.
• Experience with rigorous academic problem design or mathematical competition writing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Author original math questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Verify questions for accuracy, clarity, and rigor; edit where needed.
• Rate difficulty and provide 1 correct answer plus 9 plausible alternatives.
• Provide step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with intermediate steps.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question.
• Flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify edits.

Skills

Advanced mathematics

Proof writing

Problem design

Academic writing

Education

PhD in Mathematics

Job description

Mercor seeks expert mathematicians to author and review high‑quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will craft rigorous multiple‑choice questions across core domains, verify solutions, and help establish gold‑standard benchmarks for advancing AI capabilities.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD or are doctoral candidates in Mathematics or related fields, with strong graduate‑level math, clear technical writing, and prior experience in rigorous problem design or