Remote Applied Math Benchmark Specialist

Mercor; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 63.000 - 79.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

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.

We are seeking a contracted Applied Mathematics Benchmark Specialist for remote work, with 10+ hours per week and compensation of $61–$77 per hour. The role focuses on authoring rigorous math questions, evaluating difficulty, and providing solutions with references.

Qualifikationen

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for 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.

Aufgaben

• Author original math questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined. Include all necessary information in the problem statement.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above).
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals and university repositories.
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made.

Kenntnisse

Graduate-level math

Formal proof writing

Excellent written English

Problem design experience

Ausbildung

PhD in Mathematics

Master's degree considered

Jobbeschreibung

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.

We are seeking a contracted Applied Mathematics Benchmark Specialist for remote work, with 10+ hours per week and compensation of $61–$77 per hour. The role focuses on authoring rigorous math questions, evaluating difficulty, and providing solutions with references.