Remote Mathematics Expert (PHD) - 33809

Turing; Bengaluru; Remote; INR 5,253,940 - 8,756,567; Full time

Job summary

An innovative AI firm is seeking PhD-level Mathematicians to join their R&D team. This role involves designing challenging mathematical problems and solutions that highlight weaknesses in leading language models. Collaborate directly with founders and contribute to cutting-edge AI projects, all while enjoying a flexible remote work environment. Ideal candidates will possess strong problem-solving skills and a passion for mathematics, with opportunities to mentor others and define new evaluation benchmarks. If you're ready to tackle conceptual challenges and advance AI capabilities, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• PhD in Mathematics or closely related field required.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Design and solve math problems revealing weaknesses in language models.
• Collaborate with founders on model evaluation goals.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Mathematical reasoning

Communication skills

LaTeX

Python/Matplotlib

Education

PhD in Mathematics

Tools

Desmos

GeoGebra

Job description

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About Turing: Turing is one of the world’s fastest-growing AI companies, accelerating the advancement and deployment of powerful AI systems.

Turing helps customers in two ways: working with leading AI labs to advance frontier model capabilities in thinking, reasoning, coding, agentic behavior, multimodality, multilinguality, STEM, and frontier knowledge; and leveraging that work to build real-world AI systems that solve mission-critical priorities for companies.

Role Overview: We’re seeking PhD-level Mathematicians to join a frontier AI R&D team focused on creating high-quality [problem, solution] data targeting known failure patterns in current top language models. You will work directly with the founders to craft mathematical tasks that reflect deep conceptual challenges—comparable to FrontierMath or IMO-level problem-solving. Prior experience with competitive math (IMO coaching, problem-setting, or winning) is a plus but not required; we’re open to developing strong PhD talent into this space.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and solve challenging math problems that reveal weaknesses in large language models.
• Create detailed, step-by-step solutions with clear reasoning and multimodal support (equations, visuals, graphs, simulations).
• Collaborate with founders to align problem types with model evaluation goals, especially in areas where models often struggle (e.g., abstraction, multi-step reasoning, symbolic manipulation).
• Help define new evaluation benchmarks inspired by high-school olympiad math, early undergraduate curriculum, and theoretical mathematics.
• Mentor or review work from other math contributors or junior team members.

What We’re Looking For:

• PhD in Mathematics or a closely related field.
• Strong problem-solving skills—comfortable designing and solving non-standard problems.
• Excellent communication and writing skills, especially in explaining mathematical reasoning step-by-step.
• Familiarity with LaTeX and math visualization tools (Desmos, GeoGebra, Python/Matplotlib, etc.).
• Nice-to-have: Olympiad-level experience (contestant, coach, or problem-setter).
• Exposure to AI/LLM research, particularly in evaluation or reasoning tasks.
• Reliable technical setup: desktop/laptop with internet and necessary software for computations, visual content, simulations, and collaboration.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other math enthusiasts.
• Flexible working hours and remote work environment.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects with leading LLM companies.

Note: Shortlisted candidates may need to complete an assessment as part of the selection process.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Technology, Information and Internet, and Software Development

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