Applied Mathematics Benchmark Specialist

Confidential; United States; À distance; USD 83 000 - 124 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Remote contract work

Résumé du poste

Confidential is seeking expert mathematicians to author and review rigorous academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. This 100% remote contract role requires located in the United States and offers 10+ hours per week with asynchronous work.

You will craft original questions, assess difficulty, and provide solutions in markdown, plus reference academic sources. Verification tasks require documenting edits and concerns.

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in a mathematical field.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly.
• Experience in rigorous academic problem design or competitions.

Responsabilités

• Author original math questions testing deep conceptual understanding.
• Rate difficulty: Medium, Hard, Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible distractors.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify edits.

Connaissances

Strong written English

Mathematical problem design

Clear and concise communication

Formation

PhD in Mathematics / Applied Mathematics / Statistics

Master's degree considered for exceptional depth

Description du poste

Role Overview

We are seeking expert mathematicians to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write and verify rigorous multiple-choice questions across core mathematics domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.

You will be assigned one of two task types:

• Question Authoring — Create original, challenging multiple-choice questions in your area of mathematical expertise, rate their difficulty, and submit them for review.
• Question Verification — Review pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, and rigor. Edit where needed, rate difficulty, and document any changes made.

Mathematics Domains Covered

Signal Processing, Financial Mathematics & Actuarial Science, Mathematical Economics, Mathematical Modeling of Ecological & Biological Systems, Mathematical Programming & Combinatorial Optimization, Geomathematics & Climate Modeling.

Key Responsibilities

• Author original math questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined — all necessary information must be 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 (peer-reviewed journals, university repositories)
• For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made

Ideal Qualifications

• 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
• Experience with rigorous academic problem design or mathematical competition writing is a strong plus
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely

More About the Opportunity

• Expected commitment: 10+ hours/week
• Asynchronous, fully remote work

This is a 100% remote contract role. Applicants must be located in: United States.