Applied Mathematics Benchmark Specialist

Weekday 1; United States; Remote; USD 84,000 - 106,000; Part time

Job summary

Weekday 1 is seeking expert mathematicians to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. The role is fully remote with compensation of $61-$77 per hour.

You will write and verify rigorous MCQs across core mathematics domains and help establish gold-standard benchmarks for AI progression. Candidates will be assigned two task types: Question Authoring or Question Verification, with responsibilities including clarity, precision, and documentation of

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Mathematics or closely related field.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Author original math questions that test deep conceptual understanding and rate difficulty.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear intermediate steps.
• Supply 1-5 academic references per question.

Education

PhD or doctoral candidate in Mathematics

Master's degree considered for exceptional depth

Tools

Rigorous problem-design experience

Graduate-level proof-writing

Job description

This role is for one of our clients

Compensation: $61 - $77 per hour

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.

Requirements

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

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.