Math & Python Research Problem Designer (Project-Based)

Mindrift; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 86,000 - 123,000; Part time

Job summary

Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focusing on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. This opportunity is project-based and not permanent employment.

For this role, mathematicians with Python experience can contribute 10–20 hours per week; compensation can reach up to $76 per hour, depending on level and pace of contribution.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mathematics (Pure or Applied) or related field.
• 2+ years of applied, research, or teaching experience.
• Python proficiency for numerical validation.
• Experience with numerical methods and symbolic computation.
• Ability to design problems mirroring real mathematical research workflows.
• Familiarity with computational complexity theory and strong English writing.

Responsibilities

• Design original computational math problems simulating research workflows.
• Create Python-based problems requiring Numpy, SciPy, and Sympy solutions.
• Ensure problems are computationally intensive and non-trivial.
• Develop problems in areas like number theory, combinatorics, graph theory, numerical analysis.
• Verify solutions using Python and document problem statements and answers.

Skills

Python proficiency

Numerical methods

Symbolic computation

Strong written English

Education

Degree in Mathematics (Pure or Applied)

Tools

MATLAB

R

C

SQL

Numpy

Pandas

SciPy

Stata

Job description

Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focusing on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. This opportunity is project-based and not permanent employment.

For this role, mathematicians with Python experience can contribute 10–20 hours per week; compensation can reach up to $76 per hour, depending on level and pace of contribution.