Mathematics Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $150/hr Part-time

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 124,000 - 207,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking Mathematics Researchers (Part-time) to author and review challenging mathematical problems for training frontier AI models. You will evaluate model outputs on proof construction, verification, problem solving, and conjecture exploration, identifying weaknesses in current systems.

We are looking for candidates with a PhD or postdoctoral training at a top-20 institution in mathematics or a STEM field, with fellowship honors such as Clay, NSF GRFP, or Sloan.

Qualifications

• PhD or postdoc with publications in top mathematics journals.
• Doctoral or postdoctoral training at a top-20 global institution for mathematics or STEM.
• Competitive fellowships and honors such as Clay Research Fellowship, NSF GRFP, or Sloan Research Fellowship.

Responsibilities

• Author and review challenging mathematics problems to train and evaluate frontier AI models.
• Evaluate model outputs on tasks such as proof construction, verification, problem-solving, formalization, and conjecture exploration.
• Identify areas where current models fail, focusing on subtle errors like unjustified steps or misapplied hypotheses.
• Collaborate with a small program team and other senior contributors to enhance model performance.

Education

Doctoral or postdoctoral training at a top-20 global institution for mathematics or STEM

Job description

About the job

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 .

Position: Mathematics Researchers (Part-time) Type: Contract Compensation: $90–$150/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 8–20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author and review challenging mathematics problems to train and evaluate frontier AI models .
• Evaluate model outputs on tasks such as proof construction, verification, problem-solving, formalization, and conjecture exploration.
• Identify areas where current models fail, focusing on subtle errors like unjustified steps or misapplied hypotheses.
• Collaborate with a small program team and other senior contributors to enhance model performance.

Qualifications Must-Have

• First-author or sole-author publications in top mathematics journals.
• Doctoral or postdoctoral training at a top-20 global institution for mathematics or STEM .
• Competitive fellowships and honors such as Clay Research Fellowship , NSF GRFP , or Sloan Research Fellowship .
• Experience as a PhD candidate, postdoc, instructor, faculty, principal researcher, or industry research mathematician.

Preferred

• NSF CAREER or other grants as a named PI or co-PI.
• Outstanding senior PhD students and recent graduates with strong publication records.

Engagement

• Part-time: 8 to 20 hours per week .
• Compensation reflects research seniority and credentials.
• No fixed end date; contributors continue as long as the program needs their expertise.