Olympiad Mathematician - Fully Remote | Upto $93/hr

mercor; United States; Remote; USD 74,000 - 128,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor, a remote-first firm in the AI talent space, seeks IMO Experts on a contract basis to craft advanced IMO-style mathematics problems for frontier AI models. Compensation is pay-per-task, with payments tied to each completed and accepted problem or review.

This role offers fully remote work and flexible weekly output, aligning with the company’s global research partnerships. Candidates should demonstrate Olympiad-level problem setting experience and prior involvement with math competitions,

Qualifications

• Expertise in Olympiad-style mathematics and problem setting.
• Experience as a math competition problem writer, selection committee member, medalist, or participant.

Responsibilities

• Write original and advanced IMO-style mathematics problems to challenge frontier AI models.
• Evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, clarity, and style.
• Identify logical flaws, incomplete reasoning, or insufficiently rigorous proofs.
• Provide clear, concise, and correct solutions with chain of thought reasoning.
• Maintain extremely high standards of mathematical precision and problem difficulty.

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: IMO Experts Type: Contract Compensation: $54–$93/hour Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Write original and advanced IMO-style mathematics problems to challenge frontier AI models.
• Evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, clarity, and style.
• Identify logical flaws, incomplete reasoning, or insufficiently rigorous proofs.
• Provide clear, concise, and correct solutions with chain of thought reasoning.
• Maintain extremely high standards of mathematical precision and problem difficulty.

Qualifications Must-Have

• Expertise in Olympiad-style mathematics and problem setting.
• Experience as a math competition problem writer, selection committee member, medalist, or participant.

Compensation & Legal

• Pay-per-task model with payments tied to each fully completed and accepted problem or review.
• Compensation per task varies based on problem difficulty, solution quality, and overall efficiency.
• No cap on total weekly payments ; contributors may complete as many available tasks as they choose.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Complete a brief interview (20–30 minutes).
• Submit a short form detailing your experience writing problems and competing in math competitions.

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