Remote AI Math Assessment Architect

Obsidian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking expert mathematicians to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will compose and verify rigorous multiple-choice questions across core mathematics domains.

You will rate difficulty, provide solutions, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks. This asynchronous, fully remote role requires 10+ hours per week and strong written English.

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for exceptional depth in a 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.

Responsibilities

• Author original math questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• 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.

Skills

Graduate-level math concepts

Formal proof writing

Excellent written English

Problem design experience

Education

PhD or doctoral candidate in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics/Statistics

Master's degree in Mathematics or related field

Job description

Obsidian is seeking expert mathematicians to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will compose and verify rigorous multiple-choice questions across core mathematics domains.

You will rate difficulty, provide solutions, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks. This asynchronous, fully remote role requires 10+ hours per week and strong written English.