Remote Math Benchmark Specialist (PhD) — Contract

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The company seeks an Applied Mathematics Benchmark Specialist on a remote, contract basis, offering $61–$77/hour and a commitment of 10+ hours per week.

You will craft challenging math questions across signal processing and financial mathematics and provide rigorous solutions and references. You should hold a PhD or be a doctoral candidate with strong proof-writing skills and an outstanding command of written

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for exceptional depth in a subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level mathematical concepts and formal proof writing.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly.

Responsibilities

• Author original math questions testing deep conceptual understanding in signal processing, financial mathematics, and related domains.
• Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined with all necessary information.
• Rate each question's difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert, with 1 correct answer and 9 plausible alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• Flag clarity, completeness, precision or solvability issues and justify edits.

Skills

Graduate-level math knowledge

Formal proof writing

Technical communication in English

Mathematical problem design

Education

PhD or doctoral candidate in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics/Statistics

Master's degree considered for exceptional depth

Job description

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The company seeks an Applied Mathematics Benchmark Specialist on a remote, contract basis, offering $61–$77/hour and a commitment of 10+ hours per week.

You will craft challenging math questions across signal processing and financial mathematics and provide rigorous solutions and references. You should hold a PhD or be a doctoral candidate with strong proof-writing skills and an outstanding command of written