Remote Mathematics Researcher for AI Assessment Content

Obsidian; New York (NY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; 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 write and verify rigorous multiple-choice questions across core mathematics domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.

You will be assigned one of two task types: Question Authoring or Question Verification, with an emphasis on precision, clarity, and formal proof writing for

Qualifications

• PhD or doctoral candidate in Mathematics or closely related field.
• Strong command of graduate-level mathematical concepts and formal proof writing.
• Excellent written English and concise technical communication.

Responsibilities

• Author original advanced math questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions in Markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question.
• Verify questions for verification tasks and justify edits.

Skills

Advanced mathematics

Proof writing

Academic problem design

English writing

Education

PhD in Mathematics

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 write and verify rigorous multiple-choice questions across core mathematics domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.

You will be assigned one of two task types: Question Authoring or Question Verification, with an emphasis on precision, clarity, and formal proof writing for