Mathematics Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $110/hr Part-time

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 Research Collaborator (Part-time) Type: Contract Compensation: $80–$110/hour Location: Remote Commitment: Up to 20 hours/week Role Responsibilities Review and evaluate research papers in mathematics for correctness, novelty, and rigor. Author and review challenging mathematics problems used to train and evaluate frontier AI models . Evaluate model outputs on tasks ranging from proof construction and verification to problem-solving, formalization, and conjecture exploration. Surface areas where current models fail, identifying subtle errors a working mathematician would catch immediately. Collaborate with a small program team and other senior contributors. Qualifications Must-Have First-author or sole-author publications in top-tier journals like Annals of Mathematics or Inventiones Mathematicae. A doctorate or postdoctoral training from a top-20 global institution in mathematics or a related STEM field. A competitive fellowship or honor such as the Clay Research Fellowship or an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. An NSF CAREER award or comparable grant held as a named Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator. Current or recent experience in an active research role as a PhD candidate , postdoctoral researcher, instructor, faculty member, principal researcher, or industry research mathematician. Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete) Upload resume AI interview based on your resume Submit form Resources & Support For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.