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.
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Numbers & Facts
Location
San Francisco, California (Remote)
Salary
$80–$110 Per Hour
Skills
Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
Benchmarkingunmatched
Constructionunmatched
Fellowshipunmatched
Grant Awardsunmatched
Mathematicsunmatched
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Research Laboratoryunmatched
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