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Applied Mathematician Fully Remote

$61 - $77 per hour
Full-time

Mercor

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 DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Applied Mathematics Benchmark Specialist

Type: Contract

Compensation: $61$77/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

  • Author original math questions that test deep conceptual understanding in Signal Processing Financial Mathematics and other domains.
  • Ensure questions are unambiguous self-contained and precisely defined with all necessary information.
  • Rate each questions difficulty as Medium Hard or Expert providing 1 correct answer and 9 plausible alternatives.
  • Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear concise intermediate steps in markdown format.
  • Supply 15 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals.
  • For verification tasks flag issues with clarity completeness precision or solvability and justify any edits made.

Qualifications

Must-Have

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

Preferred

  • Experience with rigorous academic problem design or mathematical competition writing is a strong plus.

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

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Vacancy posted 18 days ago
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