Applied Mathematics Benchmark Specialist – Remote

Job overview

The Applied Mathematics Benchmark Specialist role is remote, with a stated commitment of 10 or more hours per week. Compensation is $61–$77 per hour. Mercor connects technical talent with leading AI research labs. The specialist creates and reviews rigorous mathematics benchmark questions, solutions, answer choices, and references. The work helps assess deep conceptual understanding and the clarity, completeness, and solvability of mathematical problems.

What you'll do

• Author original mathematics questions that test conceptual understanding
• ensure problems are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined
• rate question difficulty
• provide one correct answer and nine plausible incorrect alternatives
• write step-by-step solutions in Markdown
• supply academic references
• review verification tasks for clarity, completeness, precision, and solvability.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

applied mathematics

benchmark specialist

remote

mathematics questions

problem design

proof writing

ai research

academic references

10+ hours weekly

$61–$77/hr

mercor

contract

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting requires a PhD or doctoral candidacy in mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics, or a related field; a master’s degree may be considered for exceptional depth in a subdomain.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.