Role Description

Mercor is seeking PhD holders, doctoral candidates, and exceptional Master’s graduates in mathematics, computer science, and related fields to join a high-impact AI research initiative in partnership with a leading AI lab.

Key Domains

• Real, Complex, & Functional Analysis
• Complex Analysis / Spectrum Theory / Fourier Analysis
• Ordinary & Partial Differential Equations
• Mathematical Physics / Partial Differential Equations / Dynamical Systems

Key Responsibilities

• Review and audit submitted data, including prompts, solutions, final answers, references, and metadata.
• Evaluate task quality using structured turn-level and task-level rubrics (8–10 criteria), ensuring clarity, correctness, and logical consistency.
• Verify the accuracy of solutions, reasoning steps, and chain-of-thoughts, identifying flaws, gaps, or inconsistencies.
• Provide concise, well-reasoned written feedback to justify evaluation decisions.
• Work independently and asynchronously following provided tools and workflows.

Qualifications

• PhD (or current PhD candidacy) or masters in Mathematics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, or a related STEM field.
• Expertise in one or more domains, including:
  • 
    Mathematics
    
    : algebra, geometry, number theory, combinatorics, probability, graph theory.
  • 
    General domains
    
    : summarisation, open/closed Q&A, classification, reasoning tasks.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to evaluate multi-step reasoning.
• Excellent written communication and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment.
• Basic knowledge of Python and testing frameworks (e.g., Pytest, JUnit) is preferred, but not required.

Role Details

• Part-time: 30-40 hours per week with flexible scheduling.
• 100% remote and asynchronous — work from anywhere.

Compensation & Legal

• Contractor position via Mercor, paid hourly.
• Competitive rates based on expertise:
  
  $20–$30/hour
  
  .
• Weekly payments processed securely through
  
  Stripe Connect
  
  .