Mathematics Expert

About this role

The research teams behind the best-known AI models come to Mercor for mathematical judgment they can't generate on their own. Your standards and expertise become the rubric that frontier AI is graded against. This is a standing listing for mathematicians who want AI training and evaluation work, not a specific job opening. It stays open whether or not a matching project is running this week. New projects start on short notice, so instead of posting and pulling a listing each time, we keep one open per field and draw from it when one begins. **What the work looks like** We match mathematicians in the network to projects like: - Writing a problem at research or competition level, with the statement and the intended solution, plus the reference answer a model's attempt gets graded against - Grading model-written proofs: whether each step follows, whether the edge cases are handled, whether an appeal to a known theorem actually satisfies its hypotheses - Flagging where a model reaches a correct answer through an argument that does not prove it Most contracts in this field have paid $40 to $75 an hour, set per project by scope and depth. **What we're looking for** - A graduate degree in mathematics or a related field, or an equivalent research or competition background - Clear written communication, since most of the work involves explaining your reasoning - Comfort with ambiguous tasks, and willingness to flag unclear instructions Where you trained matters less than whether you can tell a proof from a convincing sketch, and say precisely where the gap is. **How it works** Apply here with your resume and confirm where you work from, then take a short AI interview, about 20 minutes total. We verify your background and add you to the mathematics pool. When a project needs mathematics expertise, we invite matching people from the pool to that specific listing. It names the rate, the hours, and the client, and any hiring decision is