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 D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: IMO Experts Type:Contract Compensation:$54–$93/hour Location:Remote
Role Responsibilities
Write original and advanced IMO-style mathematics problems to challenge frontier AI models.
Evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, clarity, and style.
Identify logical flaws, incomplete reasoning, or insufficiently rigorous proofs.
Provide clear, concise, and correct solutions with chain of thought reasoning.
Maintain extremely high standards of mathematical precision and problem difficulty.
Qualifications
Must-Have
Expertise in Olympiad-style mathematics and problem setting.
Experience as a math competition problem writer, selection committee member, medalist, or participant.
Compensation & Legal
Pay-per-task model with payments tied to each fully completed and accepted problem or review.
Compensation per task varies based on problem difficulty, solution quality, and overall efficiency.
No cap on total weekly payments; contributors may complete as many available tasks as they choose.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
Complete a brief interview (20–30 minutes).
Submit a short form detailing your experience writing problems and competing in math competitions.
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Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The company specializes in matching top-tier professionals with AI research organizations to support advanced projects. Mercor facilitates work across multiple domains including financial analysis, hedge fund strategy evaluation, and deal structuring, leveraging AI to enhance model training and research capabilities. The company bridges the gap between specialized talent and cutting-edge AI research institutions.
