Mathematics Educator

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has notable investors including Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Location: Remote

Salary: $67–$75/hour

Responsibilities

• Author, review, and annotate technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on mathematics problems.
• Produce original problem sets grounded in function plots, geometric figures, statistical charts, and mathematical diagrams.
• Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure accuracy.
• Provide clear, structured feedback to improve training data quality and downstream performance.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Requirements

• PhD in Mathematics, MS in Mathematics with 3+ years teaching, research, or applied work, or BS in Mathematics with 5+ years tutoring, contest coaching, or applied math work.
• Working fluency in at least two of: analysis, algebra, probability, combinatorics, numerical methods, applied math.
• Comfortable reading and interpreting function plots, geometric figures, statistical charts, and mathematical diagrams.
• Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form.

Benefits

• Hourly contractor with flexible schedule.
• Fully remote work environment.

Additional Information

• Application process includes uploading resume, AI interview based on resume, and submitting a form.
• Application review is daily, and candidates are encouraged to complete all steps to be considered.