Computational Mathematician - Fully Remote | Upto $70/hr

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: Mathematics PhD Coding Experts Type:Contract Compensation:$70/hour Location:Remote Duration:6 weeks Commitment:20+ hours/week Role Responsibilities - Source material from published papers, Kaggle datasets, open-source repositories, or self-designed scenarios. - Write scientific prompts based on sourced inputs. - Build grading criteria to define correct answers. - Calibrate tasks against frontier models, ensuring tasks ship only when strong models fail more often than succeed. - Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance. Qualifications Must-Have - PhD in mathematics, applied mathematics, computational mathematics, or a closely related field. - Depth in at least two subdomains: numerical linear algebra, computational mechanics, computational finance. - Working proficiency in Python for scientific computing. - Comfortable with Git/GitHub and running code in Docker. Preferred - Publications in peer-reviewed journals. - Prior scientific software or research engineering experience. Start Date - Immediate Interview Process - Upload your resume and application form. - A 25-minute conversational interview covering your background, experience, and motivations. - Follow up within a few days with next steps and onboarding. Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete) - Upload resume - AI interview based on your resume - Submit form Resources & Support - For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: - For any help or support, reach out to: PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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