Computational Mathematician - Fully Remote | Up to $70/hr

Other • Senior • Remote • Full-time • Germany

Germany

Mercor offers a 6-week contract role for math PhD holders who create scientific tasks and grading criteria to test AI models, sourced from published papers and Kaggle datasets.

Stack

Docker Git GitHub Python

Responsibilities

▹Source material from published papers, Kaggle datasets, open-source repositories
▹Write scientific prompts based on sourced inputs
▹Build grading criteria to define correct answers
▹Calibrate tasks against frontier AI models
▹Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines

Requirements

▹PhD in mathematics, applied mathematics, or computational mathematics
▹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 Docker

Nice to have

▹Publications in peer-reviewed journals
▹Prior scientific software or research engineering experience

Soft skills

Independent workAsynchronous teamwork

What we offer

▹$70/hour compensation
▹Fully remote
▹Immediate start

About the company

Mercor is a San Francisco-based platform connecting elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs; its investors include names like Peter Thiel and Jack Dorsey.

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Salary range (gross)

$70/hr

Work typeRemote

Location

Germany

TypeJob

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