<h3>About the job</h3><p><strong>Mercor</strong> connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include <strong>Benchmark</strong>, <strong>General Catalyst</strong>, <strong>Peter Thiel</strong>, <strong>Adam D'Angelo</strong>, <strong>Larry Summers</strong>, and <strong>Jack Dorsey</strong>.</p><p><strong>Position:</strong> IMO Experts<br><strong>Type:</strong><strong>Contract</strong><br><strong>Compensation:</strong><strong>$54–$93/hour</strong><br><strong>Location:</strong><strong>Remote</strong></p><h3>Role Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Write original and advanced IMO-style mathematics problems to challenge frontier AI models.</li><li>Evaluate AI-generated solutions for correctness, clarity, and style.</li><li>Identify logical flaws, incomplete reasoning, or insufficiently rigorous proofs.</li><li>Provide clear, concise, and correct solutions with chain of thought reasoning.</li><li>Maintain extremely high standards of mathematical precision and problem difficulty.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications<p></p><p><strong>Must-Have</strong></p></h3><ul><li><strong>Expertise in Olympiad-style mathematics and problem setting.</strong></li><li><strong>Experience as a math competition problem writer, selection committee member, medalist, or participant.</strong></li></ul><h3><strong>Compensation &amp; Legal</strong></h3><ul><li><strong><strong>Pay-per-task model</strong> with payments tied to each fully completed and accepted problem or review.</strong></li><li><strong>Compensation per task varies based on problem difficulty, solution quality, and overall efficiency.</strong></li><li><strong><strong>No cap on total weekly payments</strong>; contributors may complete as many available tasks as they choose.</strong></li></ul><h3><strong>Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)</strong></h3><ul><li><strong>Complete a brief interview (20–30 minutes).</strong></li><li><strong>Submit a short form detailing your experience writing problems and competing in math competitions.</strong></li></ul><h3><strong>Resources &amp; Support</strong></h3><ul><li><strong>For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.<a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/mercor">mercor</a>.com/welcome</strong></li><li><strong>For any help or support, reach out to: support@<a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/mercor">mercor</a>.com</strong></li></ul><p><strong><em>PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.</em></strong></p><p>Originally posted on <a href="https://himalayas.app">Himalayas</a></p>