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Job Description
## **Role Overview**
Mercor is partnering with a leading frontier AI research lab on an exciting math project. We are seeking individuals with demonstrated expertise in Olympiad-style mathematics and problem setting. We’re inviting **math competition problem writers, selection committee members, medalists & participants** to help push the boundaries of AI reasoning by training large language models to tackle Olympiad-level problems better than the world’s top competitors.
This role is a short-term, high-impact research engagement, with the possibility of extension based on performance.
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## **Key Responsibilities**
- Write original & 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 & chain of thought reasoning
- Maintain extremely high standards of mathematical precision and problem difficulty
## **Compensation**
- This engagement uses a **pay-per-task model,** with payments tied to each fully completed and accepted problem or review.
- Compensation per task varies based on factors such as problem difficulty, solution quality, and overall efficiency, and contributors are free to choose how many tasks they complete.
- There is **no cap on total weekly payments** for services rendered; contributors may complete as many available tasks as they choose to accept during the engagement.
## **Application Process**
- Complete a brief interview (20–30 minutes)
- Submit a short form detailing your experience writing problems and competing in math competitions
