Mathematics Research Collaborator | $80–110/hr | Remote | Part-Time (Up to 20 hrs/week)
Join a select cohort of accomplished mathematicians helping shape the next generation of AI systems for scientific and mathematical reasoning. Working with a leading AI lab, you'll contribute directly to training and evaluating frontier models that reason at the level of a working research mathematician — not a textbook.
What You'll Do
- Review and evaluate research papers in mathematics for correctness, novelty, and rigor
- Author and review challenging mathematics problems used to train and evaluate frontier AI models
- Evaluate model outputs across tasks including proof construction, verification, formalization, and conjecture exploration
- Identify subtle errors that a working mathematician would catch — unjustified steps, misapplied hypotheses, hand-waved lemmas, or plausible-but-incorrect proofs
- Collaborate with a small program team and other senior research contributors
Areas of Focus
Relevant mathematical domains include: number theory, algebra, algebraic geometry, topology, analysis, PDEs, probability, combinatorics, dynamical systems, logic, representation theory, mathematical physics, and adjacent areas of theoretical computer science and statistics.
Qualifications
We're looking for researchers who meet several of the following criteria:
- First-author or sole-author publications in top-tier venues such as Annals of Mathematics, Inventiones Mathematicae, Journal of the AMS, Acta Mathematica, Duke Mathematical Journal, GAFA, Geometry & Topology, or equivalent; top CS/stats venues (STOC, FOCS, SODA, Annals of Statistics) also qualify
- Doctorate or postdoctoral training from a top-20 global institution in mathematics or a related STEM field
- A competitive fellowship or honor such as a Clay Research Fellowship, NSF Graduate Research or Postdoctoral Fellowship, Sloan Research Fellowship, Packard Fellowship, Simons Fellowship, Hertz Fellowship, Marshall or Rhodes Scholarship, or an IMO medal / Putnam Fellow placement for earlier-career applicants
- An NSF CAREER award or comparable grant as a named PI or Co-I
- Current or recent active research experience as a PhD candidate, postdoc, instructor, faculty member, or industry research mathematician
Outstanding senior PhD students and recent graduates with strong publication records are strongly encouraged to apply. Depth of research output matters more than years of experience.
Engagement & Compensation
- Part-time: up to 20 hours per week
- Compensation: $80–$110/hr, reflecting research seniority and credentials
- W-2 employment administered by Cincinnatus LLC (employer of record)
