IMO Experts

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.

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