External Research Collaborator, Formal Mathematics – AI

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External Research Collaborator building AI pipelines that convert mathematics into verified Lean 4 code. Supporting RWS’s mission to unlock global understanding through language and content technology.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop, scale, and maintain multi-agent AI pipelines translating complex mathematical texts into verified Lean 4 code
  • Evaluate pipeline performance and diagnose verification and compilation failures
  • Implement engineering solutions to improve autoformalization reliability
  • Research and implement automatic tactic generation and domain-specific proof-search strategies
  • Expand and curate the client’s dataset by formalizing missing mathematical results, theorems, and proofs
  • Conduct peer reviews of AI-generated Lean statements and proofs
  • Ensure mathematical faithfulness, proof integrity, logical validity, and code quality
  • Promote idiomatic, modular reuse of the Mathlib library
  • Collaborate with global mathematics, Lean, and Mathlib open-source communities
  • Support domain-specific formalization projects in areas such as algebra, analysis, and topology
  • Develop evaluation methodologies to benchmark machine-learning-driven formal reasoning tools

Requirements:

  • Ph.D. or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, or a closely related quantitative field with a strong focus on formal methods, mathematical logic, or theoretical computer science
  • Exceptional mathematical foundation with ability to understand, translate, and verify graduate-level mathematical proofs
  • Hands-on practical experience writing formal proofs in Lean 4
  • Familiarity with the design and structure of Mathlib
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals in Python
  • Experience working with LLMs, prompt engineering, and multi-agent developer tools
  • Ability to manage open-ended research and engineering projects independently in a remote or collaborative setting
  • Preferred: Active contributor to Mathlib or other formal proof repositories such as Coq or Isabelle/HOL
  • Preferred: Background in Machine Learning for Code, Automatic Theorem Proving, or reinforcement learning for symbolic reasoning
  • Preferred: Familiarity with compiler design, AST manipulation, or parser development in the context of Lean
  • Preferred: Strong track record of open-source software contributions or research publications in formal methods, AI, or mathematics

Benefits:

  • Equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination policy
  • Inclusive work environment focused on diversity and career growth
  • Opportunity to collaborate with global mathematics, Lean, and Mathlib open-source communities
  • Remote or collaborative working setting
  • Professional and research collaboration opportunities