Economist

Role: Economist

Location: Remote

We are hiring an Economist for an hourly contract opportunity focused on training and improving AI models that perform economic reasoning and data-driven analysis. This role is perfect for economists who enjoy applying their expertise to innovative, high-impact projects.

What You'll Do

  • Collaborate with AI teams to train, evaluate, and refine models on economics-related tasks.
  • Review outputs involving macroeconomics, microeconomics, finance, and econometrics.
  • Provide expert feedback to strengthen accuracy, reasoning quality, and interpretability.
  • Help design quantitative experiments to test economic understanding and data analysis skills.
  • Join structured collaboration sessions several times a week.

What You Bring

  • Advanced degree or strong professional background in Economics, Econometrics, Finance, or related fields.
  • Strong grasp of macro/microeconomic theory, modeling, and statistical inference.
  • Proficiency with modeling and analysis tools (Python, R, Stata, or MATLAB).
  • Experience in forecasting, simulation modeling, or policy evaluation is a plus.
  • Excellent analytical communication skills.
  • Availability for 20–30 hours per week.

Why This Role

  • Shape the economic reasoning capabilities of next-generation AI systems.
  • Flexibility to choose your collaboration windows.
  • Hourly contract with competitive pay: $53–$74 per hour.
  • Work with leading economists, data scientists, and AI researchers in a dynamic, cross-disciplinary environment.

Apply Now!

Job Details

Company
Taskify AI
Location
Chelmsford, Essex, UK
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted