Development Economist
Miami, FL
Contract
Remote
1 month ago
About the role
Development Economist (AI Training)
About The Role
We're looking for experienced development economists to help shape how AI understands global and development economics. Your expertise will directly influence the accuracy, nuance, and reasoning quality of cutting-edge AI systems — making a real-world impact on how these tools communicate complex economic ideas.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role. Work on your own schedule, contribute your deep subject-matter knowledge, and help build AI that gets development economics right.
What You'll Do
Who You Are
Nice to Have
Why Join Us
About The Role
We're looking for experienced development economists to help shape how AI understands global and development economics. Your expertise will directly influence the accuracy, nuance, and reasoning quality of cutting-edge AI systems — making a real-world impact on how these tools communicate complex economic ideas.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role. Work on your own schedule, contribute your deep subject-matter knowledge, and help build AI that gets development economics right.
- Organization: Alignerr (Powered by Labelbox)
- Type: Hourly / Task-based Contract
- Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
- Review and evaluate development economics questions, answers, and explanations used in AI training datasets
- Assess the quality of economic reasoning related to growth, poverty, inequality, trade, and global development
- Provide structured, expert feedback to improve factual accuracy and contextual nuance
- Validate real-world and hypothetical economic scenarios using your academic or field experience
- Work independently and asynchronously to complete task-based assignments on your own schedule
Who You Are
- 3+ years of experience teaching, researching, or working in development economics
- Strong grasp of global economic issues, development theory, and data interpretation
- Able to critically evaluate written economic reasoning and identify gaps or errors
- Comfortable working with structured review and annotation tasks
- Self-motivated and reliable in a remote, async environment
Nice to Have
- Graduate degree in Economics or a closely related field
- Experience in field research, NGO work, or international economic policy
- Familiarity with AI systems, content evaluation, or data annotation workflows
Why Join Us
- Work on cutting-edge AI projects with top research labs
- Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you
- Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration
- Contribute to meaningful work that improves how AI reasons about global development
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
Skills
Technology, Information and Internet