Development Economist
Phoenix, AZ
Contract
Remote
1 month ago
About the role
Development Economist (AI Training)
About The Role
We're looking for development economists to help shape how AI understands global economics. Your expertise will directly influence the accuracy, nuance, and reasoning quality of AI systems tackling some of the world's most complex economic challenges — from inequality and poverty to growth policy and international development.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role that lets you contribute meaningfully to cutting-edge AI research on your own schedule.
What You'll Do
Who You Are
Nice to Have
Why Join Us
About The Role
We're looking for development economists to help shape how AI understands global economics. Your expertise will directly influence the accuracy, nuance, and reasoning quality of AI systems tackling some of the world's most complex economic challenges — from inequality and poverty to growth policy and international development.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role that lets you contribute meaningfully to cutting-edge AI research on your own schedule.
- Organization: Alignerr (Powered by Labelbox)
- Type: Hourly / Task-based Contract
- Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
- Review and evaluate AI-generated development economics questions, answers, and explanations used in model training
- Assess the quality of economic reasoning related to growth theory, inequality, poverty, and global development
- Identify factual errors, logical gaps, and contextual inaccuracies in AI outputs
- Provide clear, structured feedback to improve the depth, accuracy, and nuance of AI-generated content
- Apply your academic or real-world experience to validate economic scenarios and policy discussions
- Work independently and asynchronously — no meetings, no fixed hours
Who You Are
- 3+ years of experience in development economics — through research, teaching, or applied work
- Strong grasp of global economic issues, development theory, and quantitative data interpretation
- Ability to critically evaluate written economic reasoning and identify where it falls short
- Clear and concise communicator who can articulate complex feedback in structured formats
- Self-directed and reliable — comfortable managing your own time across task-based assignments
Nice to Have
- Graduate degree in Economics or a closely related field
- Experience working in the field, with NGOs, or in international policy settings
- Familiarity with AI systems, content evaluation, or data annotation workflows
Why Join Us
- Shape the future of AI — your expertise directly improves how AI reasons about global development issues
- Fully remote and flexible — work from anywhere, on a schedule that fits your life
- Freelance autonomy — no micromanagement, no office politics, just meaningful task-based work
- Cutting-edge exposure — gain firsthand insight into how large language models are trained and evaluated
- Global collaboration — work alongside a distributed team of experts from around the world
- Potential for ongoing work — strong contributors are considered for contract extensions and future projects
Skills
Technology, Information and Internet