Development Economist

Job summary

Review AI-generated development economics content and assess its accuracy, depth, and reasoning across topics such as growth, inequality, poverty reduction, and global development. Provide structured expert feedback and validate economic scenarios and arguments to improve AI outputs.

Job details

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 how cutting-edge AI systems reason about growth, inequality, poverty, and international development — work that matters at a global scale. Organization: Alignerr (Powered by Labelbox) Type: Hourly Contract Location: Remote Commitment: 10–40 hours/week What You'll Do Review and evaluate AI-generated development economics content for accuracy and depth Assess AI reasoning on topics including economic growth, inequality, poverty reduction, and global development Provide structured, expert feedback to improve the quality and contextual nuance of AI outputs Apply your academic or real-world experience to validate economic scenarios and arguments Work independently and asynchronously on your own schedule Who You Are 3+ years of experience researching or teaching development economics Strong command of global economic issues, development frameworks, and data interpretation Able to critically evaluate written economic reasoning with clarity and precision Comfortable working with structured review and feedback tasks Self-motivated and reliable in a remote, async environment Nice to Have Graduate degree in Economics or a closely related field Experience in international policy, field research, or NGO work Familiarity with AI systems or content evaluation workflows Why Join Us Work on cutting-edge AI projects with top research labs Fully remote and flexible — work on your own schedule Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration Contribute to meaningful work that improves how AI addresses some of the world's most important economic challenges Potential for ongoing work and contract extension

What you’ll do

Review AI-generated development economics content and assess its accuracy, depth, and reasoning across topics such as growth, inequality, poverty reduction, and global development. Provide structured expert feedback and validate economic scenarios and arguments to improve AI outputs.

Requirements

Applicants need at least three years of experience researching or teaching development economics, strong knowledge of global economic issues and development frameworks, and the ability to interpret data and evaluate written reasoning. They should be reliable and self-motivated in remote asynchronous work; a graduate degree and experience in international policy, field research, NGO work, or AI evaluation are preferred.

Benefits

• Flexible Schedule
• Remote Work
• Autonomy
• Global Collaboration
• Potential for Ongoing Work and Contract Extension

Listed skills

• Évaluation · Preferred
• precision · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred
• Accuracy · Preferred
• Development · Preferred
• Reliable · Preferred
• Flexible · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Development Economics
• Economic Growth Analysis
• Inequality Analysis
• Poverty Reduction
• Global Development
• Economic Frameworks
• Data Interpretation
• Critical Evaluation
• Economic Reasoning
• Structured Feedback
• AI Content Evaluation
• International Policy
• Field Research

Job areas

• Science & Research
• Data & Analytics
• Technology
• Finance & Accounting

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