Alignerr
Development Economist
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Development Economist
Development Economist (AI Training)
About The Role
We're looking for experienced development economists to help shape how artificial intelligence (AI) understands global and development economics. Your expertise will directly influence the quality, accuracy, and depth of AI systems tackling some of the world's most complex economic challenges—from poverty and inequality to growth and international development.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role. You set your own schedule and work asynchronously on meaningful, intellectually engaging tasks.
Organization: Alignerr (Powered by Labelbox) Type: Hourly / Task-based Contract Location: Remote Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You’ll Do
- Review and evaluate development economics questions, scenarios, and explanations used in AI training
- Assess the quality of AI-generated reasoning related to:
- Economic growth
- Poverty
- Inequality
- Global development
- Provide structured, expert feedback to improve:
- Accuracy
- Nuance
- Real-world relevance of AI outputs
- Apply your academic or field experience to validate complex economic scenarios and arguments
- Work independently and asynchronously to complete task-based assignments on your own schedule
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Who You Are
** REQUIREMENTS **
- At least 3 years of experience in development economics through:
- Research
- Teaching
- Policy work
- Strong command of:
- Global economic issues
- Development frameworks
- Data interpretation
- Ability to critically evaluate written economic reasoning with precision and clarity
- Comfortable working independently on structured review and annotation tasks
- Detail-oriented with a genuine interest in improving how AI handles complex economic content
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** NICE TO HAVE **
- Graduate degree in Economics or a related field
- Experience in:
- Field research
- NGO work
- International economic policy
- Familiarity with:
- AI tools
- Content evaluation processes
- Data annotation workflows
Why Join Us
- Work on cutting-edge AI projects with leading research organizations
- Fully remote and flexible—work on your own schedule, from anywhere
- Freelance perks:
- Autonomy
- Intellectual variety
- Global collaboration
- Contribute to meaningful work that shapes how AI engages with global development challenges
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
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