Economist

Mercor is hiring Economists on behalf of a leading AI Lab developing advanced models capable of economic reasoning and data interpretation. This role is ideal for economists who want to apply their domain expertise to train and improve AI systems in economic analysis decision-making and policy simulation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with AI researchers to train evaluate and refine AI models on economics-related tasks.

• Review and assess model outputs involving macroeconomics microeconomics finance and econometrics .

• Provide expert feedback on the accuracy reasoning and interpretability of model-generated economic analyses.

• Contribute to the design of quantitative experiments for evaluating AI understanding of economic systems and data trends.

• Participate in synchronous collaboration sessions (4-hour windows 23 times per week) to discuss experiments iterate on results and refine model performance.

Requirements

• Advanced degree or strong professional background in Economics Econometrics Finance or a related quantitative field .

• Deep understanding of macroeconomic theory microeconomic modelling and statistical inference .

• Proficiency with economic modeling tools and data analysis software (e.g. Python R Stata or MATLAB).

• Experience with simulation modeling forecasting or policy evaluation is highly valued.

• Excellent analytical writing reasoning and communication skills.

• Commitment of 2030 hours per week including required synchronous collaboration periods.

Why Join

• Work directly with a world-class AI research lab applying your economic expertise to train AI systems that think and reason like economists.

• Influence how advanced models interpret markets policy dynamics and economic data in real-world contexts.

• Enjoy schedule flexibility select your preferred 4-hour collaboration windows and manage your own 2030 hour work week.

• Be engaged as an hourly contractor through Mercor giving you autonomy while contributing to frontier AI research.

• Collaborate with leading economists data scientists and AI researchers in a multidisciplinary setting.

• Join a global network of experts helping shape the next generation of intelligent economically aware AI systems.