Senior Economics Research Expert — Remote

Job overview

The Senior Economics Research Expert role is remote, with a minimum four-week duration and a commitment of at least 10 hours per week. Compensation is $150–$200 per hour. Mercor connects creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs and is headquartered in San Francisco. The expert evaluates AI-generated economics content, reviews it against economic principles and methodologies, and provides structured feedback to research teams. Developing rubrics and benchmarks and collaborating with subject matter experts helps improve training data quality and AI model performance.

What you'll do

• Evaluate the accuracy and depth of AI-generated economics content
• review economic content for alignment with domain principles and methodologies
• provide structured feedback to AI research teams
• develop evaluation rubrics and benchmarks
• collaborate with subject matter experts on dataset consistency, relevance, and coverage
• work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior economics research expert

remote

mercor

economics

ai research

ai-generated content

research evaluation

training data

evaluation rubrics

phd in economics

$150–$200/hour

10+ hours/week

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a PhD in Economics and at least two years of economics research experience at a leading institution. The posting describes a contract opportunity, minimum four weeks, and 10+ hours per week.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Sector: 54.