Economics Quality Assurance Lead (Remote)

About the role

This hourly, remote contractor position focuses on leading quality assurance for economics‑focused AI training projects. You will ensure that AI‑generated economics content and trainer outputs meet rigorous standards of accuracy, reasoning, and presentation.

Key responsibilities

• Review AI‑generated economics content and trainer work against detailed project rubrics.
• Provide precise written feedback on economic accuracy, assumptions, calculations, graph interpretation, and policy nuance.
• Identify recurring quality issues and communicate updates to trainers and QA teams.
• Support onboarding of new contributors and maintain up‑to‑date documentation.
• Monitor contributor activity and help reactivate inconsistent participants.
• Collaborate with remote expert teams to streamline quality workflows.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in Economics, Applied Economics, Econometrics, Public Policy, Finance, Statistics, Mathematics or a related quantitative field.
• Strong command of English for clear written communication and guideline interpretation.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in economics research, teaching, policy analysis, consulting, data analysis or related analytical work.
• Deep understanding of micro‑ and macro‑economics, market structures, incentives, monetary/fiscal policy, and basic econometric reasoning.
• Ability to evaluate content against detailed rubrics and spot errors in assumptions, causal reasoning, formulas, graphs, data interpretation and policy claims.

Required skills

• Regression analysis
• Causal inference
• Econometrics