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Senior Economics Research Expert

Mercor

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Contract

WorldwidePosted Oct 4$150-$250 per hour

Overview

Mercor partners with leading AI labs to train frontier models using human expertise. This role involves working on economics research projects designed to train and enhance AI systems, collaborating with researchers at a top foundational model lab.

What You’ll Do

Train and enhance AI systems through economics research contributions
Work on projects focused on economics-related tasks for frontier models
Contribute high-quality research that meets AI lab standards

Requirements

PhD in Economics
At least 2 years of experience at top economics institutions (World Bank, IMF, Fed, or leading graduate schools)
Ability to commit minimum 10 hours per week
Availability for minimum 4-week engagement
Not on H1-B or STEM OPT visa

Who Should Apply

This suits PhD economists from prestigious institutions or central banks who want flexible, high-paid contract work without the commitment of traditional employment. It will frustrate anyone seeking long-term stability, mentorship, or deep embedded research — this is task-based work for established independent researchers.

Salary Insight

$150–$250/hour is competitive for expert-level contract research and roughly translates to $310k–$520k annualized for full-time hours. At the stated minimum of 10 hours/week, that's $78k–$130k/year. The rate reflects the requirement for PhD-level expertise and institutional prestige; the wide band likely accounts for variation in project complexity and individual experience.

About Mercor

A marketplace placing specialists into paid remote contract work with AI companies. One profile and one AI interview, reused across every role you apply to.

Remote policy: Fully remote, worldwide, on hourly contractor agreements rather than employment. But payment eligibility is the thing to check before you invest any time, because it is decided by country and there is no way around it. Mercor pays through Stripe Connect in…

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Required Skills

economics researchAI trainingfoundational modelseconometrics

Compensation

$150-$250 per hour

Location: Worldwide
Engagement: Contract
Posted: Oct 4

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About Mercor

A marketplace placing specialists into paid remote contract work with AI companies. One profile and one AI interview, reused across every role you apply to.

How hiring works at Mercor →

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Application Tip

Lead with a specific research project or publication from your institutional work — Mercor is buying applied expertise to train AI on domain-specific reasoning, not credentials. Show that you've shipped tangible research output and can work independently; also signal your interest in AI training explicitly, since many strong economists will be unfamiliar with this type of work and may not know to mention it.

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