Econometrics Expert for AI Model Evaluation

You will help evaluate AI systems by creating realistic empirical economics problems and carefully worked reference answers. Your work should show sound reasoning and make it clear where seemingly reasonable econometric approaches can fail.

You will draw on practical experience in causal inference, panel data, choice models, and forecasting. You will also review proposed solutions for identification and modeling errors that may be hard for non-specialists to spot.

• Write realistic empirical economics and econometrics problems based on professional research or analytics experience.
• Develop complete reference answers and explain the reasoning behind each analytical step.
• Review proposed approaches for identification and modeling mistakes.
• Work with causal questions, panel data, choice models, and forecasting.

This is remote, asynchronous independent contractor work with flexible scheduling. Assignments are project-based, and the role has no fixed hours or maximum weekly limit.

• Pay: $115 per hour, paid weekly via Stripe.
• Time: 20+ hours per week, with flexibility to adjust involvement over time.
• Location: Remote work in the countries listed for this role.
• Language: Strong written English is required.
• Education: A master's or PhD in economics or a related quantitative social science.
• Experience: At least three years of full-time empirical research or analytics experience, excluding internships and school experience.
• Skills: Hands-on experience with causal inference or econometric modeling.
• Tools: Working familiarity with Stata, R, or Python.
• Helpful experience: Difference-in-differences, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity, synthetic control studies, or time-series forecasting.
• Work setup: No screen recording, keystroke monitoring, or idle timers.

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AI training is the human work behind systems that learn from examples. In this role, your economics expertise helps assess whether an AI model can reason through empirical problems correctly, including the assumptions and limitations behind an answer. OpenTrain helps people find AI training and data-labeling roles, build a profile, and apply in minutes.