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Economics Research Expert

Mercor Contract, part-time 56 openings Posted 1 month ago US, UK, EU, CA, AU, NZ

Role details

Mercor is recruiting Economics Research Experts for a research project with a leading foundational model AI lab.

You are a great fit if you:

  • Have at least 2 years of experience working for top institutions, leading economics research (e.g. World Bank, IMF, Fed, Graduate Schools)

  • PhD in Economics

Here are more details about the role:

  • You must be able to commit at least 10 hours per week for this role

  • This is a minimum four week engagement

  • Successful contributions increase the odds that you are selected on future projects with Mercor

From the Mercor posting.

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  1. The link opens this role on Mercor. Sign up and apply from there.
  2. Upload a resume, complete the assessments the role asks for and verify your work authorisation.
  3. An AI interview of about 20 minutes. The confirmation screen then shows the expected timeline for that role.
  4. If Mercor hires you, you are paid weekly, on the Wednesday after each work week, via Stripe. Mercor says first payouts are held for 7 days.
  5. Remote — open to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, Cyprus, Liechtenstein and Monaco.
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Pays $150–160 an hour. 56 openings. Posted 6 weeks ago.

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