Senior Economist: AI-Driven Global Economic Risks

Future of Life Institute; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Good benefits for U.S. employees

Job summary

CARMA seeks an innovative economist to join the Geostrategic Dynamics team, exploring how AI will reshape global economics, incentives, and power. You will develop models to analyze risks like labor obsolescence, shocks to financial systems, and living standards as AI accelerates.

You will join a collaborative team with colleagues in international relations, AI, and quantitative modeling, offering autonomy to propose and lead original research.

Qualifications

• PhD in Economics with expertise in labor and international economics.
• Proven ability to rethink traditional models amid disruptions.
• Strong research record in economic systems and risks.
• Comfort with uncertainty and limited data to predict novel phenomena.
• Excellent writing and ability to communicate to non-specialists.
• Self-motivated with interest in AI systemic risks.

Responsibilities

• Develop economic models to anticipate AI-driven systemic risks.
• Build scenarios for economic disruptions from rapid AI progress.
• Model productivity changes interacting with existing structures.
• Analyze concentration of power across markets and regions.
• Identify early warning indicators for instability and shocks.
• Translate analyses into actionable insights for policymakers.
• Collaborate with colleagues across disciplines on AI safety.

Skills

Labor economics

International economics

Economic risk modeling

Policy communication

Quantitative methods

AI risk awareness

Systems thinking

Education

PhD in Economics

Tools

Python

R

Rust

Job description

CARMA seeks an innovative economist to join the Geostrategic Dynamics team, exploring how AI will reshape global economics, incentives, and power. You will develop models to analyze risks like labor obsolescence, shocks to financial systems, and living standards as AI accelerates.

You will join a collaborative team with colleagues in international relations, AI, and quantitative modeling, offering autonomy to propose and lead original research.