Remote Development Economist for AI Training

Alignerr Corp.; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 344,000 - 689,000; Full time

Job summary

Alignerr Corp. is seeking development economists to help shape AI understanding of global economics. You will review AI-generated questions and explanations, assess reasoning quality, and provide expert feedback to improve accuracy and real-world relevance.

This fully remote, flexible contract lets you contribute to cutting-edge AI research on your own schedule, tackling topics from poverty to international development.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in teaching, researching, or practicing development economics.
• Strong grasp of global economic issues and development theory.
• Ability to critically evaluate written economic reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate AI-generated development economics questions and explanations.
• Assess quality of economic reasoning across poverty, growth, and development topics.
• Identify errors, oversimplifications, or contextual gaps in content.
• Provide structured, expert feedback to improve accuracy and relevance.
• Apply academic or field experience to validate complex scenarios.
• Work independently to complete task-based assignments on your schedule.

Skills

Development economics

Economic reasoning critique

Structured review tasks

Self-motivation

Education

Graduate degree in Economics, International Development, or related field

Tools

Data annotation workflows

Job description

Alignerr Corp. is seeking development economists to help shape AI understanding of global economics. You will review AI-generated questions and explanations, assess reasoning quality, and provide expert feedback to improve accuracy and real-world relevance.

This fully remote, flexible contract lets you contribute to cutting-edge AI research on your own schedule, tackling topics from poverty to international development.