Remote Development Economist for AI Training & Impact

Alignerr Corp.; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 905,000 - 1,810,000; Part time

Job summary

Alignerr, powered by Labelbox, is seeking experienced development economists to help shape how AI understands global economics. You will review AI-generated content on poverty, inequality, growth, and development, providing expert feedback to improve accuracy and real-world relevance.

This is a fully remote, hourly contract with 10–40 hours per week, offering flexible scheduling. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in development economics and a strong command of global economic issues.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in development economics teaching, research, or practice
• Strong command of global economic issues and development theory
• Ability to evaluate written economic reasoning critically
• Comfort with structured review and feedback tasks
• Self-motivated, reliable and able to meet deadlines independently

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Development economics

Global economic issues

Data interpretation

Critical evaluation

Structured review

Self-motivation

Education

Graduate degree in Economics/International Development

Tools

Data annotation workflows

Job description

Alignerr, powered by Labelbox, is seeking experienced development economists to help shape how AI understands global economics. You will review AI-generated content on poverty, inequality, growth, and development, providing expert feedback to improve accuracy and real-world relevance.

This is a fully remote, hourly contract with 10–40 hours per week, offering flexible scheduling. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in development economics and a strong command of global economic issues.