What are the responsibilities and job description for the Public Policy Economist (AI Training) position at Alignerr?
About The Role
We're looking for experienced economists with a public policy background to help shape how AI understands and reasons about the real world. Your expertise will directly influence the quality of AI-generated policy analysis — making it more rigorous, accurate, and grounded in real economic thinking.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role powered by Alignerr (by Labelbox), working alongside top AI research labs on cutting-edge language model development.
We're looking for experienced economists with a public policy background to help shape how AI understands and reasons about the real world. Your expertise will directly influence the quality of AI-generated policy analysis — making it more rigorous, accurate, and grounded in real economic thinking.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role powered by Alignerr (by Labelbox), working alongside top AI research labs on cutting-edge language model development.
- Organization: Alignerr (Powered by Labelbox)
- Type: Hourly / Task-Based Contract
- Location: Remote
- Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
- Review and evaluate AI-generated public policy questions, analyses, and explanations used in AI training
- Assess economic reasoning related to regulation, public welfare, taxation, and government programs
- Provide structured, detailed feedback to improve the clarity, rigor, and real-world applicability of AI outputs
- Apply your applied economics knowledge to validate scenarios, conclusions, and policy tradeoffs
- Work independently and asynchronously — on your own schedule, at your own pace
- 3 years of experience working or teaching in public policy, applied economics, or a related field
- Strong command of policy analysis frameworks and economic tradeoff reasoning
- Able to critically evaluate written economic arguments and policy recommendations
- Skilled at providing clear, constructive written feedback
- Self-directed and comfortable working in a remote, task-based environment
- Graduate degree in Economics, Public Policy, or a closely related discipline
- Professional experience in government agencies, think tanks, or policy research institutions
- Familiarity with AI systems or content evaluation workflows
- Work on cutting-edge AI projects with top research labs
- Fully remote and flexible — design your own schedule
- Freelance perks: autonomy, variety, and global collaboration
- Contribute to meaningful work that improves how AI handles real-world economic and policy challenges
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension
Salary : $35 - $70