Economics Researcher – AI Research & Data Validation

Truelancer AI is looking for PhD researchers and early-career researchers in Economics to participate in a large-scale AI research, data validation, and quality evaluation project.

If you have a strong research background and enjoy working with economic literature, datasets, research databases, and quantitative analysis, this is an opportunity to apply your domain expertise to next-generation AI systems.

Who We’re Looking For

We are looking for recent PhD graduates, postdoctoral researchers, and early-career researchers with expertise in:

Economics

• Economists
• Economic Researchers
• Econometricians
• Policy Analysts
• Behavioural Economists
• Quantitative Economics Researchers

What You’ll Do

As an Economics Researcher, you will:

• Review and evaluate economic research, publications, and datasets.
• Validate economic information against peer-reviewed research and trusted data sources.
• Work with economic databases, repositories, and research datasets.
• Identify inaccurate, incomplete, inconsistent, or misleading information.
• Curate, classify, and organise economic data.
• Perform data annotation and quality assurance.
• Evaluate the reliability, relevance, and quality of economic research and datasets.
• Apply economic reasoning and quantitative methods to assess research outputs.
• Review statistical and econometric analyses for accuracy and consistency.
• Document findings and clearly communicate recommendations.

Requirements

• PhD completed or recently completed in Economics or a relevant discipline.
• 0–5 years of professional, academic, or postdoctoral experience.
• Strong research experience through publications, thesis work, empirical research, or postdoctoral projects.
• Experience working with economic datasets, repositories, or research databases.
• Strong understanding of economic research methodologies and academic literature.
• Excellent analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Strong quantitative and data-analysis skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to identify errors, inconsistencies, and data-quality issues.
• Strong written English communication skills.

Good to Have

• Experience in economic data curation or quality review.
• Experience with public economic and statistical databases.
• Experience with econometric analysis and quantitative research.
• Experience using statistical or data-analysis tools.
• Experience using AI-assisted research tools.
• Experience reviewing and fact-checking economic literature.
• Experience with annotation, evaluation, or AI data projects.

Why Join?

• Work on cutting-edge AI and economic research projects.
• Apply your PhD expertise outside traditional research roles.
• Work remotely with flexible project-based opportunities.
• Contribute to improving the quality and reliability of AI systems.
• Opportunity to work with a global AI research ecosystem through Truelancer AI.

Engagement

Role: Economics Researcher / Economic Data Validator
Experience: 1–5 years
Contract: 1099
Education: PhD / Recent PhD / Postdoctoral Research
Work Mode: Remote | 25 hrs to 35 hrs / Week