📝 Economics Experts (PhD or Master’s), are you there?

Athyna is building Latin America's largest network of Economics PhDs and Master's researchers to work directly on frontier AI post-training with leading AI labs and Fortune 500 companies.

You'll design evaluation frameworks, stress-test model performance, conduct red-teaming exercises, and help refine AI systems for real-world deployment. Projects range from targeted evaluations to ongoing model improvement work, with flexible engagement options: full-time, part-time, or project-based—depending on client needs and your availability.

This is hands-on research work that directly shapes how advanced AI systems perform in production.

🌎 100% Remote

💵 Payment in USD

📍 Latin America

🕒 Part Time or Full Time

🇬🇧 Advanced English

About our client 🤓

We're partnering with leading AI companies working on frontier models. More to come!

About Athyna 🙋🏻

Athyna is a Global Talent Platform, helping align world-class talent with the best opportunities across the globe.

We believe in the future of work. That’s why we’re a 100% remote, globally distributed team. We believe in people, and we value freedom, integrity, quality, and sustainability—and we’ve built a culture that reflects it.

In your day-to-day, you will 👇🏼

Evaluate AI-generated economic analyses and recommendations.
Identify flawed assumptions, causal errors, or reasoning gaps.
Design challenging economic scenarios to test model behavior.
Apply econometric reasoning to validate outputs.
Collaborate on improving AI decision-making quality.

Skills you have 🚀

PhD or Master’s degree in Economics.
Strong background in econometrics and economic theory.
Experience evaluating data-driven arguments.
Ability to assess causal and strategic reasoning.

Skills that will make you stand out 💥

Experience with forecasting or policy analysis.
Proficiency in Python, R, or Stata.
Familiarity with AI or algorithmic decision systems.
Experience reviewing complex analytical reports.

We’re currently accepting applications, so if this role sounds like you, let us know. People often hesitate to apply unless they feel fully confident—don’t let that hold you back. If this work excites you, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re excited to dive into this one. ✌️

Economics Expert (PhD or Master's)