Member of Technical Staff, Economics Research

Job Title: Member of Technical Staff, Economics Research

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Remote

The Role

Join our research team as a Member of Technical Staff (MTS), Economics Research, where you'll help define the frontier of AI-powered economic reasoning. This role sits at the intersection of large language models, agentic systems, and economics, with a focus on building rigorous evaluation frameworks that measure and advance AI performance across complex economic reasoning and research workflows.

You will conduct applied research, develop methodologies for assessing AI systems on economic tasks, and partner closely with researchers, economists, engineers, and product teams to shape the next generation of AI.
What You'll Be Doing

- Design and evolve evaluation frameworks for AI systems in economic domains, including benchmarks, scoring methodologies, and quality rubrics.

- Conduct research on economic reasoning and empirical analysis, translating findings into measurable improvements in AI performance.

- Develop datasets, test cases, and benchmark environments reflecting real-world economic research and policy challenges.

- Collaborate with researchers, economists, engineers, and product teams to evaluate and improve economics-focused AI models and agentic systems.

- Analyze model behavior and failure modes to identify research opportunities and improve model performance.

- Apply econometric methods, causal inference, and statistical analysis to evaluate AI capabilities on economic tasks.

- Produce technical reports, research findings, and best practices that advance AI evaluation in economics.

- Stay current with advances in AI, econometrics, and economic research, incorporating new techniques into evaluation methodologies.

What We're Looking For

- PhD in Economics or a closely related quantitative field.

- 3–5 years of post-PhD experience in applied economic research (industry, academia, or public policy).

- Expertise in one or more areas such as labor economics, macroeconomics, industrial organization, productivity, technological change, or AI economics.

- Strong background in econometrics, applied microeconomics, and causal inference.

- Experience working with large datasets using SQL and statistical programming languages such as Python or R.

- Demonstrated experience conducting empirical research or developing analytical methodologies.

- Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing research papers, technical reports, or policy briefs.

- Experience collaborating across research, engineering, product, or policy teams.

Preferred

- Experience developing or evaluating economics-focused AI, agentic workflows, or benchmarking environments.

- Familiarity with enterprise AI challenges and opportunities for economic research.

- Prior participation in cross-functional research initiatives bridging economics, engineering, and product development.

Compensation & Benefits Notice

The national pay range for this full-time position is base salary of $200,000 –$250,000. All employees are eligible for equity compensation, and employees may also receive performance-based bonuses, dependent on role and subject to company policies. micro1 provides a comprehensive benefits package, including up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums, paid time off, a 401(K) plan with a company match, and additional benefits designed to support a high-performing, remote-first workforce.

micro1 is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and