Transformative AI Research Economist, Economic Research
Anthropic · San Francisco, CA
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Frontier labonsite$320k–$405k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build macro models of transformative AI spanning growth and labor markets.
- Develop scenario forecasts for GDP, productivity and unemployment.
- Ground projections in Anthropic Economic Index microdata on AI use.
What they offer
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
Ideal candidate
PhD economist excited by transformative AI who blends rigorous growth theory with computational modeling to help ensure AI benefits humanity.
Requirements
- PhD in Economics or exceptional candidate close to completion
- Background in macroeconomics, growth theory, or public finance
- Experience with macroeconomic modeling and structural estimation
- Experience with scenario-based and time-series forecasting
- Proficiency in Python, Julia or similar for computational economics
- Ability to lead research from conception to publication
- Strong interest in ensuring AI development benefits humanity
- remote policy
- In office at least 25% of the time under location-based hybrid policy
- visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship available with immigration lawyer support
- hiring process
- Applications reviewed on a rolling basis with no deadline
Lab profile
About Anthropic
AI safety company building reliable, interpretable and steerable frontier AI systems.
What they build
- Claude
- Claude API
- Claude Code
Known for
- AI safety and alignment
- Model interpretability research
- Frontier LLM development
Key facts
- Founded in 2021
- Headquartered in San Francisco, California
- Backed by Amazon and Google