# Transformative AI Research Economist, Economic Research

Hiring organization: [Menlo Ventures Portfolio](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/menlo-ventures-portfolio)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/17a18cd9-eba2-49bd-9b6f-95ec553b43e3

Listed on Menlo Ventures Portfolio's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Mid
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Salary: 320000 – 405000 USD per year

## Summary

This role builds macroeconomic models to forecast how transformative AI could reshape growth, employment, and income distribution, grounded in real-world usage data. It suits economists with expertise in growth theory and computational methods who see AI as a serious subject for rigorous economic modeling rather than speculation.

_Our summary, not Menlo Ventures Portfolio's wording._

## Skills named

Julia, Python

## Required

- PhD in Economics or near completion
- Background in macroeconomics, growth theory, or public finance
- Research record treating transformative AI scenarios as serious modeling questions
- Proficiency in Python, Julia, or similar for computational economics
- Ability to lead research projects from conception to publication

## Nice to have

- Experience with macroeconomic modeling and structural estimation
- Experience with scenario-based and time-series forecasting
- Knowledge of task-based approaches to technological change
- Experience with agent-based modeling or large-scale simulation
- Background in income distribution and inequality
- Prior use of large language models in research
- Facility with AI coding agents in research workflow

Apply on Menlo Ventures Portfolio's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jobs/5149802008