AI Safety & Governance Full-time

Economist, Scenarios and Modelling

Windfall Trust

Posted

Jul 29, 2026

Location

Remote (US)

Type

Full-time

Compensation

Up to $208000

Mission

What you will drive

  • Build and own Windfall's quantitative modeling capability for scenario-based economic analysis.
  • Design a scenario modeling platform translating AI futures into quantified economic parameters and distributional results.
  • Develop macroeconomic approaches and select methods appropriate across countries with differing statistical capacity.
  • Simulate and cost policy responses under scenarios, providing transparent sensitivity analysis.

Impact

The difference you'll make

This role will help quantify the economic impacts of AI futures, enabling better policy decisions to maximize positive outcomes and mitigate risks.

Profile

What makes you a great fit

  • Expertise in macroeconomic modeling and scenario analysis.
  • Experience with quantitative research and statistical methods.
  • Strong skills in reproducibility, documentation, and quality control.
  • Ability to work across countries with varying data availability.

Benefits

What's in it for you

Competitive compensation and benefits package. Details not specified.

About

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Windfall Trust is an organization focused on understanding and shaping the economic implications of AI to ensure beneficial outcomes for society.