Economics Researcher

This is a remote position.

LATIN TRADE

ECONOMICS RESEARCHER – JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title: Economics Researcher.

Time dedication: 15 hours per week

Stipend: COP 1.000.000 per month

Start: March 2026. Renewed in June and December

Duties:

1.     Construction of all the indexes and rankings published on the website (Approx 20-30% of total time).

2.     A weekly infographic to publish on social media (15-20%).

3.     Contents for the LT.com section in the printed editions.

4.     Coordination of the telephone conference of the Board of Economist for the article of each printed edition.

5.     Coordination of tasks related to agreements with other companies or organizations (10-20%).

6.     Economic research for publications (20-40%)

7.     Surveys to readers (planning, development and analysis) (5-10%).

Reports to:

Executive Editor (Research, Board of Economist, indexes, rankings and infographics).

Note:

Members of Latin Trade’s Board of Economists

Andrés Velasco. Dean, School of Public Policy, The London School of Economics

Andrés Carvajal. UC Davis. Editor Journal of Mathematical Economics

Esteban Rossi-Hansberg. University of Chicago

Lorenzo Caliendo. Yale University

Requirements

Qualifications:

·       Final year undergraduate program in Economics, or Master’s program

·       GPA of 4.5 or more

·       Command of English (Portuguese a plus)

Benefits