Economics Researcher - (blockchain applications)

Job ID: 30826754

Budget: $750 – $1,500 USD

Please attach your curriculum vitae.

This project is a research project that consists of 40 hours of work for a week. So essentially what you are bidding for is 40 hours of work a week. If you do a good job you can work through more weeks.

Requirements:

● A degree in Economics (advantage for 2nd degree)

● Understanding of smart contracts scripting, cryptography, crypto-economics, and

blockchain technologies generally is an advantage

● Basic knowledge of soft dev. principles (server-client, databases)

● Able to explain complex concepts in simple terms to a non-technical audience

● Obsession with the future of blockchain technology, web3, and low-level protocol

development

● Exceptional research and analytical skills and advanced proficiency in Excel

● English - C1 (speaking, writing)


Responsibilities:

● Research the current trends in blockchain and decentralised finance

● Built quantitative financial models and tools

● Active/passive quantitative investment research in crypto

● Screening projects by reading protocol specifications and evaluating the technical

teams

● Reasoning through the emerging trends in the space and identifying non-obvious

opportunities for deployment of capital

● Working closely with technical teams on their crypto-economic model, smart

contract security, and other questions that come up around protocols and software
Related categories: Research Financial Research Economics Blockchain