Cryptoeconomic Researcher

Summary

Lumino is seeking a Cryptoeconomic Researcher to design economic mechanisms for their network. The researcher will be responsible for designing incentives, exploring trends, building models, and publishing research papers. Requirements include a MS in a related field, 5+ years of applied experience, 2+ years of experience in cryptoeconomics, strong data analysis skills, communication abilities, problem-solving skills, and the ability to learn quickly.

Requirements

• You have a MS in economics, math, quantitative finance, computer science, data science, or a related field
• You have 5+ years of applied experience in economics, quantitative finance, or data science (with a concentration in economics)
• You have 2+ years of experience in cryptoeconomics
• You have strong knowledge and skills in working with data, analysis, and modeling
• You have experience in data and statistical tools (e.g. Python, R, MATLAB)
• You have strong economic understanding and intuition
• You have strong communication and collaboration abilities
• You have excellent problem-solving skills and ability to learn quickly

Responsibilities

• Design the protocol from the ground up
• Design and optimize mechanisms for user satisfaction, economic security, decentralization, and verifiable compute
• Build models and simulations to identify economic risks, stress-test economic models, and understand other economic metrics such as circulating supply, emissions rate, rewards rate, gas fees, etc
• Collaborate with the engineering team to design and test new incentive mechanisms
• Publish research papers, reports, and blog posts on cryptoeconomic findings to the broader community

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in economics, math, quantitative finance, computer science, data science or a related field
• Previous experience designing incentive mechanisms for L1s or L2s
• Previous experience in a startup environment
• Contributions to open source projects

Benefits

• Opportunity to design systems from the ground-up
• Fast paced environment that allows you to learn and ship quickly
• Competitive salary + share of equity and token pool
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Whatever equipment you need to get the job done
• Github Co-Pilot and ChatGPT subscription
• 3 days week in-office with the team, 2 days a week WFH