Remote Cryptoeconomics Researcher

Summary

A Cryptoeconomics Researcher is needed to design and refine cryptoeconomic mechanisms for a decentralized applications ecosystem. Responsibilities include constructing game theoretical models, improving tokenomics, maintaining and publishing research, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and championing proposed mechanisms in the community.

Requirements

• Expertise in Mechanism Design, Algorithmic Game Theory, and related fields
• A deep understanding of crypto token economics
• Experience working in industry or in another applied setting
• A strong understanding of web3 principles like decentralization, trustlessness, censorship resistance and economic security

Responsibilities

• Constructing game theoretical models of existing and proposed mechanisms
• Improving tokenomics by identifying incentive gaps and potential improvements in our token and protocol economic design
• Developing a deep understanding of our Network and ensuring it is sustainable for all network participants
• Maintaining and publishing papers, forum posts and blog posts describing our protocol economics
• Applying deep knowledge of other protocols as well as academic research to identify solutions for us
• Designing incentives for key features on our roadmap
• Collaborating with a cross-functional team to produce original work that meets the needs of a diverse set of stakeholders, with the company and protocol principles at the core
• Working with System Architects and Protocol Engineers to turn proposals into concrete protocol improvements
• Championing proposed mechanisms in the community and through the governance process: participating in forum discussions, community calls and other ecosystem discussion venues to gather consensus