Edge & Node is hiring a
Cryptoeconomics Researcher

Summary

Join us in redefining the landscape of decentralized applications as a Cryptoeconomics Researcher at Edge & Node, where you will help design and refine cryptoeconomic mechanisms alongside our cross-organizational teams within The Graph ecosystem.

Requirements

• Expertise in Mechanism Design, Algorithmic Game Theory, and related fields, either through an advanced degree or self-taught
• A deep understanding of crypto token economics. Strong curiosity and passion for crypto and web3-specific topics
• Experience working in industry or in another applied setting, with experience working within multidisciplinary teams, taking research ideas to production
• A passion for teaching others and exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Experience working on cross-discipline projects, across economics, computer science, and mathematics
• Adept at writing LaTeX and computational notebooks (preferably in Python)
• A strong understanding of web3 principles like decentralization, trustlessness, censorship resistance and economic security, as well as the tradeoffs in decentralized governance and progressive decentralization
• Familiarity with tokenomics and token-powered networks like blockchains and DePIN protocols
• Ability to apply an adversarial mindset to keep the protocol secure
• Broad knowledge of economic topics, including contract theory, negotiation protocols, microeconomics, macroeconomics, institutional economics, monetary theory, and market design
• Self-directed, proactive, self-starter who is comfortable with the autonomy of working in a remote setting
• Proven track record of producing solutions for complex problems in a dynamic environment, against requirements and under time constraints

Responsibilities

• Constructing game theoretical models of existing and proposed mechanisms
• Improving tokenomics by identifying incentive gaps and potential improvements in The Graph’s token and protocol economic design
• Developing a deep understanding of The Graph Network and ensuring it is sustainable for all network participants
• Maintaining and publishing papers, forum posts and blog posts describing The Graph’s protocol economics
• Applying deep knowledge of other protocols as well as academic research to identify solutions for The Graph
• Designing incentives for key features on The Graph's 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

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of Distributed Systems is preferred