Developmental Psychology (PhD), Remote Remote (International)

Dover; India; Remote; INR 1,653,000 - 2,480,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover is seeking a Developmental Psychology (PhD) contractor to help train next-generation AI systems. This remote role emphasizes independent contributions and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure psychological integrity in AI interactions.

You will evaluate datasets, provide insights on developmental relevance, and help create guidelines addressing linguistic, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of child development across diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• PhD in Child Development or Developmental Psychology
• Experience with AI-related or digital projects in child development is desirable
• Ability to work remotely with distributed team

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, review, and annotate data sets for AI training.
• Provide insights on accuracy, cultural appropriateness, and developmental relevance.
• Contribute expert analysis to scenario development and test cases.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to inform model improvements.
• Create or refine guidelines addressing linguistic, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects.
• Document findings and recommendations to support AI research.

Skills

Child development expertise

Developmental psychology

Education

Doctorate (PhD) in Child Development, Developmental Psychology, or closely related field

Job description

Role Title: Developmental Psychology (PhD)

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

Required Skills

• Child development expertise
• Developmental psychology

In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required - your domain knowledge is what matters. This opportunity is especially suited for contributors who have a background in research or academic work related to child development or developmental psychology, with or without direct clinical experience.

Scope of Work

• Evaluate, review, and annotate data sets relevant to child development and developmental psychology for AI system training.
• Provide detailed insights and feedback on the accuracy, cultural appropriateness, and developmental relevance of data and model outputs.
• Contribute expert analysis to scenario development, test cases, and real-world situations involving children's learning and behavior.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to inform model improvements and ensure psychological integrity in AI interactions.
• Create or refine guidelines for AI systems to better address linguistic, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of child development across diverse backgrounds.
• Document findings and recommendations with clarity and depth to support ongoing AI research and development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctorate (PhD) in Child Development, Developmental Psychology, or closely related field.
• Demonstrated involvement in technology-driven, digital, or AI-focused projects relevant to child development is highly desirable.
• Comfortable working remotely on digital platforms, delivering contributions independently while engaging with a distributed team.
• We are prioritizing applicants with proficiency in one or more of these languages: Japanese, French, Tagalog, Malay, Lithuanian, Russian, Georgian, Polish, Marathi, Bengali, Urdu, Vietnamese, Swahili, Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian, Turkish, Gujarati, Bulgarian.