Expert Opportunity - Design Researcher ($70/hr, up to $1,400/week)

Ethos; India; On-site; INR 7,902,000 - 11,853,000; Part time

Job summary

Ethos is seeking a design researcher to train an AI language model on professional documents. The role is fully remote with flexible, 5-20 hours per week and compensation at $70/hour. Start ASAP, ideal for candidates with 4+ years in customer or user research and a strong bias for high-quality, crafted documents and decks.

You will lead studies across interviews, usability testing, surveys, and synthesis, delivering insights and product recommendations to inform AI-driven document workflows.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of customer or user research, owning the full study lifecycle from discussion guide to insight synthesis.
• Fluency with thematic coding, survey design/statistics, and translating data into usability test findings decks and journey maps.
• Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship with excellent written communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks across core workflows.
• Prepare moderated usability test findings decks and journey map documents translating findings into product recommendations.
• Design survey instruments and analyses, interview synthesis, and screener criteria for research studies.

Skills

User research

Interviews

Usability testing

Surveys

Thematic coding

Written communication

Attention to detail

Tools

Google Docs

Google Sheets

PowerPoint

Job description

About This Opportunity

We're working with a leading foundational AI lab to find experienced design researchers who can help train their latest language model on professional document, spreadsheet, and slide deck tasks.

We're looking for design researchers with 4+ years in customer or user research, feedback synthesis, or product discovery to create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks across core workflows: moderated usability test findings decks, customer interview synthesis and thematic coding summaries, survey instrument design and analysis writeups, discussion guides and screener criteria for research studies, research repository tagging and insight briefs, and journey map documents translating findings into product recommendations.

Compensation: $70/hour

Commitment: Flexible, 5-20 hours per week (or more if desired)

Location: Fully remote, work on your own schedule

Start date: ASAP

Qualifications

• 4+ years conducting customer or user research (interviews, usability testing, surveys) with ownership of the full study lifecycle from discussion guide to insight synthesis
• Fluency with thematic coding methods, survey design/statistics, and translating raw research data into usability test findings decks and journey map documents
• Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail

About Ethos

Ethos is a new expert network built by a McKinsey/SoftBank/DeepMind team and backed by world-leading investors like General Catalyst. We connect experts with investors and consultancies for paid expert calls, speaking engagements, and advisory opportunities.

Key Requirements

• 4+ years conducting customer or user research (interviews, usability testing, surveys) with ownership of the full study lifecycle from discussion guide to insight synthesis
• Fluency with thematic coding methods, survey design/statistics, and translating raw research data into usability test findings decks and journey map documents
• Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail