Remote Developmental Psychologist for AI Training

Synthires; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 138,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

Synthires in New Zealand is seeking experienced Developmental Psychology professionals to contribute to a customer project at the intersection of psychology and technology. You will apply expertise in child development to help train and improve AI systems, focusing on developmentally informed input.

Prior AI experience is not required. This opportunity suits researchers or academics with backgrounds in child development, who can annotate datasets, assess AI outputs for psychological accuracy and

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Developmental Psychology and Child Development.
• Advanced academic or research experience in developmental psychology, child development, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong understanding of cognitive, emotional, social, linguistic, and psychosocial development in children.
• Ability to critically evaluate developmental scenarios, datasets, and AI-generated outputs.
• Strong analytical and research skills with attention to developmental and cultural context.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, review, and annotate datasets related to child development and developmental psychology for AI training.
• Assess AI-generated content and model outputs for psychological accuracy, developmental relevance, and cultural appropriateness.
• Provide detailed expert feedback on scenarios involving children's learning, behavior, cognition, and psychosocial development.
• Contribute developmental psychology expertise to the creation of test cases and realistic child-development scenarios.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support AI model improvements and maintain psychological integrity in AI interactions.
• Develop or refine guidelines addressing linguistic, cognitive, emotional, and psychosocial aspects of child development across diverse populations.
• Identify developmental inaccuracies, inappropriate assumptions, or gaps in AI-generated responses.
• Document findings, recommendations, and expert reasoning clearly to support ongoing AI research and development.

Skills

Developmental Psychology

Child Development

Cognitive Development

Social-Emotional Development

Language Development

Research Skills

Education

PhD in Child Development

PhD in Developmental Psychology

Job description

Synthires in New Zealand is seeking experienced Developmental Psychology professionals to contribute to a customer project at the intersection of psychology and technology. You will apply expertise in child development to help train and improve AI systems, focusing on developmentally informed input.

Prior AI experience is not required. This opportunity suits researchers or academics with backgrounds in child development, who can annotate datasets, assess AI outputs for psychological accuracy and