Psychologist (Remote | $100–$200/hr)

Synthires; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 138,000 - 276,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Synthires is seeking experienced Developmental Psychology and Child Development professionals to support an AI training project focused on psychologically and developmentally informed AI systems.

You will apply expertise in child development, cognition, behavior, and psychosocial development to evaluate and improve AI-generated content. Prior AI experience is not required; your academic and professional expertise matters most.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Developmental Psychology and Child Development.
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• Advanced research experience in developmental psychology or related field.
• Strong understanding of cognitive, emotional, social, linguistic, and psychosocial development in children.
• Ability to critically evaluate developmental scenarios, datasets, and AI outputs.
• Excellent analytical, research, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and annotate child development datasets for AI training.
• Assess AI content for psychological accuracy, developmental relevance, and cultural appropriateness.
• Review scenarios involving children's learning, behavior, cognition, and psychosocial development.
• Create and evaluate realistic child-development scenarios and test cases.
• Identify developmental inaccuracies, inappropriate assumptions, and gaps in AI outputs.
• Develop or refine guidelines on cognitive, emotional, linguistic, and psychosocial development.
• Provide evidence-informed feedback and document expert reasoning.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support AI model improvement.

Skills

Developmental Psychology

Child Development

Cognition

Behavior

Psychosocial development

Analytical skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Independent work

Education

PhD in Child Development or Developmental Psychology

Job description

We are seeking experienced Developmental Psychology and Child Development professionals to support an AI training project focused on psychologically and developmentally informed AI systems. You’ll apply expertise in child development, cognition, behavior, and psychosocial development to evaluate and improve AI-generated content.

Prior AI experience is not required — your academic and professional expertise is what matters most.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate and annotate child development and developmental psychology datasets for AI training.
• Assess AI-generated content for psychological accuracy, developmental relevance, and cultural appropriateness.
• Review scenarios involving children's learning, behavior, cognition, and psychosocial development.
• Create and evaluate realistic child-development scenarios and test cases.
• Identify developmental inaccuracies, inappropriate assumptions, and gaps in AI-generated responses.
• Develop or refine guidelines addressing cognitive, emotional, linguistic, and psychosocial development.
• Provide clear, evidence-informed feedback and document expert reasoning.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support AI model improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Developmental Psychology and Child Development.
• Advanced academic or research experience in developmental psychology, child development, or a closely related field.
• 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, research, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Child Development, Developmental Psychology, or a closely related field.
• Research or academic experience focused on child development or developmental psychology.
• Experience evaluating psychological, educational, behavioral, or developmental content.
• Experience with technology-driven, digital, or AI-related projects.
• Proficiency in Japanese, French, Tagalog, Malay, Lithuanian, Russian, Georgian, or Polish.

Compensation

• Competitive compensation of $100–$200/hour.
• Remote work focused on expert evaluation, annotation, research input, and developmental psychology analysis.
• Prior AI experience is not required.