Psychologist (Remote | $100–$200/hr)

Synthires; United States; Remote; CAD 138,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

Synthires seeks experienced Developmental Psychology and Child Development professionals to support an AI training project focused on psychologically 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 research expertise is what matters most. This remote role invites independent work and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Developmental Psychology and Child Development.
• Advanced academic or 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.
• Strong analytical, research, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.

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.

Skills

Developmental Psych

Child Development

Cognition

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

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.