Remote Psychology PhD Assessment Specialist - AI Content & QA

Obsidian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 131,000; Part time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking expert psychologists to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write and verify rigorous questions, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.

You will be assigned one of two task types: question authoring or question verification, with emphasis on accuracy, clarity, and rigor across domains such as neuromorphic engineering, consumer psychology, and

Qualifications

• PhD or PsyD in Psychology or doctoral candidate required; master's considered for exceptional depth.
• Strong command of graduate-level psychological theory, research methods, and empirical literature.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Author original psychology questions that test deep conceptual understanding.
• Rate each question's difficulty: Medium, Hard, or Expert.
• Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear reasoning in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources.
• For verification tasks: flag clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify edits made.

Skills

Graduate-level psychology

Excellent written English

Education

PhD or PsyD in Psychology

Doctoral candidate in Psychology

Job description

Obsidian is seeking expert psychologists to author and review high-quality academic assessment content for an AI research initiative. You will write and verify rigorous questions, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities.

You will be assigned one of two task types: question authoring or question verification, with emphasis on accuracy, clarity, and rigor across domains such as neuromorphic engineering, consumer psychology, and