Research
Developmental Psychology (PhD)
Status: Open
- Pay
- $100–$200/hr
- Location
- Remote
- Employment type
- Contractor
- Openings
- 101
- Posted
- 2026-09-10
About this opportunity
Role Title: Developmental Psychology (PhD)
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote
micro1 is engaging Psychologists to contribute their expertise to a customer's project at the intersection of psychology and technology. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters. This opportunity is especially suited for contributors who have a background in research or academic work related to child development or developmental psychology, with or without direct clinical experience.
Scope of Work
- Evaluate, review, and annotate data sets relevant to child development and developmental psychology for AI system training.
- Provide detailed insights and feedback on the accuracy, cultural appropriateness, and developmental relevance of data and model outputs.
- Contribute expert analysis to scenario development, test cases, and real-world situations involving children’s learning and behavior.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to inform model improvements and ensure psychological integrity in AI interactions.
- Create or refine guidelines for AI systems to better address linguistic, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of child development across diverse backgrounds.
- Document findings and recommendations with clarity and depth to support ongoing AI research and development.
Preferred Qualifications
- Doctorate (PhD) in Child Development, Developmental Psychology, or closely related field.
- Demonstrated involvement in technology-driven, digital, or AI-focused projects relevant to child development is highly desirable.
- Comfortable working remotely on digital platforms, delivering contributions independently while engaging with a distributed team.
- We are prioritizing applicants with proficiency in one or more of these languages: Japanese, French, Tagalog, Malay, Lithuanian, Russian, Georgian, Polish, Marathi, Bengali, Urdu, Vietnamese, Swahili, Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian, Turkish, Gujarati, Bulgarian.
Required skills
- child development expertise
- developmental psychology
What you'll do
- Evaluate, review, and annotate data sets relevant to child development and developmental psychology for AI system training.
- Provide detailed insights and feedback on the accuracy, cultural appropriateness, and developmental relevance of data and model outputs.
- Contribute expert analysis to scenario development, test cases, and real-world situations involving children’s learning and behavior.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to inform model improvements and ensure psychological integrity in AI interactions.
- Create or refine guidelines for AI systems to better address linguistic, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of child development across diverse backgrounds.
- Document findings and recommendations with clarity and depth to support ongoing AI research and development.
Preferred qualifications
- Doctorate (PhD) in Child Development, Developmental Psychology, or closely related field.
- Demonstrated involvement in technology-driven, digital, or AI-focused projects relevant to child development is highly desirable.
- Comfortable working remotely on digital platforms, delivering contributions independently while engaging with a distributed team.
- We are prioritizing applicants with proficiency in one or more of these languages: Japanese, French, Tagalog, Malay, Lithuanian, Russian, Georgian, Polish, Marathi, Bengali, Urdu, Vietnamese, Swahili, Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian, Turkish, Gujarati, Bulgarian.