Developmental Psychology (PhD)
micro1 is engaging Psychologists with expertise in child development and developmental psychology for a customer project at the intersection of psychology and technology. Contributors will evaluate, review, and annotate datasets relevant to child development, provide expert feedback on AI model outputs, support scenario and test-case development, and help improve how AI systems address children's learning, behavior, and developmental needs. The opportunity is suited to researchers and academics in child development or developmental psychology, with or without direct clinical experience. No prior AI experience is required.
Salary
USD100 - USD200 / hour
Department
Developmental Psychology & AI Evaluation
Experience
Doctorate-level expertise in Child Development, Developmental Psychology, or a closely related field, with research or academic experience involving child development, developmental psychology, children's learning, or behavior
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Role fit snapshot
- Engagement
- Remote contractor | micro1 application platform
- Experience
- Recorded experience: Doctorate-level expertise in Child Development, Developmental Psychology, or a closely related field, with research or academic experience involving child development, developmental psychology, children's learning, or behavior
- Core expertise
- Developmental Psychology & AI Evaluation | Developmental Psychology | Child Development | Child Development Research
- Geographic eligibility
- Not specified beyond Remote
- Listing dates
- Posted 2026-09-16 | Valid through 2026-10-16
- Compensation
- Recorded compensation: $100-$200/hour
Responsibilities
- Evaluate, review, and annotate datasets relevant to child development and developmental psychology for AI system training.
- Provide detailed expert insights and feedback on the accuracy, cultural appropriateness, and developmental relevance of data and model outputs.
- Contribute psychological analysis to scenarios, test cases, and real-world situations involving children's learning and behavior.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to inform model improvements and maintain psychological integrity in AI interactions.
- Create or refine guidelines that help AI systems address linguistic, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of child development across diverse backgrounds.
- Review AI-generated content and interactions for developmental relevance and psychological accuracy.
- Document research findings, observations, and recommendations clearly and thoroughly.
- Apply child development and developmental psychology expertise to support ongoing AI research and development.
Skills
Requirements
- PhD in Child Development, Developmental Psychology, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated expertise in child development or developmental psychology.
- Research or academic experience related to children's learning, behavior, cognition, language, or psychosocial development.
- Experience evaluating or analyzing research data, datasets, model outputs, or behavioral information.
- Ability to provide detailed feedback on accuracy, cultural appropriateness, and developmental relevance.
- Ability to contribute to scenario development, test cases, and real-world child development situations.
- Strong written communication and research documentation skills.
- Ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary and distributed teams.
- Comfort working independently on digital platforms in a remote environment.
- Proficiency in one or more of the following languages is prioritized: Japanese, French, Tagalog, Malay, Lithuanian, Russian, Georgian, Polish, Marathi, Bengali, Urdu, Vietnamese, Swahili, Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian, Turkish, Gujarati, or Bulgarian.
- Direct clinical experience is not required.
- No prior professional AI experience is required.
Benefits
- Fully remote contractor opportunity.
- Compensation of $100–$200 per hour.
- Opportunity to apply developmental psychology and child development expertise to next-generation AI training.
- Work involving research datasets, model evaluation, scenario development, and psychological guidelines.
- Opportunity to contribute to AI systems addressing children's learning, behavior, and developmental needs.
- Collaboration with interdisciplinary and distributed research teams.
- Opportunity to support AI research and development at the intersection of psychology and technology.
- Direct clinical experience is not required.
- No prior AI experience required.
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