Developmental Psychologist (Remote)

Location: Fully Remote - Open Worldwide

Schedule: Flexible and autonomous, you pick the hours and days (including weekends if desired)

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, shaping 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.

Pay

$100 - $200/hour, paid bi-monthly