Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote contract position at micro1 is open worldwide, so South Africans can apply. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Role Title: Child Development Psychologist (PhD)

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

micro1is 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.
Originally posted onHimalayas

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Timezone Advantage

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About micro1

micro1 is a company in the marketing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 23 open positions on Hirezar. View all micro1 jobs →