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Psychology Research Expert

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Posted September 14, 2026
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Pay
$90/hr
Location
Remote
Job type
contract
Posted
September 14, 2026

Overview

AfterQuery builds the evaluation and training data that frontier AI labs use to measure what their models can and cannot do in real professional work, and this opening sits in the social science track. Psychology researchers write realistic behavioral science scenarios, then grade how a model reasons through them, with attention to construct validity, statistical inference, and awareness of replication limits. Every psychology specialty qualifies, so the work stays inside your own area of depth. The engagement runs remote and async, with no screen recording, keystroke monitoring, or idle timers.

What You'll Do6

  • Author behavioral science scenarios that a working researcher would actually reason through, covering the arc from study design to interpretation.
  • Write reference answers that show the methodological thinking behind each conclusion, weighing constructs, confounds, and effect sizes.
  • Grade model output on construct validity, quality of inference, and whether it accounts for replication concerns.
  • Flag claims that sound plausible but overstate what the evidence supports, the kind of miss only a trained researcher catches.
  • Document your behavioral reasoning in clear written English so reviewers can follow and reuse the judgment.
  • Scale your weekly hours up or down around a 10 hour floor to fit your other commitments.

Requirements8

  • Advanced degree in psychology or a closely related behavioral science.
  • Two or more years of research involving human subjects or behavioral data.
  • Command of study design, measurement, and statistical inference.
  • Clear written English suited to documenting behavioral reasoning.
  • Capacity for at least 10 hours per week.
  • PhD with peer reviewed publications (preferred).
  • Specialty depth in cognitive, social, clinical, or industrial organizational psychology (preferred).
  • UX research or applied behavioral science experience in industry (preferred).

Who Should Apply

Academics, UX researchers, and applied behavioral scientists who reason from methods and evidence rather than intuition. An advanced psychology degree plus two or more years working with human subjects or behavioral data puts you in range. Cognitive, social, clinical, and industrial organizational specialists all fit.

Salary Insight

The listing posts $90.00/hr, and AfterQuery describes the band for this work as $60 to $120/hr, with the rate set from your experience instead of negotiated down after you start. Payment arrives weekly through Stripe. A figure at $90 tends to match researchers holding a doctorate and a publication record.

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PsychologyBehavioral ScienceStudy DesignStatistical InferenceConstruct ValidityMeasurementResearch MethodsReplicationCognitive PsychologySocial PsychologyClinical PsychologyIndustrial Organizational PsychologyUX ResearchApplied Behavioral ScienceExperimental Design

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