Psychology PhD - Assessment Specialist

About the job

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Position: Applied Psychology Benchmark Specialist

Type: Contract

Compensation: $50–$63/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author original psychology questions that test deep conceptual understanding. Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined.
• Rate each question's difficulty as Medium, Hard, or Expert. Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives.
• Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise reasoning in markdown format.
• Supply 1–5 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals and university repositories.
• For verification tasks, flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability. Justify any edits made.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD , PsyD , or doctoral candidate in Psychology or a closely related field.
• Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain.
• Strong command of graduate-level psychological theory, research methodology, and empirical literature.
• Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely.

Preferred

• Clinical licensure or research publications in psychology .

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