Research Assistant
Keystone Recruitment
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Job Description
About the Role: Research Assistant
Keystone Recruitment is seeking highly skilled Generalists (Bachelor’s degree required) to support an accelerated initiative focused on improving AI systems designed for therapeutic-style conversations. In this Research Assistant role, you will evaluate, compare, and refine AI-generated responses to ensure they meet high standards for empathy, emotional insight, communication clarity, and appropriateness in supportive dialogue settings. Your contributions will directly help research teams enhance safe, supportive, and human-aligned AI behavior in mental health–oriented conversational environments. This project requires individuals who can begin immediately following a mandatory onboarding session.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and compare pairs of AI-generated responses.
- Evaluate responses against structured criteria such as empathy, tone, emotional awareness, and communication quality.
- Identify strengths, weaknesses, and alignment gaps.
- Produce improved rewrites when responses do not meet quality standards.
- Provide structured, clear written feedback.
- Follow detailed evaluation guidelines consistently and accurately.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (minimum requirement).
- Strong written communication and analytical skills.
- Ability to assess tone, emotional nuance, and supportive communication.
- High attention to detail and consistency in applying evaluation frameworks.
- Ability to begin immediately after onboarding.
Ideal Background
- Experience in psychology, counseling, communications, behavioral sciences, or related fields.
- Prior experience evaluating AI content, writing, editing, or quality assurance.
- Familiarity with mental health–adjacent communication standards.
Contract & Payment Details
- Independent contractor engagement.
- Fully remote; flexible schedule.
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise.
- Project duration may vary based on performance and business needs.
- No access to confidential or proprietary employer information required.
Key skills/competency
- AI Evaluation
- Empathy Assessment
- Written Communication
- Analytical Skills
- Emotional Intelligence
- Quality Assurance
- Therapeutic Communication
- Feedback Provision
- Detail Orientation
- Behavioral Science
How to Get Hired at Keystone Recruitment
- Research Keystone Recruitment's mission: Study their focus in staffing and how this AI evaluation role aligns with their values.
- Tailor your resume for AI evaluation: Highlight analytical skills, strong written communication, and any prior AI or content assessment experience.
- Showcase empathy and communication expertise: Provide concrete examples of assessing tone, emotional nuance, or therapeutic communication skills.
- Prepare for structured feedback discussions: Demonstrate your ability to apply guidelines consistently and provide clear, constructive written feedback.
- Emphasize immediate availability: Clearly state your readiness to start quickly following the mandatory onboarding process.
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