Research Assistant
North Star Staffing
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Job Description
About the Role of a Research Assistant
North Star Staffing is seeking highly skilled Generalists to support an accelerated initiative focused on improving AI systems designed for therapeutic-style conversations. As a Research Assistant, 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
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunity organization and consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.
Key skills/competency
- AI Evaluation
- Therapeutic AI
- Empathy Assessment
- Emotional Intelligence
- Communication Clarity
- Content Refinement
- Written Feedback
- Analytical Thinking
- Quality Assurance
- Behavioral Science
How to Get Hired at North Star Staffing
- Understand North Star Staffing's mission: Research their staffing philosophy and how they connect talent to innovative projects.
- Tailor your resume for AI evaluation: Highlight experience in AI content review, quality assurance, or behavioral science.
- Showcase your communication prowess: Prepare to demonstrate strong written communication and analytical skills crucial for AI feedback.
- Emphasize immediate availability: Express readiness to start promptly after onboarding, a key project requirement.
- Prepare for behavioral insights: Be ready to discuss how you assess emotional nuance and supportive communication in your past roles.
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