Research Assistant

Research Assistant at North Star Staffing

We are seeking highly skilled Generalists with a Bachelor’s degree to support an accelerated initiative focused on improving AI systems designed for therapeutic-style conversations. As a Research Assistant, you will play a crucial role in evaluating, comparing, and refining AI-generated responses. Your work will ensure these responses meet high standards for empathy, emotional insight, communication clarity, and appropriateness within supportive dialogue settings. This directly contributes to enhancing safe, supportive, and human-aligned AI behavior, particularly 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

North Star Staffing is an equal opportunity organization and considers all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

Key skills/competency

• AI Evaluation
• Empathy Assessment
• Written Communication
• Analytical Skills
• Emotional Intelligence
• Quality Assurance
• Feedback Provision
• Communication Clarity
• Detail Orientation
• Behavioral Science