Research Assistant

About the Research Assistant Role at North Star Staffing

North Star Staffing is seeking highly skilled Generalists to support an accelerated initiative focused on improving AI systems designed for therapeutic-style conversations. In this 100% Remote (Global) 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.

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
• Therapeutic AI
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Emotional Intelligence
• Written Communication
• Analytical Skills
• Content Review
• Quality Assurance
• Behavioral Science
• Mental Health Communication