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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, not surface-level recall.

Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined with all necessary information in the problem statement.

Rate each question''s difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above).

Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers.

Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise reasoning in markdown format.

Supply 15 academic references per question from reputable sources like peer-reviewed journals or university repositories.

For verification tasks:



flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and 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 is a strong plus.

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📌 Psychology PhD - Assessment Specialist (Toronto)
🏢 Mercor
📍 Toronto