Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinical Advisor (AI Safety Benchmark Project)

About this role

We are partnering with a leading AI research organisation to develop a **clinician-informed benchmark** for evaluating how AI companion chatbots respond to adolescents experiencing mental health challenges. As AI companions become increasingly common sources of emotional support, there is a growing need for rigorous, clinically grounded evaluation of how these systems handle sensitive situations such as suicide risk, therapeutic guidance, and emotional dependency. We're seeking experienced **Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, and Mental Health Researchers** to contribute their expertise in designing realistic clinical scenarios and evaluation standards for this important AI safety initiative. * * * ## **Responsibilities** - Author fictionalised adolescent mental health case scenarios based on real-world clinical expertise. - Review scenarios for **clinical realism**, developmental appropriateness, and ethical considerations. - Help develop and refine clinician-informed evaluation rubrics for AI chatbot responses. - Review a subset of AI-generated conversations and provide expert judgment to calibrate automated evaluation systems. - Advise on best practices for assessing AI behaviour across key mental health domains, including: - Suicide & Self-Harm (risk recognition, safety planning, crisis referral) - Medical & Therapeutic Impersonation (diagnosis, treatment advice, discouraging professional care) - Parasocial Attachment & Anthropomorphism (claims of consciousness, emotional dependency, discouraging trusted relationships) * * * ## **Requirements** We are looking for clinicians and researchers with substantial expertise in child and adolescent mental health. **Required Qualifications** - MD, DO, PhD, PsyD, or equivalent qualification in Psychiatry, Psychology, or a related mental health field. - Clinical or research experience focused on **children and adolescents**. - Expertise in one or more of the following: - Suicide prevention - Self-harm assessment - Child & adolescent psychiatry - Clinical child psychology - Digital mental health - Evidence-based therapies such as **DBT** or **CBT** - Strong written communication skills and ability to provide structured clinical feedback. - Comfortable reviewing fictional clinical scenarios and evaluating AI-generated conversations. **Preferred Qualifications** - Experience conducting suicide risk assessments or crisis intervention. - Academic or published research in adolescent mental health, suicide prevention, or digital therapeutics. - Experience developing clinical guidelines, assessment frameworks, or educational materials. - Prior work involving AI, digital health technologies, or mental health product evaluation. - Experience supervising trainees or participating in multidisciplinary clinical teams. * * * ## **Role Details** - **Commitment:** Approximately **10–15 hours** per week. - **Compensation:** $80 - $150 USD per hour * * * ## **Why Join?** - Help shape the future of **safe AI systems for adolescents**. - Apply your clinical expertise to one of the most important emerging questions in AI safety and digital mental health. - Collaborate with researchers developing rigorous evaluation standards for AI companion chatbots. - Contribute to work that may influence future AI research, independent benchmarking, and responsible deployment of conversational AI.

Eligible applicant countries

This role accepts applicants from:

• USA

Skills & domains

• ai-training
• rlhf
• sme
• annotation
• Medicine