Research Associate - AI Evaluations
Core
Design and run community-facing research to evaluate whether AI systems work for underserved communities in India, shaping evaluation frameworks and datasets.
Role type
Research Associate (AI Evaluations)
Builds
Evaluation frameworks, datasets, and toolkits for AI systems serving rural and underserved communities
Domain
Social science + AI/ML evaluation in India
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Research design, qualitative field research (FGDs, interviews), data analysis (SQL, Python/R), gender/intersectionality analysis, community engagement
Preferred skills
Proficiency in Indian languages beyond Hindi, familiarity with agriculture/rural livelihoods, participatory methods
Technologies
SQL, Python, R
Responsibilities
Design research questions, methods, and sampling; build research toolkits (guides, consent scripts); conduct focus groups and interviews; coordinate field data collection; clean and analyze qualitative/quantitative data; synthesize insights into evaluation frameworks; support project management
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC