User Experience Psychologist

Location: Remote (Anywhere in Pakistan)
Type: Internship
Duration: 5 months
Start Date: Immediate
Hours & Time: Part-time | Monday to Friday 6pm to 12pm (evening-night)
Stipend: not applicable

About Us:

We are a Canadian software development house focusing on solving problems that are unconventional. You will be reporting to teams located in Toronto and Karachi, providing the opportunity to work across multiple time zones and engage with a diverse, international team.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are seeking a User Experience Psychologist to research user behavior, market trends, and digital products using academic literature, market intelligence, and industry research.

Research Mindset We Value:

We are not looking for someone who simply summarizes existing research. We are looking for a curious and creative thinker who can connect ideas across disciplines and generate novel insights.

The ideal candidate:

• Thinks independently and challenges assumptions.
• Is comfortable exploring research across multiple fields, including psychology, behavioral economics, sociology, HCI, marketing, product design, technology, and business strategy.
• Can synthesize information from academic papers, industry reports, market data, case studies, and real-world observations.
• Looks for patterns that others may overlook and develops original hypotheses.
• Is willing to combine concepts from multiple sources to create new frameworks, methods, and recommendations.
• Balances evidence-based thinking with creativity and innovation.
• Enjoys investigating complex questions that may not have obvious answers.
• Is intellectually curious and continuously seeks out new perspectives and emerging research.

Research Approach:

We value researchers who are willing to go beyond conventional thinking.

The ideal candidate:

• Thinks creatively while remaining evidence-driven.
• Pulls insights from multiple disciplines rather than relying on a single field of study.
• Combines academic research, market intelligence, case studies, industry trends, and real-world observations.
• Identifies connections between seemingly unrelated ideas.
• Develops new frameworks, methodologies, and approaches when existing solutions are insufficient.
• Is comfortable working on open-ended questions where the path forward is not always obvious.

Education:

Pursuing or recently completed studies in:

• Psychology
• Cognitive Science
• Behavioral Economics
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Data Analytics

Application Question(s):

• Are you pursuing or have pursued education in psychology, human, or cognitive studies?
• Have you read the internship description, and understand your role?

Work Location: Remote