Stanford Youth Study — Register Interest (US Parents & Kids, Age 9–13)

Mercor is gathering a list of interested parents for the Youth Well-being Project, an upcoming research study led by Stanford University in collaboration with Bocconi University, focused on how smartphones and digital tools affect children and families.

Please note: this is not an active project yet. We're collecting expressions of interest now so we can reach out when the study opens — expected within the next ~3 months. Applying simply registers your interest — there's no commitment and nothing to do right now. We'll email you when the study is ready.

We're looking for parents in the United States who have a child aged 9–13 with their own smartphone. You can pick one child to take part with you.

If the study is a fit, you'd later be asked to

• Complete a few short online surveys (about 1 hour total) plus a few text-message check-ins

• Install a parental-control app on your child's phone for the duration of the study

• Your child completes two short online surveys and a few text-message check-ins

To register interest

• Based in the United States

• Parent/guardian of a child aged 9–13 who has their own smartphone

• Open to taking part together with your child when the study launches

Good to know

• Status: Registering interest only — not yet active

• Expected start: Within the next ~3 months

• Format: Remote — online surveys + short text-message check-ins

• Time commitment: About 1 hour of surveys overall

• Compensation: A flat fee paid once on completion (confirmed when the study opens)

• No action needed until we reach out — we'll keep you posted

Why register

• Be first in line when this Stanford + Bocconi study opens

• Contribute to research on children's well-being in the digital age

• Flexible, remote participation

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.