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About the Role
Mercor is recruiting participants for the Youth Well-being Project, a research study led by Stanford University in collaboration with Bocconi University, focused on how smartphones and digital tools affect children and families. 📋 Applications are open now. We're accepting applications at this stage to finalize and confirm participants for the upcoming batch, which begins in January. Apply now to lock in your spot — selected applicants will have their place confirmed ahead of the January start. ✅ Who can take part — please read carefully
What You'll Do
You are a parent/guardian based in the United States
You have a child aged 9–13
Your child has their own smartphone with an active SIM card (a working phone number). This is required — the study involves installing an app on the child's phone, so a tablet, Wi‑Fi‑only device, or a phone without a SIM will not qualify.
You and your child are willing to take part together
Complete a few short online surveys plus occasional text-message check-ins across the study
Install a parental-control app on your child's phone and keep it installed for the study period
Your child completes two short online surveys and a few text-message check-ins
Independent contractor engagement. Apply via the link below - Mercor handles onboarding and pays weekly via Stripe or Wise.
Common Questions
Mercor has a reliability rating of very reliable based on the listings we track, with an onboarding time of 1-3 weeks (interview + assessment + trial). See our full Mercor review for the details behind that rating.
Applying takes you to Mercor's own website, where the application is completed. We are not a recruiter or employer and do not process applications directly - we may be recorded as the referring source.
$110/h - Independent contractor engagement. Apply via the link below - Mercor handles onboarding and pays weekly via Stripe or Wise.
You are a parent/guardian based in the United States You have a child aged 9–13 Your child has their own smartphone with an active SIM card (a working phone number). This is required — the study involves installing an app on the child's phone, so a tablet, Wi‑Fi‑only device, or a phone without a SIM will not qualify.
