Role brief
Job description
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
– 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**
*You can pick one child to take part with you — one child per household.*
## What you'll be asked to do
– 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
## Engagement details
– **Start:** January (applications are being finalized now)
– **Format:** Remote — online surveys + short text-message check-ins
– **Time commitment:** The study runs over **~8 weeks**. Active time is light — the surveys are short and the app simply stays installed on your child's phone during that period, with a few quick check-ins along the way
– **Compensation:** A flat fee of $110, paid once on completion
– **Participation:** One child per household
## Why participate
– Contribute to Stanford + Bocconi research on children's well-being in the digital age
– Help parents make more informed decisions about technology
– Flexible, remote participation