aaiqra - Founding Psychology Lead - Psychology & Behavior Science Vertical

CTC: 12 - 36 LPA

Title: Founding Psychology Lead

aaiqra is building a neuroscience-led system to help students understand, train, and improve their focus using neurofeedback, applied psychology, and AI. Our vision is to build a world where every student understands their own brain, controls their attention, and studies with clarity instead of pressure, guilt, or burnout.

We're looking for a founding team member to lead our Psychology & Behavior Science vertical -someone who wants to build, not just advise.

This role is ideal for a person who:

- Thinks deeply about attention, focus, and behavior

- Is excited by the intersection of psychology, brain signals, and real-world impact

- Wants to shape a product from day zero, not step into a finished system

Who we're looking for

You might be a good fit if you:

- Come from neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, applied neuroscience, etc background

- Have practical experience of EEG / neurofeedback / biosignals (Not mandatory but good to have)

- Care about students and how they actually study, struggle, and think

- Can explain brain science in a way that feels human, simple, and non-judgmental

- Are comfortable with ambiguity and early-stage building

- Have minimum 3+ years of experience

- Must have completed masters or atleast pursuing it

Role and Responsibilities:

- Lead and build the Psychology vertical of aaiqra from the ground up, shaping how psychology, neuroscience, and technology come together for student focus.

- Define the psychological framework for interpreting eurofeedback based insights in a way that is safe, non-clinical, and meaningful for students.

- Guide the design of neurofeedback and behavior-change approaches that help students build sustainable focus habits.

- Act as the psychology owner behind aaiqra's conversational AI, ensuring its feedback is ethical, supportive, and scientifically grounded.

- Co-design and drive the pilot study, working closely with founders to test, refine, and validate the system in real student environments.

- Establish ethical boundaries and guardrails, preventing misinterpretation, over-pathologizing, or psychological harm to students.

- Translate complex psychological and brain science concepts into simple, student-friendly explanations.

- Collaborate with tech, product, and AI teams to align human psychology with system design and technical outputs.

- Shape the future roadmap of therapy, mentorship, and cognitive training experiences within aaiqra.

Engagement & compensation:

- Equity stake

- Part-time commitment till pilot

- You'll work closely with the founders on shaping the core of the product and lead the pilot