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WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences -Associate/full Professor.  The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences is seeking candidates for one tenured Associate or full Professor position in Aging who has an established track-record of excellence in research and teaching.  Candidates who have experience in all areas of Aging research will be considered, though candidates whose research connects with established strengths in Aging research in the department and/or with other relevant units on campus that conduct aging relevant research will be prioritized.  The individual in this position will conduct research, publish in peer-reviewed journals, advise students, teach undergraduate and graduate psychology courses, and participate in department governance and university service.   The required qualifications for this position are a PhD in psychology or another directly relevant field, an outstanding teaching, service, and...

Psychiatry Research   The University of Chicago’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience is searching for tenured or tenure track faculty members to join our interdisciplinary faculty. We seek applicants pursuing research that complements existing programs in addictions, serious mental illness, psychiatric genetics, eating disorders, developmental psychopathology, and health disparities. Our faculty conduct innovative basic, translational, and clinical research and secure high levels of NIH grant funding. We especially welcome applications from basic, translational, and applied clinical scientists who have demonstrated the capacity for, or success in, conducting impactful science, publishing research of high quality, and competing for external funding. Other duties will include teaching at the graduate and/or undergraduate level and supervision of students and trainees.    The University is a vibrant center of scientific discovery and innovation, and...

As part of an international research project on developing effective interventions to counter false information in India, the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate, who will work on a project that enables information literacy and resilience to false information online. Specifically, the candidate will work on the development and testing of a series of instruments aimed at reducing susceptibility to and sharing of false information on social media in India. This research project is funded jointly by Google Jigsaw and the Alfred Landecker Foundation.   This position is available until 30th June 2023 in the first instance, but may be subject to renewal if additional funding is acquired. The post-holder will work with Prof Sander van der Linden and Dr Jon Roozenbeek on measuring the proliferation and influence of false information on platforms such as WhatsApp and Signal, and...

The Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, invites applications for a full ‐ time, tenure ‐ track Assistant or early Associate Professor in human decision science, broadly construed. Preference will be given to candidates with innovative research programs combining theoretical and empirical approaches to address cognitive processes in decision ‐ making. We welcome specialization in behavioral, economic, computational, and neuroscientific methods, and applications to decisions in domains with broad potential impact.  Michigan’s top-ranked Department of Psychology has a longstanding foundation in decision making research. Successful candidates will join a rich, interdisciplinary research campus ranked No. 1 in research volume among U.S. public universities for the past decade. Multidisciplinary research initiatives on campus bring together c ollaborations across 19 schools and colleges, including business, engineering, design,...

UNT   Department of Psychology has a postdoctoral research fellowship opening. This person will join a team of researchers conducting multi-disciplinary research in the area of alcohol and substance abuse. We are conducting a diverse array of translational substance abuse research projects ranging from adolescent longitudinal development of substance use involvement to adult alcohol treatment outcome research in a criminal justice setting. Individualized competency facilitation is achieved through project-based research activity, along with a curriculum of professional development to prepare the learner for new roles and responsibilities. Key accomplishments include increasing competency in: manuscript writing and presenting, grant writing, and project management. A multi-disciplinary approach is used for training that involves interaction with faculty with expertise in: experimental psychology & methodology, statistics, clinical psychology and psychiatry, pharmacology,...

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Labs of Cognitive Neuroscience,  Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard School of Medicine (Charles A. Nelson, Ph.D.)  The Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience, under the direction of Charles A. Nelson, Ph.D., seek one or more highly  qualified postdoctoral scientists with an interest in neurodevelopment and primary expertise in EEG and related (e.g.,  evoked potential) methods. The ideal candidate will also have the analytic/statistical skills to relate EEG data to a wealth  of existing and to-be-collected behavioral data (particularly tasks that capture executive functions).  Eligible postdocs should have training in clinical or developmental psychology or developmental cognitive neuroscience,  ideally with solid experience in neuroscience methods (particularly EEG) and experience with young children. The  postdoc will have the opportunity to engage in various studies, both domestic and international. This could include  supervising and...

The Princeton University Center for Human Values invites applications for the Harold T. Shapiro Postdoctoral Fellowship in Bioethics for a position starting in September 2023. The Shapiro Fellowship supports outstanding scholars studying ethical issues rising from developments in medicine, the biological sciences, or population health. We particularly encourage proposals focusing on problems of practical importance that have broader theoretical interest. The Shapiro Fellow will spend from one to three years at Princeton conducting research and teaching the equivalent of one course each year (subject to sufficient enrollments and approval by the Dean of the Faculty). They will participate in the Ira W. DeCamp Seminar in Bioethics and will be invited to participate in other activities of the University Center for Human Values including a year-long research seminar for visiting fellows and Center faculty.   Qualifications   Applications welcome from candidates who have or...

We’re significantly expanding our team! Join a group of Data Scientists, Social Scientists, and Civic Design Researchers working to meet DC's most critical problems and promote equitable outcomes for all Washingtonians. Thanks to federal recovery funds, the District has the opportunity to test innovative and bold ideas to build back better. Over the next three years, The Lab will help policymakers evaluate these efforts to make informed decisions. We need Data Scientists and Social Scientists at the Masters, ABD, PhD level and beyond with strong applied research, coding, statistics, and modeling skills to support this expansion. Check out some examples of our past and current work on transit subsidies , road safety , body-worn cameras , and rental assistance . Who we’re looking for: Team players, who want to use scientific tools to make a positive difference in DC residents’ lives, particularly for historically disadvantaged...