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The Mind and Society Center ( http://dornsife.usc.edu/mindandsociety ) co-directed by Professor Daphna Oyserman, at the University of Southern California, is seeking applications for a 2-year Post-Doctoral Research Associate beginning as soon as possible (two year postdoc broken into two one year segments, with opportunity for renewal at one year mark assuming excellent performance and availability of funding).  Position Description: The postdoc will work closely with Dr. Oyserman on projects funded by IES (Institute for Educational Studies) and EIR ( Education Innovation and Research), examining the consequences of an intervention to improve students identity- based motivation on their academic performance as part of the Pathways-to-Success program. The Pathways intervention has been developed so that it is deliverable by teachers who have been trained by other teachers. Our funding supports the evaluation of this train-the-trainer scaling model in urban...

University of Puget Sound   Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology   Job ID: 5680   Location: Psychology    Faculty Posting Details Appointment: Department of Psychology; one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position; begins Fall, 2021.   Responsibilities: The Department of Psychology is seeking a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor with expertise to teach Introductory Psychology and a lower division elective in development, cultural/cross-cultural psychology, social psychology, personality, law and psychology, or a related subdiscipline. The University of Puget Sound is a small liberal arts college with class sizes ranging between 15-30 students and a teaching load of 2 units in the Fall semester and 3 units in the Spring semester.   Qualifications: Ph.D. in Psychology (ABD considered). A strong commitment to liberal arts undergraduate teaching is required.   Application Deadline: Interested individuals are encouraged to...