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The Program in Cognitive Science, in collaboration with the University Center for Human Values, invites applications for postdoctoral or more senior positions in the Cognitive Science of Values. The successful candidate will be based in the laboratory of Dr. Tania Lombrozo in the Department of Psychology. We aim to support a highly promising scholar with a background in cognitive science or a related discipline, such as psychology, empirically informed/experimental philosophy, or formal epistemology. The scholar's research agenda should address a topic that engages with both cognitive science and values, such as the role of moral values in decision making, the role of epistemic values in belief revision, or the role of values in the cognitive science of religion. The proposed research is expected to yield both theoretical and empirical publications. Candidates will be expected to contribute the equivalent of one course each year to the University Center and/or the Department. This...

T32 Postdoctoral Fellow   The Prevention and Methodology Training (PAMT) program at the Pennsylvania State University is hiring a cohort of Postdoctoral Fellows focused on substance use and addiction. PAMT is an interdisciplinary program at the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (https://prevention.psu.edu/) in the College of Health and Human Development. Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse through a T32 award, PAMT (https://www.pamt.psu.edu/) cross-trains predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers as substance use prevention scientists and methodologists. Fellows are trained to apply cutting-edge methods to emerging critical research needs in the prevention of substance use and addiction. This two-year training program presents a unique opportunity for postdoctoral researchers who wish to establish a research career focused on substance use prevention to receive two years of training from some of the top substance use prevention scientists...

The Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences program and the Psychology Department at Wellesley College invite applicants for a joint tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor, beginning September 2024.  Our Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences program is interdisciplinary with courses in linguistics, psychology, philosophy, and computer science, and our Psychology Department emphasizes empirical research in diverse subfields. We seek a candidate whose research program is in cognitive science or a related field.  Candidates will have a demonstrated commitment to teaching at the undergraduate level while maintaining a commitment to their research specialty. Applicants should be able to teach introductory and upper level courses in cognitive science, as well as cognition and an upper level seminar in their area of specialization. Ability to teach psycholinguistics is also highly desirable. The successful candidate is also expected to provide training in qualitative and...

The Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University (Houston, Texas) invites applications for two (2) tenure-track assistant professor positions to begin July 1, 2024. Position #1 is in an APPLIED area of psychological sciences with a focus on the application of theory and research to address society’s greatest challenges. We seek candidates whose quantitative-based scholarship deeply bridges across at least two of our existing program areas in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Human Factors/Human Computer Interaction, Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience, and Health Psychology . Example topics might include (but are NOT limited to): occupational health or workplace stress/safety/macroergonomics, automation/AI applied to the future of work, training for an aging and diverse workforce, team effectiveness in health care, assistive devices for individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities, augmented cognition/intelligence, neurofeedback...

The Division of Behavioral and Organization Sciences (DBOS) at Claremont Graduate University is seeking to fill a tenure track faculty position with a scholar with a strong quantitative methods background and interest in and experience teaching a wide range of graduate statistics courses. For example, we would be especially interested in courses in SEM, Factor Analysis, Data Visualization and Presentation, Advanced Multivariate Analysis, Meta-Analysis, and the like. The candidate’s research should contribute to one or more of our concentrations, including Applied Cognitive Psychology, Applied Social Psychology, Evaluation and Applied Research Methods, Organizational Behavior, Positive Organizational Psychology, or Positive Developmental Psychology. In addition to teaching, the faculty member will be expected to supervise graduate student research and support our mission of valuing both basic and applied innovative research that transcends disciplinary boundaries. This position is...