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The MIDUS Affective Neuroscience Project team led by Dr. Stacey M. Schaefer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Institute on Aging is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to analyze and publish on data from the national longitudinal Midlife in the US study. MIDUS is an NIA-supported study on aging explicitly focused on all the adult years (25-100+) with multiple longitudinal timepoints over the past +20 years. This is an opportunity to become part of a scientific community that is actively engaged with MIDUS and play a key role in analyzing neuroimaging data in relation to affective, psychophysiological, sociodemographic, behavioral, cognitive, biomarker, and environmental data with an emphasis on understanding the factors that are important for emotional wellbeing, brain health, and brain aging.   This fully supported appointment provides a broad, interdisciplinary experience preparing postdoctoral researchers to generate new discoveries of what happens to people,...

CLINICAL RESEARCH PSYCHOLOGIST The Department of Veterans Affairs is accepting applications for a licensed psychologist to lead the Clinical Science Core of the VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans. The psychologist will serve as a senior leader of the Center, overseeing a team of researchers, technicians, and support staff. They will also supervise and conduct research projects either as a principal investigator or research collaborator in topics related to psychological factors associated with mental illnesses in Veterans and their treatment. The Program Manager will successfully apply for grants and/or other extramural funding. Additionally, they will provide training and educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, medical residents, and postdoctoral fellows working in CoE laboratories. Strong candidates for this position will have a track record of extramural grant funding with several years of experience directing...

The Monell Chemical Senses Center is a nonprofit, basic research institute dedicated to the study of taste, smell, chemesthesis, and appetite. Founded in 1968, the Center is located near the campuses of the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University in Philadelphia. Research focuses on understanding how the chemical senses function and their importance in everyday life. Dr. Carol M. Christensen, Alumnus Member and Consultant to the Director at Monell, has endowed a full-time postdoctoral position in human chemosensory science (human neuroscience, learning, emotion, decision-making, as well as other human-based research in taste and smell). Positions are currently available for interdisciplinary training and research in our four broad research aims: sensory nutrition, disease diagnosis/treatment, smell/taste loss, and digitizing smells/tastes. Approaches include clinical medicine, chemistry, biochemistry, organismal and molecular biology, animal and human psychophysics,...

The College of Science & Mathematics at Rowan University  invites applications for the position of Department Head, Department of Psychology. This is a 12-month administrative position. We are seeking a strategic, outcomes-oriented, forward-looking, dynamic leader to foster the continued growth of the Department. With Rowan’s commitment to growth and innovation, particularly in the health sciences, the Department of Psychology is uniquely positioned to drive research initiatives and program development at the intersection of behavioral and life sciences, engineering, and medicine. The successful candidate will be expected to foster faculty research, build and support innovative undergraduate and graduate programs, and enhance academic, experiential, and entrepreneurial opportunities for students and faculty. The Department Head will cultivate a positive, inclusive, and collaborative environment within the Department for faculty, staff, and students. The Department Head is...

The Symbolic Systems Program at Stanford seeks to hire a lecturer for a three-year, renewable term. Symbolic Systems is a unique, interdisciplinary program focused on the intersection of minds and machines. We offer a rigorous BS program with concentrations in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, natural language processing, neuroscience, human-computer interaction, and other areas as well as a small research-focused MS degree. Application at:  https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/program/24415 A successful hire will be expected to (1) teach undergraduate level courses for Symbolic Systems, (2) perform other SYMSYS-related duties, and (3) contribute to Stanford's COLLEGE program. Stanford has been involved in a major remaking of introductory general education and the COLLEGE program is a new first-year requirement. You can read about its offerings here: https://college.stanford.edu/courses . Stanford is on the quarter system (three academic quarters of 10...