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Mississippi State University invites applications for the Director of the Social Science Research Center (SSRC) who will provide administrative and leadership responsibility for the development and conduct of social science research at the university level and has the obligation and responsibility to oversee and execute the mission of the SSRC. Housed on the main MSU campus, the SSRC encompasses multiple projects and locations across the state of Mississippi with 13 laboratories and units employing over 250 people. This 12-month appointment reports to the Vice Presidents of the Office of Research and Economic Development and the Division of Agriculture, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine. Tenure in an academic department may be available. 1. Provide vision and leadership for the SSRC. 2. Monitor and evaluate programmatic and operational effectiveness; identify areas needing improvement; develop strategic planning measures to effect change and improvements. 3. Develop and...

The SCIP (social cognition & intergroup processes) Lab, directed by Dr. Sylvia Perry at Northwestern University in the Department of Psychology seeks a full-time (with benefits) lab manager/research technician beginning the Summer or Fall of 2021. This is a paid position with benefits that will be remote to start, then in person. The initial appointment will be for one year, with the possibility to extend for additional years based on performance and continued funding. The lab manager will work closely with the PI and lab group on a research program investigating how social contexts and attitudes affect behavioral and physiological outcomes within intergroup interactions in both adult and child populations. Responsibilities include: overseeing day-to-day lab operations designing, running, and analyzing experiments with children and adults hiring, coordinating, training, and proactively working with undergraduate research assistants  data management participant...