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Dr. Nicole Zarrett is accepting applications for a full-time Postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Psychology at the University of South Carolina. The fellow will work with the PI and her multidisciplinary team of collaborators on a large NIH-funded randomized control trial “Connect through PLAY” (Connect), a staff-based intervention that works with afterschool programs across the state of South Carolina to promote healthy behaviors among adolescents and program staff within underserved communities. The Fellow will provide analytic and methodological oversight for on-going projects, contribute to the planning and execution of data analyses, prepare and submit manuscripts, write grant proposals, and develop an independent program of research related to child/adolescent and/or adult health promotion. Candidates with a research interest/focus in health behavior and physical and mental health disparities research (adult and youth), community-based research, motivational and...

The Goldin-Meadow Laboratory and the Environmental Neuroscience Lab (PI: Marc Berman) in the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago are seeking a postdoctoral researcher beginning in the Fall of 2021 (start date is flexible). The postdoctoral researcher will join a team investigating how action and gesture instruction differentially affect children’s ability to learn, generalize, and retain information related to a math lesson using different neuroimaging modalities, i.e., fMRI and fNIRS. The postdoctoral researcher will be applying cutting edge analysis and modeling techniques to the data, which involve multivariate analysis, network analysis, non-linear dynamics measures and classification techniques that the ENL applies to their data regularly. The postdoctoral researcher will also have the opportunity to be involved in other projects in the labs, including behavioral analyses of gesture and working with large datasets such as the ABCD adolescent neuroimaging...

The Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago seeks a postdoctoral researcher to design and implement research projects to test the effectiveness of teaching methods that incorporate gesture or spatial highlighting tools for math learning in hearing and deaf children and adults from diverse backgrounds. The research also includes the development and testing of an online tool that incorporates gesture for teaching mathematics. The postdoctoral researcher will work with the institutional principal investigator, Susan Goldin-Meadow from University of Chicago and co-principal investigators Ruth Church (Northeastern Illinois University), Nicole McNeil (University of Notre Dame), Fey Parrill (Case Western Reserve University), Ryan Lepic (Gallaudet University), and David Simkins (Rochester Institute of Technology). The postdoctoral researcher will participate in all aspects of research management, development, and implementation. He/she will oversee design, data collection,...

Full-Time Research Project Coordinator at Washington University in St. Louis We are seeking a research project coordinator for an NIH-funded R01 project supervised by Drs. Tammy English and Renee Thompson (Co-PIs) and Todd Braver (Co-I) in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. The project (R01AG070139) examines the role of motivation and depressive psychopathology in age-related changes in emotion and emotion regulation across adulthood, utilizing a multi-method approach, that includes experience sampling, clinical interviews, behavioral measures, peripheral psychophysiology, and neuroimaging. This position will expose the individual to a wide array of theories and methods in affective science, neuroscience, and clinical psychology, providing a unique opportunity to develop research skills and engage in professional development with a large, collaborative team. It would be a good fit for...

Postdoctoral fellow position (2-3 years) available on an NIH-funded project headed by Drs. Renee Thompson and Tammy English (Co-PIs) along with Todd Braver (Co-I) in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. The project (R01AG070139; Neural and motivational mechanisms of age-related change in emotion regulation) examines the role of motivation and depressive psychopathology in age-related changes in emotion and emotion regulation across adulthood. The multi-method project utilizes diagnostic interviews, experience sampling, behavioral measures, peripheral psychophysiology assessment, and neuroimaging. This position will expose the individual to a wide array of theoretical and methodological approaches in psychology and neuroscience, providing a unique opportunity to develop research skills and engage in professional development with a large, collaborative team. We are looking for a postdoctoral fellow who focuses on adult...

The Department of Psychology at Marietta College invites applications for a full-time visiting professor position beginning in the Fall of 2021. This position is for a 3-year term.  Area of specialization is open as we look to complement the areas of expertise of existing faculty.  We seek to hire a gifted and enthusiastic teacher to teach several courses such as Introduction to Psychology, Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, and Research Methods, as well as undergraduate and graduate courses in their area(s) of expertise. The Department of Psychology offers a collegial work environment, a popular and growing undergraduate major, an interdisciplinary neuroscience program and a M.A. program in general psychology. Also housed within the Psychology Department is a Master's Program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.  Requirements: Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Psychology by the start of the position and demonstrate the desire and willingness to involve undergraduate...

Description: Dr. Sarah Schnitker at Baylor University invites applications for a postdoctoral research associate position in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. The post-holder will work on a variety of projects across five main areas of emphasis: understanding the mechanisms of virtues, virtue and religious development, virtue development in sport, virtues and technology, and religion and virtuous intergroup engagement. The post-holder will hold a leadership position for a major research initiative focused on spiritual/religious, moral, and psychological developmental factors that promote thriving in adolescents (“Character Strength Interventions in Adolescents: Engaging Scholars and Practitioners to Promote Virtue Development,” $2.6 million, John Templeton Foundation). This one-year, temporary position begins June 1, 2021, with strong potential for extension.  We will begin to review applications on April 26, 2021. Responsibilities: Under the supervision of Dr....

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...

Nova Southeastern University Department of Clinical and School Psychology Nova Southeastern University (NSU) - The Department of Clinical and School Psychology invites qualified applicants for faculty positions in the doctoral programs in clinical psychology. Applicants will be reviewed for rank commensurate with experience and scholarship.   The following psychology specializations are sought for each faculty position: Position 1 (#998719) – theories of measurement and statistics; Position 2 (#997378) – trauma treatment and research; and Position 3 (#993548) – a background in neuropsychology is desirable.  Applicants must be licensed or license-eligible as psychologists in the state of Florida for Position 2 and Position 3. The successful candidates will have a commitment to excellence in research, teaching, and mentoring students. They must be actively involved in scholarship, with expectations to maintain an ongoing program of research,...