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Precision Developmental Science (Advanced Assistant, Associate or Full Professor) The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences ( PBS ) at Indiana University (IU) Bloomington invites applications for a Tenured/Tenure-track hire in developmental science at the level of Associate or Full Professor; advanced Assistant Professors with comparably strong records of scholarship and extramural funding will also be considered. We seek applicants working in any area of   developmental science   with a strong interdisciplinary program of research. The position is part of a new initiative in Precision Developmental Science. Like precision medicine, the focus is on understanding individuals and their unique cascading developmental pathways. IU has long been an international leader in integrative developmental science. This initiative is designed to build on these existing strengths and maintain IU’s position at the forefront of research on the complex factors that...

We are seeking a full-time postdoctoral fellow (2-3 years) to work on an NIH-funded project with 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) 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, neuroimaging, and blood-based biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disorder risk. 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 clinical postdoctoral fellow who focuses on adult internalizing...

The Principal Researcher - CDR Mindworks role is designed to support a talented behavioral scientist in generating significant research contributions to behavioral science disciplines (e.g., psychology, economics). The primary duty of the Principal Researcher will be to conduct this research both independently and in collaboration with Booth Faculty in the Roman Family Center for Decision Research (CDR), with particular encouragement to advance high-quality, cutting-edge experimental research. Accordingly, this position demonstrates an outstanding capacity to generate original research questions and implement studies to investigate those questions in unique experimental settings (e.g., companies, public spaces, museums). This Principal Researcher will dedicate 20% of their time as Chief Scientist at Mindworks: The Science of Thinking . This position is anticipated to last two years.

Associate Director of Research and Evaluation The Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Community Outreach, Research, and Evaluation (CORE) at Penn State Behrend is seeking an experienced candidate to serve as the full-time Associate Director of Research and Evaluation. Primary responsibilities for this position will include oversight and implementation of activities within the Research and Evaluation arm of CORE, including quantitative and qualitative data collection and analyses, development of quantitative and qualitative experimental designs, project and database management, extensive grant writing, evaluation report writing, and survey/assessment development. The successful candidate will possess training and experience in both quantitative and qualitative experimental methods, and strong data analysis skills using SPSS (required), MPlus and/or R (preferred), and at least one qualitative analysis program (e.g., NVivo). Ability to conduct qualitative focus groups is also preferred....

Stanford University invites applications for one or more faculty appointments at the assistant, associate, or full professor level in the broad area of environmental behavioral sciences. The search is looking for candidates involved in the study of human behavior, human ecology, or human institutions as they pertain to sustainability, climate change, adaptation, or resilience. This search is part of a broader effort to build an environmental behavior sciences department in the new Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability (SDSS). Appointments from this search will be made in SDSS. Candidates must have a PhD, JD, or terminal degree in a field relevant to the search, an excellent record of scholarly work, a dedication to teaching, and a demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We seek interdisciplinary scholars from the broad set of social and behavioral sciences. Purely by way of example, this includes scholars from psychology, cognitive or decision science,...

Stony Brook University seeks a full-time postdoctoral fellow to conduct research with Drs. Roman Kotov (Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology) and H. Andrew Schwartz (Department of Computer Science). Duration and start time are negotiable.   We are seeking a postdoctoral fellow for a position on a study to develop artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools for assessment of PTSD and related psychopathology. It aims to recruit 1,000 participants with clinical PTSD symptoms to complete daily video diary and standard symptom assessments for 3 months. These data are unprecedent in mental health research, allowing investigation of hypotheses that were previous untestable. AI models will be trained using language, speech, and facial expressions to detect and predict PTSD symptoms. The resulting models will be validated against standard clinical measures. This study is associated with the World Well-Being Project, a consortium to advance measurement and understanding of mental...

Graduate Student and Post-doctoral Fellow Research Fellowships Research Fellowships: Graduate Student Research Fellowships are available with the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI).   Location: Students will work according to a hybrid system of remote and office locations. Starting in Summer 2023, most work will be performed in ARI’s office at Fort Belvoir, VA. As such, priority will be given to candidates who reside in the Washington DC area.           Wage: The hourly wage ranges from $18.00 to $32.00 and is determined by the graduate student’s academic standing and program of study. Graduate students interested in these fellowships will be expected to work up to but no more than 20-30 hours per week and have the option of working 40 hours per week during summer.           Research Support: The Foundational Science Research Unit (FSRU) conducts applied research on team effectiveness and houses ARI's Basic...

Position:   Full-time Location:   Remote Organization:   Curio Reports to:   Chief Science Officer Purpose ‍ Curio invites applicants who are academically trained who want to transition to industry for a postdoctoral fellowship under the supervision of Dr. Jennifer Huberty, Fractional Chief Science Officer. The trainee will work with Curio Science establishing evidence for business priorities.‍ What you’ll do The primary responsibility will be to help implement a randomized controlled trial, develop research questions and study design, analyze data for and write manuscripts and assist in grant writing. The trainee will also serve as a scientific writer and conduit to communicating scientific evidence to our customers (e.g., blogs, social media posts, newsletters) which includes keeping abreast of research and advancements in psychedelic science and developing story ideas and press releases. The position is a   one-year...

The successful candidate will conduct research in social cognition applying mathematical modeling to understand judgments and decisions in the realms of stereotyping and prejudice. The successful candidate will work on and contribute to scientific publications in leading journals of the field. The successful candidate will join a team doing research in various fields, including social cognition, memory, reasoning and thinking, often using mathematical models to leverage conclusions about latent factors underlying behavior in these domains. The position is financed by a research grant for a social-cognitive project and is limited to the project duration of three years (36 months). The position permits the candidate to further develop her/his scientific career by contributing to the social-cognitive project and by working on the candidate’s own research projects. Guidance of undergraduate and (post-) graduate students will contribute to career and skills development. The...

The Department of Psychology at Northwestern University invites applications for a full-time, benefits-eligible, faculty appointment as Assistant Professor of Instruction, beginning September 1, 2023. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. This is a teaching-track position that offers good prospects of job security and promotion, contingent upon continuing excellence in job performance. Duties include teaching six quarter-long undergraduate courses per academic year. We welcome applications from stellar teachers, especially those with proven ability to teach a range of lower- and upper-division courses in psychology. We particularly welcome applicants who can teach courses in the following area(s): Research Methods in Psychology, Introduction to Personality Psychology, Cultural Psychology, and applied clinical psychology. Details regarding promotion and reappointment for teaching-track positions are available online at...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) funded T32 Training Program in Emotion Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison anticipates (pending funding) having one post-doctoral training position starting in Fall 2023 with up to three years of support. Applications are due on Monday, February 6, 2023 . For more information, please visit emotion.wisc.edu/ . The following faculty all desire post-doctoral candidates: Simon B. Goldberg conducts research on the use of digital technology to expand access to evidence-based mental health strategies. Dr. Goldberg and Dr. Richard J. Davidson seek to co-mentor a postdoctoral fellow to assist with the analysis and publication of data resulting from a large-scale, randomized controlled trial they are conducting examining the effects of smartphone-delivered meditation training on a range of biological, behavioral, and self-report outcomes (i.e., the BeWell Study ). Ryan J....

Application Deadline: Nov. 15, 2022 With the support of the SPSP Board of Directors, the editorial leadership team for  Personality and Social Psychology Review  seeks applications for an Editorial Fellowship position for psychologists from historically excluded groups. For this call, our particular focus is on scholars in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, as well as Indigenous scholars in any country. The Fellow will join an innovative, collaborative, and supportive editorial team as an Associate Editor for 12 months, beginning on Jan. 1, 2023. The position includes an honorarium stipend of $2,500 USD. In service of SPSP's core values of innovation, rigor, diversity, and inclusiveness, this pilot fellowship program seeks to create a supportive pathway to editorial leadership for psychologists from communities that have been historically excluded from these roles. The goal of the fellowship is to identify and support someone who (1) is interested in...

We’re significantly expanding our team! Join a group of Data Scientists, Social Scientists, and Civic Design Researchers working to meet DC's most critical problems and promote equitable outcomes for all Washingtonians. Thanks to federal recovery funds, the District has the opportunity to test innovative and bold ideas to build back better. Over the next three years, The Lab will help policymakers evaluate these efforts to make informed decisions. We need Data Scientists and Social Scientists at the Masters, ABD, PhD level and beyond with strong applied research, coding, statistics, and modeling skills to support this expansion. Check out some examples of our past and current work on transit subsidies , road safety , body-worn cameras , and rental assistance . Who we’re looking for: Team players, who want to use scientific tools to make a positive difference in DC residents’ lives, particularly for historically disadvantaged...