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BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE, Visiting Assistant Professor in Psychology. The Department of Psychology at Colby College invites applications for a one-year, full-time position in Behavioral Neuroscience to begin September 1, 2021, with the possibility of successive appointments for up to three years. Teaching responsibilities for this position include introductory and advanced courses in the candidate’s area of training, participation in a team-taught introduction to psychology course, and supervision of student independent research. The specific area of research is open and we are especially interested in candidates who conduct research using rat models. The successful candidate will have use of our state-of-the art vivarium, laboratory spaces and equipment, along with financial support for research including paid student research assistants and a full-time lab and research coordinator. We seek applicants who have research interests that would be compatible with and complementary to...

The Psychology Department at the College of Saint Benedict (CSB) and Saint John’s University (SJU) invites applications for a full-time, one-year term position in Psychology at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor, beginning August 2021. The Psychology Department is a collegial and engaged team of teacher-scholars with a broad range of specializations. The department's mission is to provide our students with an active and interactive learning experience focused on the science and practice of psychology. Faculty are dedicated to providing an environment that models a passion for learning and scholarship, using pedagogical methods that are innovative and anchored in research. It is our goal to prepare students who think critically and reflectively, engage others from all backgrounds with empathy and understanding, and use their knowledge of psychology to maximize their own personal development and promote the common good. Small class sizes of 16-30 students and the Psychology...

Arizona State University, the Department of Psychology and REACH Institute in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Health Solutions invites applications for a NIDA-funded T32 Postdoctoral Research Scholar training program focusing on closing the research-practice gap in drug abuse prevention.  Training is delivered through individually-tailored programs of coursework in drug abuse and implementation science and mentored research experience. Trainees select multiple mentors from a large and multidisciplinary faculty whose work includes preventive interventions with children, youth, and families in settings including schools, health care, community mental health settings, and family courts. Emphases include implementation science for the adoption and sustainability of preventive interventions in natural service delivery settings, interventions for ethnically diverse populations, and quantitative methods in prevention science.  The program is particularly...

The Department of Psychology at Wagner College invites applications for a full-time visiting faculty position in Cognitive Psychology beginning Fall 2021 for the 2021-2022 academic year. At the time the position begins, the candidate should have completed the requirements for the Ph.D. Wagner College is a liberal arts college that also offers degrees in professional programs. The psychology department offers a Psychology (BA, BS) major and minor, a Biopsychology (BS) major, and a Behavioral Economics (BA) major. In addition to courses in cognitive psychology, the successful candidate should be able to teach statistics and research methods. Candidates must have the ability to involve students in field-based or laboratory research. An interest in teaching introductory psychology, history of psychology, and sensation and perception courses is highly desirable. Teaching load is 3/3. Wagner College is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and...

Simpson College, a private, nationally recognized regional college grounded in the liberal arts tradition and affiliated with the United Methodist Church, invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Cognitive Psychology. Ph.D. preferred; ABD considered. The teaching load is three courses per semester and includes Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Introduction to Psychology. For more information about the department, please visit http://www.simpson.edu/psychology . Review of applications will begin on March 29th and continue until the position is filled. A complete application will include a cover letter addressing your interest in the position, curriculum vita, graduate transcripts, three letters of recommendation, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a statement addressing how their experiences and/or interests contribute to promoting diversity and inclusivity at Simpson College. The position will begin in August 2021. Please have...

This position is to serve as a lab manager, providing research and administrative support for neuroimaging and behavioral studies conducted both with individuals with major mental illness and with healthy populations, including adolescents and young adults. This position will be under the direction of Dr. Katherine Karlsgodt (UCLA Department of Psychology). Responsibilities include support in coordinating day to day research activities (e.g., recruitment and scheduling of participants, running research sessions), assistance in administrative activities (e.g., purchasing, IRB protocol management, manuscript preparation), database management (e.g., data entry and organization), basic data processing (e.g., compilation of behavioral data for analysis, quality assurance and preprocessing of neuroimaging data), and assistance in training and supervision of student volunteers.