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Postdoctoral Scholar Child Narratives Lab, PI: Klemfuss Department of Psychological Science University of California, Irvine The Child Narratives Lab in the Department of Psychological Science at UC Irvine, is currently recruiting a full time postdoctoral scholar. Under the direction and supervision of the faculty director, this position entails data management and analysis, grant and manuscript writing, in addition to other managerial and coordination tasks as needed. Publication opportunities will be available as well as opportunities for conducting independent research within the lab. The ideal candidate will demonstrate independence in analyzing research data and preparing written manuscripts. They will conduct themselves professionally with all members of the lab and when representing the lab, will have exceptional writing and analytic skills, and will complete tasks in a timely and thorough manner. Research in the Child Narratives Lab focuses on how social context and individual differences influence children's reports about past events. More specifically, we address questions about how the conditions under which children experience events and the conditions in which they are asked to remember those events influence what and how they recall. Much of this research focuses on developing and refining methods for helping adults (e.g. forensic interviewers, clinicians, parents) elicit accurate and complete information from children about their past experiences in a supportive way. For more information about the lab and its ongoing projects, see our lab website: Child Narratives Lab http://childnarrativeslab.weebly.com/ Position Details: Proposed academic title: Postdoctoral Scholar Area of academic emphasis: Developmental and Legal Psychology Minimum basic qualifications: -Ph.D. or equivalent granted in Psychology or related field by the start of the appointment. -Training and experience collecting data with children aged 3-12 years -Proficiency with SPSS (or other statistical software package(s)), Word, Excel, Powerpoint -Experience with protecting confidential data -Record of successful academic writing -Training and experience in statistical analysis of behavioral data Desired qualifications: -Experience with coding written narratives for linguistic content and successfully attaining and calculating inter-rater reliability -Experience conducting independent research with children and families -Record of peer-reviewed publication -Record of attaining academic funding -Experience managing a large research team -Fluent in Spanish This position requires a minimum commitment of 40 hours/week starting September 16th, 2019. The position is currently offered through September 15th, 2020, with the possibility of reappointment. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, writing sample, and arrange for two letters of reference all to be submitted through the AP Recruit system at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF05537 . Letters of reference should be confidential and submitted directly from the recommender. Any questions regarding the position should be directed to Diane Enriquez at d.enriquez@uci.edu . Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Review of applications will begin one week after the job posting date and will continue until the position is filled. The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

Area of Research: Dr. Daisy Singla has received an award to conduct a Pragmatic Clinical Study by the Patient‐Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Together with a team of renowned investigators and stakeholders, the study aims to conduct a large, multi‐site trial across Toronto, Chapel Hill and Chicago, which will examine scalable models to improve evidence‐based psychological treatments for perinatal depression and anxiety. The current position would be housed in the Department of Psychiatry at Sinai Health System which serves to address women’s maternal mental health needs during the perinatal period. Description of duties : The Post‐Doctoral Research Fellow would play an integral role in providing clinical guidance and best practice oversight for clinical study staff as well as the recruitment process. The ideal applicant for this position would be trained in Behavioural Activation Therapy.  The Post‐Doctoral Research Fellow will work closely with Dr. Singla as well as the other key Investigators to coordinate care in one of three Toronto‐based sites. The successful candidate will be housed at Sinai Health System (SHS); however, they will visit local collaborating sites.  - Assist in the recruitment and clinical guidance of non‐specialist providers -  Significant scientific input for and plans and manages complex studies.     -  Use patient feedback to manage and modify implementation of intervention at one of the three clinical sites     -  Participate in ongoing recruitment, team meetings, staff trainings -  Collaborate with the Project Administrator to write progress reports -  Communicate up‐to‐date information on the progress of the study/project -  Monitors project progress and evaluate results and makes changes in methods or design where necessary. -  Trains staff/researchers with respect to proper techniques for data collection and to understand and interpret the collected data.

Subject to funding, the University of Maryland Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) seeks to hire a postdoctoral research associate to work on projects regarding the intersection between psychology and security/intelligence. For instance, the postdoc may work on the detection and mitigation of insider threat; social influence; computational methods of detecting personality; and other relevant types of computational social science. An insider threat is a person from within the organization who represents a danger to an organization due to malicious or negligence. Duties: Work with a multidisciplinary teams of research scientists (e.g., psychologists, data scientists, linguists) to design and carry out research Review and synthesize existing literature For insider threat research: Identify gaps between current methods for detecting and mitigating threat (or ensuring a trusted workforce) and potential innovative methods for better detection and mitigation Prepare applications and maintain records for the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Direct and conduct data collection in a variety of settings and using a variety of methods Train faculty research assistants and undergraduate assistants Analyze data qualitatively and quantitatively, such as applying established and new analysis methods to novel data sets Develop new analysis methods and design methods, such as for deploying detection measures for possible insider threat in the field Prepare presentations, reports, and scholarly publications related to research This is a full-time position with benefits. The initial term is for 9 months and is renewable subject to the availability of funding. The applicant must have an interest in building expertise in and conducting research in the field of insider threat detection and management, with the possibility of also conducting research in computational social science. Required skills and experience: Ph.D. awarded before start of work in psychology (preferred, and specifically in relevant aspects of cognitive, social, and/or personality), criminal justice, risk management, or a related field with fundamental knowledge of social influence, human cognition (memory, learning, etc.), teamwork and group dynamics, individual differences, and related topics Knowledge of human subjects ethics; writing and getting approved Institutional Review Board (IRB) research protocols Writing and synthesizing information and academic articles for literature reviews Collecting human subjects data using multiple different methods (i.e., interviews, surveys, experiments, observation, and annotation/coding) Statistical analysis techniques on human subjects data (e.g., in R, SPSS, SAS) at a Ph.D. psychology level Directing and training junior researchers (e.g., undergraduate research assistants) Excellent communication skills, both oral/presentations and written Experience working in a team as well as independently, to strict deadlines in established parameters Preferred: Additional advanced statistical analysis techniques (e.g., nonparametric statistics; multilevel modeling; structural equation modeling) Computational / data science techniques such as familiarity with machine learning packages Experience analyzing social media and other electronic interaction data US. Citizen strongly preferred Review of applications will begin immediately and continue on a rolling basis. The preferred start date is as soon as possible.