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Yale University, conveniently located between Boston and New York, offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Located in the heart of historic downtown, New Haven is home to more than 100 local boutiques, national retailers, cafés, casual eateries, award-winning restaurants, and world-renowned theaters, galleries, and museums. General Purpose:   The Wu Tsai Institute is a major new initiative at Yale University with the mission to understand human cognition — how we perceive, think, remember, and decide — through neuroscience and data science. This cross-cutting, University-wide effort will launch and manage a range of academic programs including endowed faculty chairs, postdoctoral fellowships, graduate student positions, undergraduate student internships, innovation grants, academic and industry partnerships, lecture series, and conferences/workshops. The research catalyzed by these programs will be pursued across three new academic...

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position Experimental Psychology The Department of Psychology and Counseling at the University of Central Arkansas invites applications for an Assistant Professor, tenure-track position, to begin August 16, 2021. A Ph.D. in Psychology or closely related field is required. Areas of scholarship and expertise are open with some preference for candidates who can contribute to our programs/coursework in health psychology, cognitive psychology, or industrial/organizational psychology. We are eager to support applicants who bring diversity to the department and university. Position Responsibilities  Serve as a core member of the undergraduate faculty with some teaching in the graduate programs.  Teach courses in line with program and department needs.  Conduct an active program of research and scholarship with a clearly articulated agenda that supports the involvement of students as research assistants. ...

The Department of Psychological Science within the College of Arts and Sciences at Creighton University is hiring a full-time resident assistant professor (RAP) position to begin in the fall of 2021. Preference will be given to candidates who will have completed all work towards a Ph.D. in Psychology or a related field before August 2021. The Department of Psychological Science is an undergraduate department and the RAPs will teach four classes per semester (fall/spring). The candidates will be expected to teach courses in Introductory Psychology and Research Methods and Statistics as well as any courses among the following that are within their expertise:  Abnormal Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Learning, or Cross-Cultural Psychology.  Creighton University is a private Jesuit, Catholic coeducational urban university that encourages applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds who believe they can contribute to the distinctive...

The Psychology Department of Kenyon College invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin in Fall of 2021. Candidates should have demonstrated excellence in teaching and interest in mentoring undergraduate research. The standard teaching expectation is 5 courses per year, which includes foundation courses (e.g., introductory psychology, statistics, or methodology) and courses in the applicant’s area of specialty. Research specialization area is open, but preference will be given to candidates whose work emphasizes the application of psychology in the field (such as community, I/O, sports, legal, environmental, or public health). To apply, candidates should visit the online application site found at http://careers.kenyon.edu. A complete application will be comprised of 1) a Cover Letter discussing the applicant's prior teaching experience, and the research and scholarship undertaken; 2) a Statement of Teaching Philosophy which addresses...

The Mind and Society Center ( http://dornsife.usc.edu/mindandsociety ) co-directed by Professor Daphna Oyserman, at the University of Southern California, is seeking applications for a 2-year Post-Doctoral Research Associate beginning as soon as possible (two year postdoc broken into two one year segments, with opportunity for renewal at one year mark assuming excellent performance and availability of funding).  Position Description: The postdoc will work closely with Dr. Oyserman on projects funded by IES (Institute for Educational Studies) and EIR ( Education Innovation and Research), examining the consequences of an intervention to improve students identity- based motivation on their academic performance as part of the Pathways-to-Success program. The Pathways intervention has been developed so that it is deliverable by teachers who have been trained by other teachers. Our funding supports the evaluation of this train-the-trainer scaling model in urban...

www.jessicagrahn.com/postdoctoral-position.html Postdoctoral Research Fellow position at The Brain and Mind Institute, Western University, Canada. The post is based in the Music and Neuroscience lab (headed by Jessica Grahn). The lab explores the links between music, rhythm, and movement using neuroscientific methods and various populations (e.g., healthy adults, neurological patient populations, non-human animals). The lab is committed to best practices in Equity and Diversity. The post-holder will play a key role in neuroimaging and possibly neuropsychological patient investigations of rhythm, timing, and music. A background in cognitive neuroscience or experimental psychology and expertise in fMRI, EEG, TMS/tDCS/tACS, or neuropsychological patient testing is preferred, but not required. Comfort with computer programming (e.g., Matlab, Python, R) would be helpful. No musical background is necessary. The successful applicant will enjoy working as part of an interdisciplinary...