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Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Kent State University Student Life Study The Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University invites applications for a post-doctoral research position. The successful candidate will become part of a multi-disciplinary investigation to prospectively examine health and well-being in a new cohort of >10,000 young adults. Led by Drs. Karin Coifman and John Gunstad, the team of investigators will track mental, physical, academic, and social outcomes and deliver novel interventions using smart technology. The Post-Doctoral Fellow will help coordinate the KSU Student Life Study and have an opportunity to assist with other existing data collection efforts ,  related manuscript preparation, grant development, and develop new their own lines of inquiry based on current findings.   They will work with integrated research program and enhance skills necessary for a successful research career.  Opportunities exist for supervised clinical...

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...