Postdoctoral Scholar
About The Position
The Center for Healthy Aging is recruiting two postdoctoral scholars with interests and backgrounds in quantitative methods to study processes related to cognition and emotion. Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in human development, psychology, cognitive science, or a related discipline by the start date, or expect to complete it by then. Areas of interest include ecological momentary assessment of cognition and emotion, cognitive testing, and quantitative model development. One position will apply and tailor cognitive psychometric models to investigate cultural differences in daily-life expressions of love, in a project supported by the John Templeton Foundation. The other will develop and apply computational cognitive models across multiple projects funded by the National Institute on Aging. Professor Zita Oravecz will serve as the primary advisor for both scholars. The scholars will apply and develop methodological tools using data from ongoing studies, conduct independent research with multiple faculty mentors, prepare manuscripts, and receive mentorship, including in grant proposal writing. The possible start date is March 2027. This is a term position; the term length will be discussed during the interview, and continuation depends on university need, performance, and/or funding availability.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in human development, psychology, cognitive science, or a related discipline by the start date, or anticipated completion of the Ph.D. by that date.
- Interest and background in quantitative methods for studying processes related to cognition and emotion.
Nice To Haves
- For the cognitive psychometric models position: background in multilevel modeling, Bayesian data analysis, and emotion research.
- For the computational cognitive models position: background in time-series modeling, computational modeling, Bayesian data analysis, and model discovery.
- Interest in daily-life measures of cognition and emotion, including ecological momentary assessment, cognitive testing, and quantitative model development.
Responsibilities
- Apply and develop sophisticated methodological tools for data from ongoing studies.
- Conduct independent research in collaboration with multiple faculty mentors.
- Prepare manuscripts.
- Receive mentorship, including in grant proposal writing.
- For one position, apply and tailor cognitive psychometric models to study cultural differences in daily-life expressions of love.
- For the other position, develop and apply computational cognitive models for multiple projects funded by the National Institute on Aging.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support personal and professional well-being.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
