Postdoctoral Research Associate – Psychological Sciences
| Company | Tarleton State University |
|---|---|
| Location | Fort Worth, TX, USA |
| Salary | $5000 – $5000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | PhD |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- PhD in experimental psychology with a focus on social psychology, cognitive psychology, or a closely related field from an accredited university.
- The successful candidate will have earned a PhD or equivalent research doctorate at the time of appointment (i.e., start date).
- The candidate must be able to communicate effectively in English and be trained in or able to obtain training in the responsible and ethical conduct of research.
- Experience with statistical software and quantitative data analysis, with a preference to experience in statistical programming (e.g., R, Python).
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the scientific leadership of this project and will be primarily involved in implementing behavioral experiments and developing manuscripts for a variety of research questions.
- Assist Dr. Baruah in the design and execution of research related to collaborative creativity, productivity and management of diversity in virtual and/or face-to-face groups.
- Conduct experiments with groups and individuals to measure social and cognitive processes. Will also use physiological devices to measure individual performances in some contexts.
- Contribute to any component of the project depending on the area of expertise, though candidates that can contribute through their skill in social and cognitive psychology in a group context is preferred.
- Will have the opportunity to mentor graduate students and to develop independent side projects to address a variety of related questions, or to develop new techniques related to the project.
- Collaborates with a team of faculty in preparing grant proposals.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in grant writing
- Strong record of publication and presentation
- Experience with performing physiological measures using devices such as EEG, fMRI or Empatica E4 wrist band.
- Experience in virtual reality experiments