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Zoe Liberman @zoeliberman.bsky.social · 8d

Spread the word: I'm looking to recruit a PhD student for Fall 2026 to @ucsb.bsky.social! Reach out if you are applying this cycle and hoping to study infant and child social cognition, specifically expectations about friendship and/or groups. Bonus: live in paradise! And.. 1/3

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Dr. Lana Ruvolo Grasser @scientificruvvy.bsky.social · 1d

Headed to @isdp.org next month?? Check out all the amazing events that our DEI committee has to offer! Make sure to save this image to help plan your conference.

#ISDP2025 @joscelinrocha.com @drkoraly.bsky.social @laurelgd.bsky.social @annamzhou.bsky.social @annavannucci.bsky.social

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Leslie Brick @lesliebrickphd.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 Position Alert! 🚨
I am looking for a full-time Research Scientist 1 to join my lab in Albuquerque, NM at the Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addiction (CASAA). We will be studying how stress and trauma influence cannabis and substance use. 🧠🌿 (1/5)

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UC Berkeley School of Education @berkeleyeducation.bsky.social · 7d

We're hiring! Assistant Professor — Disparities and Education Policy. This faculty position is for someone whose scholarship addresses the goals of the Education Policy Cluster of the @obi-belonging.bsky.social. aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04211

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Katie Gates @kgates.bsky.social · 7d

UNC is hiring in Quantitative Psychology! Assistant Professor (tenure-track). Please share widely! Find details here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

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Zachary Fisher @fishingwithzack.bsky.social · 8d

We’re hiring in Quantitative Psychology at UNC Chapel Hill!

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the program and please share widely!

unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

Assistant Professor

Primary responsibilities of the position will include conducting high quality research, publishing in peer reviewed journals and broader dissemination, seeking external funding for research, teaching ...

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Shayan Asadi @shayanasadi.bsky.social · 10d

Hi bluesky friends! I plan to submit a symposium with @craiganthonyrs.bsky.social for APS 2026 on contextual psychopathology research from ECRs (students welcome!) Content area and methods are wide open. If you are interested or know someone who may be, message me and we'll chat further. 1/2

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Crystal Lewis @cghlewis.bsky.social · 10d

If colleagues or students share a dataset with you and you make this face, consider sharing these resources with them. ☺️

datamgmtinedresearch.com

1. Organizing data (Ch. 3)
2. Naming variables and files (Ch. 9)
3. Documenting data (Ch. 8)
4. Cleaning data (Ch. 14)

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Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam @laurelgd.bsky.social · 10d

If you have tenured and would share your own tenure application materials, I would love to build this section out on our Resources webpage! Please email me for eternal gratitude and as always, credit on the site: [email protected]
Please repost to help me reach folks to share!

Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam @laurelgd.bsky.social · 10d

I continue to believe sharing example materials is useful in academia, so in that spirit, my tenure statements and CV are now available on our Resources for Researchers website (bottom of the New PI page: www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/resourcesfor...)

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 11d

An excellent piece, especially for those of you who may not work with survey weights every day.

Danielle Navarro @djnavarro.net · 13d

A few words on survey weights, why I'm embarrassed to have forgotten to take them into account in the past, and how I got lucky because I personally didn't get burned. Not a mistake I intend to repeat in the future

blog.djnavarro.net/posts/2025-0...

Some notes on survey weights – Notes from a data witch

An area of statistics in which the author is not strong, and really needs to up her game

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Uma Karmarkar @umakarma.bsky.social · 11d

PLEASE NOMINATE YOURSELF FOR ACADEMIC AWARDS.

And ask friends to nominate you. And apply again next year if you don't get it.

I've been on a handful of committees that can give people things. A frequent complaint is that we can't give great people recognition if we don't "see" them in the pool.

Jin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 11d

When I was a younger faculty, I kept wavering on whether I should apply for the Rising Star every year. And then when I finally worked up the courage to apply, I was no longer eligible. Lesson here is that you should not miss your shot and just apply! Don’t pray for someone to secretly nominate you!

Association for Psychological Science @psychscience.bsky.social · 12d

This designation recognizes researchers whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions. #AcademicSky

Nominate a colleague to be an APS Rising Star by October 1!
www.psychologicalscience.org/members/awar...

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Dr. Elizabeth Santos @lizmillermacroevo.bsky.social · 14d

2nd year grad students are no longer eligible to apply. Currently enrolled grad students must be in their first year, whether in a MS, BS-MS, or Ph.D.

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Danielle Dick @drdanielledick.bsky.social · 17d

New to NIH grant writing? Join the 5-session virtual mini-course (Jan 5–9, 2026; 2–3:30 pm ET) helps you turn good ideas into competitive K/R apps. Open to trainees, postdocs, faculty & clinicians at U.S. institutions (Rutgers not required): loom.ly/Yg9BkFw

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International Congress of Infant Studies @infantstudies.bsky.social · 17d

- @annamzhou.bsky.social, @drkoraly.bsky.social, Lobue & @kabuss.bsky.social (2025): The Infant Behavior Questionnaire’s 3-factor structure varies across sociodemographic groups, highlighting the need for alternative approaches in diverse samples #PsySciSky #infancypapers doi.org/10.1111/infa...

The Infant Behavior Questionnaire Factor Structure Varies With Sample Characteristics

The Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ) has been widely used to assess infant temperament traits, though there is limited empirical support for the recommended three-factor structure. The present stu...

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ACOG @acog.org · 18d

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

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Yao Zheng @inpurier.bsky.social · 18d

I will take students interested in adolescent development and intensive longitudinal data. Something we do: parenting, impulsivity, psychopathology, emotion regulation, peer relationships, modeling stats, all in daily contexts. Multi-timescale data main foci. Very affordable place to live. Plz apply

PsychUAlberta @psychualberta.bsky.social · 18d

Applications for MA, MSc and PhD programs in Psychology @ualberta.bsky.social are now open! For application information and FAQ, please visit our website below. Deadline December 1st. Join us!

www.ualberta.ca/en/psycholog...

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River_Tam @rivertam.bsky.social · 21d

Microsoft gave guidance on H1Bs to its employees last night

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Jena Doom @truedrdoom.bsky.social · 23d

Come be my colleague! We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of developmental psychology at the University of Denver. Please share with anyone on the job market this year! jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/49...

Details - Assistant Professor, Developmental Psychology CAHSS | University of Denver

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Thomas Lin Pedersen @thomasp85.com · Sep 11

I am beyond excited to announce that ggplot2 4.0.0 has just landed on CRAN.

It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package.

Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats

ggplot2 4.0.0

A new major version of ggplot2 has been released on CRAN. Find out what is new here.

www.tidyverse.org

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Selin Zeytinoglu @selinzeytinoglu.bsky.social · Sep 9

Excited to announce that I started as an Assistant Professor at Tulane’s Psychology Department! Made it to the beautiful New Orleans & enjoying the oak trees! Recruiting PhD students through the Brain, Cognition & Dev Science area (deadline Dec 1). Please share widely & contact me with questions!

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Krista Koeller @kristalerista.bsky.social · Sep 9

GRFP due dates dropped. It’ll be due from the 27th-30th of October, depending on your discipline.

Is the info page an incomplete mess that was clearly not proofread? Yes. But at least we know it’s happening.

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Ashley Watts @ashleylwatts.bsky.social · Sep 5

I'm happy to announce that Vanderbilt Psychology's clinical area is hiring a TT asst prof this year! Please share with your networks and consider applying if you're on the market! Happy to (try to) answer questions about the search if you have them.

Link here: apply.interfolio.com/173316

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Maria Schweer-Collins @schweercollins.bsky.social · Aug 29

Sharing this #postdoc that might be a good fit for @srcdorg.bsky.social trainees looking to launch their career post-PhD! @leveprev.bsky.social and I are looking for an awesome collaborator who is invested in shaping prevention programs for youth in foster care!

Maria Schweer-Collins @schweercollins.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚨 We’re #hiring! 🚨
Looking for an awesome #postdoc to join our new #NIH R01 hybrid trial adapting prevention programs for youth in foster care!

Job ad careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/53...

See below for more info 🧵

Current Opportunities | UO HR Website

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Penn State Child Study Center @pennstatecsc.bsky.social · Aug 27

Recent work by Michelle Ramos, Anna Zhou, and Kristin Buss examined how multiple dimensions of #dysregulation throughout #toddlerhood may predict trajectories of #externalizingbehavior in early childhood. @annamzhou.bsky.social @kabuss.bsky.social tinyurl.com/bdzkmyww

Parent‐Reported Toddler Dysregulation and Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia Predict Trajectories of Childhood Externalizing Behaviors

Externalizing behaviors (e.g., aggression, oppositionality, conduct problems) typically peak then decrease across early childhood (ages 2–5). However, some children continue to exhibit elevated level...

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Koraly @drkoraly.bsky.social · Aug 22

My lab has an open post-doc position!

We will begin reviewing applications as they come in.

The post-doc will work with a vibrant research team at Penn State in the Department of Psychology and the Child Study Center.

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Postdoctoral Research Scholar, The Cognition, Affect, and Temperament Lab, College of the Liberal Arts, Department of Psychology-2

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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