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Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics @ae.mpg.de · 1d

📢 Call for Abstracts!

The 2nd Annual Conference on #AestheticDevelopment takes place on Nov 20, 2025, at the MPIEA. We invite submissions on how children engage with and develop through the arts.

🗓 Deadline: Oct 12, 2025
🔗 indico.ae.mpg.de/event/29/abstracts/
#Aesthetics #Conference

Visual with a Call for Papers for the 2nd Annual Conference on Aesthetic Development.

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IMPRS on the LIFE Course (LIFE) @imprs-life.bsky.social · 21h

New paper co-authored by LIFE faculty @zoengo.bsky.social out now!

Nora Newcombe @noranewcombe.bsky.social · 1d

Thrilled to see this paper out! It's the culmination of a project begun in the depths of the pandemic with Sabrina Karjack and @zoengo.bsky.social . We continue our exploration of how children generalize when their episodic memory is not yet mature.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The dependence of children’s generalization on episodic memory varies with age and level of abstraction - Nature Communications

Children’s ability to generalize from episodic memories varies by both age and the level of abstraction. Here, the authors show that lower level generalization increasingly depends on episodic memory with age, whereas higher level generalization shows no such relationship.

www.nature.com

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Eric Shuman @ericmshuman.bsky.social · 2d

I am hoping to recruit a Ph.D. student to join the SPARC (Social Psychology of Activism, Resistance, & Change) Lab at @UVAPsyc in Fall 2026! You can find more info about my research on my website (ericshuman.com), and the program here (psychology.as.virginia.edu/social-psych...).

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Andrea Reiter @anrei.bsky.social · 2d

job alert 🚨 come join us in beautiful Würzburg 🏰🌳🍷🫧this 3yrs Postdoc position is for German speakers interested in child&adolescent clinical psych. Although initially limited to 3 years, this position offers a possibility of tenure! happy to answer any question in advance-shoot me an📨&pls share🙃

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 2d

Happy to announce that I'll give a talk on how we can make rigorous causal inference more mainstream 📈

You can sign up for the Zoom link here: tinyurl.com/CIIG-JuliaRo...

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Ruben C. Arslan @ruben.the100.ci · 2d

We're looking for an experimental psychologist in Witten. Contact me if you have questions about the job (I'm not on the commission, so can talk freely :-)
uni-wh.softgarden.io/job/59638545...

Universitätsprofessur für Experimentelle Psychologie (W2-analog) bei Universität Witten/Herdecke

Wir suchen: Universitätsprofessur für Experimentelle Psychologie (W2-analog) (Vollzeit) • Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50, 58455 Witten, Deutschland

uni-wh.softgarden.io

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Nicholas Gibson @njsgibson.bsky.social · 8d

If you're a data scientist interested in a full-time or part-time role working with developmental psychologists on cross-cultural data from parents and children, check out this position with the Developing Belief Network. Application review begins October 15, 2025. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Position: Full-Time Data Scientist, Developing Belief Network

Position: Full-Time Data Scientist, Developing Belief Network Description: We are looking for a full-time data scientist to join the Developing Belief Network, a global team of psychologists studying...

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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 4d

Happy fall y'all

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Moral Minds Lab @moralmindslab.bsky.social · 5d

Did you hear the news? New interview dropped!

Meet @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social in her interview with @msupsychology.bsky.social!

Learn about her research interests, how to get involved, and the @psychresearchlist.bsky.social website.

psychology.msu.edu/news-events/...

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Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics @mpi-nl.bsky.social · 5d

We're seeking the next Director of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics! Lead cutting-edge research in language & cognition. Nominations (incl. self) due 19 Dec 2025.
mpi.nl/career-education/vacancies/vacancy/nominations-and-self-nominations-sought-position-director-max

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IMPRS on the LIFE Course (LIFE) @imprs-life.bsky.social · 4d

Several LIFE fellows and alumni were there!

Center for Lifespan Psychology, MPI for Human Development @lipmpib.bsky.social · 4d

The Neuroscience School for Advanced Studies "Brain Plasticity: Neural Basis of Individuality" led by LIP Director Ulman Lindenberger and Tobias Bonhoeffer @mpiforbi.bsky.social has just ended at San Servolo, Venice! #nsas

Group photo in front of old church in green scenery

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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 6d

35 Years of #Reunification
MPIDR Researchers Discuss the Demographic Situation in #Germany
Athina Anastasiadou is Doctoral Student in the Laboratory of Migration and Mobility @mpidr.bsky.social.
Full quote:
https://ow.ly/SBJh50X4Wlw
#EastGermany #WestGermany #Migration #Inequality #Gender

Young woman with long brown hair and a red sweater in front of a green background with a quote about gender-specific migration in Germany. Migration from Eastern to Western Germany is a notable example of gender-specific migration and its demographic consequences in the field of migration research.

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Zoe Liberman @zoeliberman.bsky.social · 6d

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

UCSB Campus. Meadow in the foreground with Storke Tower and mountains in the distance

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AERA TEPSig (Teaching Educational Psychology SIG) @aeratepsig.bsky.social · 6d

#edpsychjobs

The Educational Psychology program at the University of New Mexico is hiring an Assistant Professor in Cognition and Learning!

Link to posting: unm.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology: Cognition and Learning

University of New Mexico's College of Education and Human SciencesAssistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Educational PsychologyStarting in August 2026T...

unm.csod.com

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Rosanne Rademaker @rademaker.bsky.social · 6d

Check out this new Max Planck graduate school, for talented students interested in applying ML/AI tools to one of a wide variety of scientific fields. Deadline this October 31st!

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Meltem Yucel @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social · 7d

Does anyone use #RedCap for child participant database management? If so, would you be willing to share screenshots etc. of what your user interface looks like or share the template, whichever is easier.

#PsychSciSky #socialpsyc #devpsyc #AcademicSky #cogsci

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Meltem Yucel @drmeltemyucel.bsky.social · 7d

Here's another screenshot of a system I've used in the past (not RedCap). Each button represented a study, & clicking on one gave you all the kids in that age range in the database that isn't already actively being contacted.

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IMPRS on the LIFE Course (LIFE) @imprs-life.bsky.social · 6d

Exciting work by LIFE alumnus @garvinbrod.bsky.social!

Garvin Brod @garvinbrod.bsky.social · 7d

You can learn better by making your own predictions than by watching someone else's predictions, even if they are the same as yours. New computational approach to show the benefits of active/generative learning developed together with the fabulous @ebonawitz.bsky.social rdcu.be/eILdR

Do it yourself: discerning the effects of self-directed activity on conceptual learning

npj Science of Learning - Do it yourself: discerning the effects of self-directed activity on conceptual learning

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Ondrej Zika @ondrejzika.bsky.social · 7d

W3 Professorship in Computational Psychiatry at Uni Bochum

www.researchgate.net/job/1032595_...

PROFESSORSHIP FOR RESEARCH ON COMPUTATIONAL PSYCHIATRY (W3) (M/F/D) at Ruhr University Bochum in Bochum, GERMANY

Sep 29, 2025 | The Ruhr area, one of Europe’s largest metropolitan regions, offers attractive career opportunities for excellent scientists and scholars from... | NEW JOB

www.researchgate.net

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UM SRC @um-src.bsky.social · 8d

Along with a brand new website - src.isr.umich.edu - we are launching a quarterly newsletter that will share Survey Research Center research, media mentions, and publications. Sign up here: myumi.ch/G2pXR

Serving the Public Interest: Insights & Innovations into the Human Lifespan.

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Rosanne Rademaker @rademaker.bsky.social · 9d

We’re looking for a postdoc to join our Max Planck group in Germany some time in 2026. If you have computational and/or neuroimaging expertise, and are interested in questions intersecting perception and cognition, please reach out! I’ll also be happy to chat at the #Bernsteinconference this week.

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IMPRS on the LIFE Course (LIFE) @imprs-life.bsky.social · 8d

News about LIFE alumnae @nourtawil.bsky.social and Claire Pauley and their upcoming paper!

Center for Environmental Neuroscience @cen-mpib.bsky.social · 8d

💻 Last week 💻
@isdedal.bsky.social and @nourtawil.bsky.social were at the Academy for Neuroscience in Architecture conference presenting their upcoming paper (w Claire Pauley) on how the brain processes face-like house façades 🏠

#ANFA2025 #Neuroscience #Architecture #EnvironmentalNeuroscience

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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 9d

I'm looking forward to this preconference; come join us!

Mikaela Spruill @spruill.bsky.social · 9d

The Critical Perspectives in Psychology Preconference is back again for year two!! If your research breaks boundaries in mainstream social psych or you are applying exciting methods to your experimental research, our submissions are open! #SPSP2026

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IMPRS for Brain and Behavior @imprsbb.bsky.social · 8d

📢Only 4 weeks left to apply!
Join our IMPRS for Brain&Behavior to pursue a #PhD in #neuroethology. Learn how brain circuits are linked to interesting animal behaviors!
📅 Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 imprs-brain-behavior.mpg.de
#neuroscience #neurojobs #sciencejobs #PhDOffers #FundedPhD

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Jin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 9d

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 · 9d

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...

APS Rising Stars

The APS Rising Star designation is presented to outstanding APS members in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD. This designation recognizes researchers whose innovative work has alre...

www.psychologicalscience.org

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