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Bria Long @brialong.bsky.social · 2d

We’re recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to join our team! 🎉

I’m happy to share that I’ve opened back up the search for this position (it was temporarily closed due to funding uncertainty).

See lab page and doc below for details!

Bria Long @brialong.bsky.social · Nov 18

The Visual Learning Lab at UC San Diego is looking for a postdoctoral research fellow to join our lab!

Read more about our lab at www.vislearnlab.org

Home | The Visual Learning Lab at UCSD

Lab webpage for the Visual Learning Lab at UCSD, lead by Dr. Bria Long, Ph.D. Launching in July 2024!

www.vislearnlab.org

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Lexi Decker @lexidecker.bsky.social · 7d

Excited to share that I'm joining WashU in January as an Assistant Prof in Psych & Brain Sciences! 🧠✨!

I'm also recruiting grad students to start next September - come hang out with us! Details about our lab here: www.deckerlab.com

Reposts are very welcome! 🙌 Please help spread the word!

DeckerLab

www.deckerlab.com

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Marlene Berke @marleneberke.bsky.social · 9d

Psychophysics meets moral psych! In the best possible way!

I worry what this means for clinical research and patient reported outcomes, which often measure things like pain on a very simple 1-10 scale, often without clear anchoring.

Such important work by
@vladchituc.bsky.social!

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Tiffany Ito @tiffanyito.bsky.social · 16d

University of Colorado Boulder Psychology & Neuroscience is searching for TWO tenure track assistant professors!!

jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

#socialpsychology #cogpsyc #PsychSciSky #PsychJob
#psycjobs #psychology

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Assistant Professor

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Mark J. Nelson @mm-jj-nn.bsky.social · Sep 7

Our neuroscience department is hiring an Assistant Professor of Computational Neuroscience who works in "areas such as artificial intelligence, convolutional neural networks, reinforcement learning, decision making, memory, computational modeling, cognitive and neural processing".

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renowned faculty, and a reputation for creating meani...

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Cian O'Donnell @cianodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 4

thinking about this again. Is it the earliest articulation of a theoretical neuroscience?

@neurograce.bsky.social ?

Cian O'Donnell @cianodonnell.bsky.social · Aug 29

incredible Ada Lovelace quote highlighted in a talk by Steve Furber. She spells out the dream of computational neuroscience, 2 centuries ago. The sheer ambition 🤩

Steve Furber powerpoint slide showing picture of Ada Lovelace and a quote: "I have my hopes, and very distinct ones too, of one day getting cerebral phenomena such that I can put them into mathematical equations--in short, a law or laws for the mutual actions of the molecules of brain. .... I hope to bequeath to the generations a calculus of the nervous system."

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Mark Thornton @markthornton.bsky.social · Sep 3

The psych job market may not be dead... but it is gravely injured 😬 So far it's looking like the Trump administration's attacks on higher ed/research are going to have more than 2x the impact on the job market as the covid-19 pandemic. #psychjobs #neurojobs #academicjobs

Bar plot showing the number of psychology jobs posted each year by area. There are major dips in 2020 due to covid, and in 2025 (now).

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Jin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · Sep 2

The psych job market isn’t dead! Join us at UIC!!! We are looking for a clinical psychologist (assistant or associate level)!! Chicago is simply the best, and the department is incredibly lovely! I’m not on search committee, but as the “newest” hire, I’m happy to talk about my experience thus far!

Mikey Pasek @mikeypasek.bsky.social · Aug 30

We’re hiring an assistant or associate professor to join our psychology department at the University of Illinois Chicago! We’re a vibrant research-active department in a great city, a diverse institution with a purpose-driven mission, and a fun place to work! #psychjobs

uic.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Assistant or Associate Professor - Clinical Psychology (Tenure Track)

Position SummaryTeach at the undergraduate and graduate level, advise students, conduct research in area of expertise, participate in the intellectual...

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Kristi Multhaup @kristimulthaup.bsky.social · Aug 31

Review of applications begins Sept 15 for this quantitative Psych position. Please share; TYIA!

Kristi Multhaup @kristimulthaup.bsky.social · Jul 28

Job alert! Please share with your networks that include quantitative psychologists. TY in advance! fa-exci-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Assistant Professor of Psychology

The Davidson College Psychology Department invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Quantitative Psychology (area of research specialization open), beginning July 1, 202...

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Sam Gershman @gershbrain.bsky.social · Aug 18

If you work on artificial or natural intelligence and are finishing your PhD, consider applying for a Kempner research fellowship at Harvard:
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu/kempner-inst...

Kempner Research Fellowship - Kempner Institute

The Kempner brings leading, early-stage postdoctoral scientists to Harvard to work on projects that advance the fundamental understanding of intelligence.

kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu

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Bonan Zhao (赵博囡) @bonan.bsky.social · Aug 17

My Lab at the University of Edinburgh🇬🇧 has funded PhD positions for this cycle!

We study the computational principles of how people learn, reason, and communicate.

It's a new lab, and you will be playing a big role in shaping its culture and foundations.

Spread the words!

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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · Jul 25

The first step to publishing null results is to learn about equivalence testing, so that you can design studies that statistically support the conclusion that there is no meaningful effect. lakens.github.io/statistical_.... If you are a statistics teacher, include this into 2nd year courses.

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Marlene Berke @marleneberke.bsky.social · Jul 27

This was really great, and I learned a bunch. Thank you for making this!

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Sam McDougle @actlab.bsky.social · Jul 24

Happy to announce that my lab @ Yale Psychology (actcompthink.org) will be accepting PhD applications this year (for start in Fall '26)!

Come for the fun experiments on human learning, memory, & skilled behavior, stay for the best 🍕 in the US.

Please reach out if you have any questions!

Homepage of the Action, Computation, & Thinking (ACT) Lab, Yale department of psychology

actcompthink.org

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Marlene Berke @marleneberke.bsky.social · May 27

Awesome opportunity!

hakwan lau @hakwan.bsky.social · May 27

is there anyone fluent in both Korean and English looking for a job in Korea? we're hiring a lab administrator. no science experience needed, and foreigners can also apply if they have a master's degree (in any subject). pls email me at [email protected]

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Elizabeth A. Hintz @elizabethahintz.bsky.social · May 8

New @theconversation.com article with @marleneberke.bsky.social published today! "When doctors don’t believe their patients’ pain – experts explain the all-too-common experience of medical gaslighting." Read it here: theconversation.com/when-doctors... #CommSky @tightlippedorg.bsky.social

When doctors don’t believe their patients’ pain – experts explain the all-too-common experience of medical gaslighting

Women who see doctors for pain from reproductive health conditions are often advised to relax and get help for anxiety instead.

theconversation.com

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Marlene Berke @marleneberke.bsky.social · May 8

Have you ever showed up to a medical appointment in pain and had your pain discredited or disbelieved?

This experience is common for women with chronic pain.
@elizabethahintz.bsky.social and teamed up to write about it for @theconversation.com!

theconversation.com/when-doctors...

When doctors don’t believe their patients’ pain – experts explain the all-too-common experience of medical gaslighting

Women who see doctors for pain from reproductive health conditions are often advised to relax and get help for anxiety instead.

theconversation.com

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Experimental Philosophy @xphilosopher.bsky.social · May 6

This is a job in political theory/philosophy that is specifically for someone interested in empirical work. Looks perfect for folks doing experimental philosophy

enzo rossi @enzoreds.bsky.social · May 6

Political theory/philosophy job in our Department!

Deadline 26 May.

Happy to answer questions by email.

werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...

Vacancy — Assistant Professor in Political Theory

The Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Political Theory. The successful candidate will conduct research in any area of polit...

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Tom McCoy @rtommccoy.bsky.social · Apr 11

The Department of Linguistics at Yale University is seeking to hire a one-year lecturer with expertise in Computational Linguistics and/or Syntax for the 2025-2026 school year.

See the job ad for more info: linguistlist.org/issues/36/11...

Please send to any who might be interested!

LINGUIST List 36.1177 Jobs: Computational Linguistics, Syntax: Lecturer, Yale University

The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online.

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NYU Center for Data Science @nyudatascience.bsky.social · Apr 10

New work in Nature Machine Intelligence by @guydav.bsky.social, @brendenlake.bsky.social, Todd Gureckis, Graham Todd, and Julian Togelius models how humans develop goals—research that could help bridge the gap between human intentions and AI systems.

nyudatascience.medium.com/what-is-a-go...

What is a Goal? Advancing Machine Agency While Understanding Human Goal Creation

New CDS research models how people understand and formulate goals — knowledge that could improve AI alignment

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Nancy Kanwisher @nancykanwisher.bsky.social · Mar 31

Proud to be a signatory of this statement from 1900 members of NASEM:
We call on the administration to cease its wholesale assault on U.S. science, and we urge the public to join this call.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Public Statement on Supporting Science for the Benefit of All Citizens

TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE We all rely on science. Science gave us the smartphones in our pockets, the navigation systems in our cars, and life-saving medical care. We count on engineers when we drive acr...

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Tristan Yates @tristansyates.bsky.social · Mar 11

Last year, I was overjoyed to receive an NIH NRSA fellowship to study toddler brains and caregiving effects on memory at Columbia. Last night, my grant was terminated.

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Jorge Morales @jorge-morales.bsky.social · Oct 24

We're hiring a postdoc! Our lab is interested in understanding how visual perception and mental imagery relate to each other, both in the mind and the brain. We're looking for someone with fMRI experience to work on this topic. Please apply! subjectivity.sites.northeastern.edu/research/arc...

The Subjectivity Lab

Interdisciplinary lab in Northeastern's Psychology Department researching visual perception, mental imagery, consciousness and metacognition.

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Chris Krupenye @chriskrupenye.bsky.social · Jan 16

Massive congratulations to my friend and @jhu.edu colleague, @chazfirestone.bsky.social!

Chaz will receive the 2025 APA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology, in the area of perception and motor performance. A well-earned honor for a superstar!

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Marlene Berke @marleneberke.bsky.social · Jan 18

I was shocked in watching Mrs America by 1) how basic the ERA is and how the heck we still don’t have it and 2) how the policies liberals were proposing ~1970s (like free early childcare, longer parental leaves) would still be progressive today. Like we haven’t moved or progressed that much since

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