Postdoctoral Scholar in Child Studies – Liberman Lab, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
Position overview
Application Window
Open date: April 11, 2024
Next review date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Monday, Sep 30, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Postdoctoral Scholar will work closely with the Principal Investigator, Dr. Zoe Liberman on projects relating to social cognitive development. The duties of the Postdoctoral Scholar will include study design and execution (e.g., programming online and laboratory tasks, collecting and analyzing behavioral data), writing up research papers and grant applications, presenting research projects within the department and on conferences, and supervising undergraduate and graduate students.
The Liberman Child Studies Lab studies infants’ and children’s understanding of the social world, including their expectations about people based on their social relationships and group membership. To answer these questions, we adopt a wide range of methods, including violation of expectation looking time studies, eye-tracking, and behavioral studies in the lab and at local partner museums. The Postdoctoral Scholar will have the opportunity to work on existing lines of research (including work on the impact of exposure to diversity on developing
social categorization and children’s use of relationships to make inferences about knowledge), while also starting research in line with their own related interests. The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences is highly interdisciplinary and the preferred candidate will build connections with stellar scientists within both DEVO and Social Psychology areas.
The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching, and service as appropriate to the position.
Qualifications
Applicants must have completed all requirements for a PhD (or equivalent) except the dissertation at the time of application in Psychological and Brain Sciences, Human Development or a related field.
-At least one year of research experience in Developmental Psychology (working with either infant or child participants)
-Data analysis skills, using R
-PhD must be conferred by start of appointment.
-Applicants with training and experience in any of these areas will be given priority: infant studies, eye-tracking, computational modeling, bilingualism research, survey development
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Publication #1
Publication #2
- 2 required (contact information only)
Applicants that are chosen for the shortlist (to be interviewed) will have their references contacted after the interview.
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About UC Santa Barbara
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20. For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.
As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.