Professor Position at NC

The Department of Psychology at North Carolina State University invites applicants with
expertise in the area of health psychology to fill an assistant professor tenure/tenure-track
position. A strong preference will be given to applicants having a community-based /
community psychology approach to health issues, as well as experience in program evaluation.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Psychology or in a closely related field. Successful candidates will have a strong record of research productivity, the potential to develop an independent, externally-funded research program that involves doctoral students, and a commitment to teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Review of applications will start by October 9, 2011, and continue until the position is filled. Additional departmental information can be found online at: http://psychology.chass.ncsu.edu/. To apply, and to view a more complete position description, please visit http://jobs.ncsu.edu and search for position 00000421.

Information requests may be addressed to Dr. Roger E. Mitchell, Chair, Health Psychology
Search Committee, Department of Psychology, North Carolina State University, Box 7650,
Raleigh, NC 27695-7650; roger_mitchell@ncsu.edu; 919-513-2546.

AA/EOE. In addition, NC State welcomes all persons without regard to sexual orientation

Research Assistant (Staff) Position at University of Kansas

Psychology Research Assistant Needed, University of Kansas Medical Center.The Department of Dietetics and Nutrition at the University of Kansas Medical Center and the Schiefelbusch Life Span Institute seeks a full-time Research Assistant to work on a collaborative project on nutrition and cognitive development. We are looking for someone with prior research experience in a behavioral lab with preference given to those with research experience in the developmental psychology field. The successful applicant would join an established interdisciplinary team of researchers examining the relationships between maternal and child diet and their affects on physical, cognitive, and visual development of the children. More details about the position and application process can be found at: https://jobs.kumc.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=376523

Lab Manager - UMass Amherst

The Brain, Cognition, and Development (BCD) Lab, headed by Dr. Lisa Scott at the University of Massachusetts Amherst anticipates hiring a full time Lab Manager to work on studies aimed at understanding the processes and previous experiences important for perceiving and recognizing faces and objects in infants and adults. The BCD lab uses longitudinal training designs and behavioral, electrophysiological (event--‐related potentials; ERPs), and eye--‐tracking methods, to elucidate the perceptual, cognitive, and social experiences that enhance or constrain face and object processing.

To learn more about our work please see our website: http://www.people.umass.edu/lscott/ If you are interested in this position please email your CV/resume to: Dr. Lisa Scott, Ph.D. lscott@psych.umass.edu

Full-­time Lab Manager Position:
Primary Duties include:
‐ Managing laboratory research projects, research budgets, and IRB protocols.
‐ Hiring, training, and supervising undergraduate research assistants.
‐ Coordinating lab events and meetings
‐ Creating stimuli, programming experiments, data processing/entry/analysis.
‐ Purchasing supplies and equipment and maintaining general laboratory equipment, computers, and networks.
‐ Maintaining a participant database, and recruiting/scheduling/testing infant and adult participants.

The Lab Manager will generally support Dr. Scott, graduate students, and post--‐doctoral fellows in the lab and will have the opportunity to be a collaborator in research that will be presented at major conferences and published in major journals. The start date is flexible but must be between October 1st 2011 and February 1st, 2012. The lab manager position requires a minimum 1.5--‐2--‐year commitment depending on start date.

Required Qualifications:
•- Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Linguistics or related field.
•- Previous research experience in a laboratory setting.
•- Six months experience working with infants/children/families.
•- Excellent computer skills and experience working with both mac’s and pc’s and a willingness to learn computer programming.
•- Excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership, multi--‐tasking and organizational skills.
•- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

Preferred Qualifications:
•- Programming experience and proficiency (E--‐prime (visual basic) and MATLAB).
•- Previous experience working with EEG/ERPs, preferably the EGI system.
•- Previous experience and proficiency using SPSS or R statistical packages.
•- Previous experience and proficiency using Adobe Photoshop, and Delta Graph.

Call for Papers - Early Rationality in Action Perception and Production

Call for Papers Special Issue: Early Rationality in Action Perception and Production?

A special issue of the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology (JECP),guest-edited by Markus Paulus and Ildiko Kiraly, will be devoted toempirical research articles investigating questions concerning earlyrationality in action perception and production. Within recent years, thequestion of early rationality in action perception and production has becomea topic of great interest in developmental psychology, comparativepsychology, and cognitive science. On the one hand, studies have providedevidence for rational action perception and action imitation even in veryyoung infants. On the other hand, scholars have recently questioned theseinterpretations and proposed that the ability to rationally evaluate actionsis not yet in place in infancy. Others have examined the development of theability to make rational action choices and have indicated limitations ofyoung children¹s ability to act rationally. Given the relevance of knowledgeabout the (early) development of rationality in action perception andproduction for several areas of developmental psychology (e.g., socialcognition, action control, inferential and counterfactual reasoning), JECPcalls for papers dedicated to the investigation of these issues. Weencourage contributions investigating questions pertaining to youngchildren¹s rationality in action perception and production as well as theneurocognitive mechanisms subserving this developing capacity. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

*Young children¹s developing ability to evaluate the rationality of others¹actions or to act rationally and/or the limitations of these abilities(including alternative explanations for previously reported evidence onthese abilities) in young children; the developmental trajectories of theseabilities
*Task and context specificity of these abilities
*Individual differences in either the ability to evaluate the rationality ofothers¹ actions or the developing capacity to act rationally, especiallytheir antecedents (e.g., early perceptual and motor experiences; cognitiveabilities, language development); concurrent correlates (e.g., socialcognition, brain development); and sequelae (e.g., social interaction,action control)
*The early development of inferential reasoning abilities as they pertain tothe context of action perception and production
*Comparative research, especially studies with chimpanzees, but also otherspecies
*Comparisons of typically- and atypically-developing children
*Cultural/cross-cultural studies
*Neural correlates (e.g., electrophysiological studies)

Consistent with the editorial policy of JECP and the topic of the specialissue, we expect the main focus to be on infancy and early childhood.

Manuscripts should be submitted by February 29, 2012, using the Elsevier Editorial System at: http://ees.elsevier.com/jecp. Manuscripts should beprepared in accordance with the usual guidelines [see the Guide for Authorson the journal homepage (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jecp) for detailsand address]. Authors should indicate in their cover letters that they wishtheir manuscripts to be considered for the Special Issue on EarlyRationality. Papers submitted by Editorial Board members, theircollaborators, or their students must be prepared for blind peer review;papers submitted by others may be prepared for blind peer review if theauthors wish. Manuscripts that meet JECP criteria for scientific merit andimportance but that are not selected for the special issue may be publishedin a regular issue of JECP. Inquiries, including questions about appropriatetopics, may be sent electronically to Markus Paulus (markus.paulus@lmu.de)and Ildiko Kiraly (kiralyi@mtapi.hu).

Faculty Position - U Washington

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON – DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

The Department of Psychology expects to fill one full-time tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor position in the area of DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. Area of research specialization is open but we are seeking candidates who support our collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to research. Applicants are expected to have an excellent publication record, strong promise for the receipt of extramural funding, and demonstrated teaching effectiveness. Duties will include teaching and mentoring at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, research, and service. We are seeking an individual whose training and research involves core issues in developmental psychology, a strong grounding in developmental theory, cutting-edge methods, and who also has the ability to foster collaborations with other areas in psychology.

To apply, send a statement of research and teaching interests, a CV, three reprints or preprints, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three letters of recommendation to: Developmental Psychology Search Committee, Department of Psychology, Box 351525, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-1525. We encourage submission of application materials via e-mail at psysrch2@uw.edu, but all materials must also be received in hard copy. Application review will begin November 1, 2011, and will continue until the position is filled. Ph.D. is required by date of appointment. The University of Washington is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The University is building a diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from female and minority candidates.

Faculty Position at Swathmore

Swarthmore College - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility. Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity in its educational program and employment practices and actively seeks and welcomes applications from candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable commitments to a more inclusive society and world. The Department of Psychology announces a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level to begin in September, 2012. The individual will be responsible for teaching introductory and advanced undergraduate courses in developmental psychology. We seek an individual with a commitment to teaching as well as an active research program that can engage bright undergraduates. Applicants should submit a letter describing their teaching and research interests, a current CV, reprints or preprints of recent work, and three letters of recommendation. Consideration of candidates will begin October 1. Applications should be submitted electronically and addressed to the Developmental Search Committee, Department of Psychology, Swarthmore College at the following email address: psych@swarthmore.edu. Inquiries may be made to Andrew Ward, Department Chair, at award1@swarthmore.edu or 610-690-6861.

Post-doc at PSU - Cognition, Affect, Temperamen​t

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position at Penn State University—University Park

The newly-forming Cognition, Affect, and Temperament Laboratory at Penn State University, headed by Dr. Koraly Pérez-Edgar, seeks a post-doctoral research fellow. Start date is flexible, although early January, 2012, is highly desirable.

This position is for up to two years, with the possibility of an extension depending on grant funding.

We are looking for a postdoctoral scientist to work on an exciting NIMH-funded project examining the impact of an attention intervention on the behavioral and neural correlates of anxiety among young children at temperamental risk for psychopathology. The lab draws on multiple methods of inquiry including fMRI, electrophysiology, genotyping, behavioral responses, and questionnaires. This work will take advantage of the University’s broad resources, including the Child Study Center (http://csc.psych.psu.edu/) and the SLEIC Center (http://www.imaging.psu.edu/).

The successful candidate will primarily be responsible for collecting and analyzing imaging and behavioral data and writing scientific papers and presentations. Other duties will include working with research assistants and graduate and undergraduate students.
Position qualifications include a PhD in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field; experience with fMRI acquisition and analysis; strong experimental and statistical skills; ability to work independently and in a team environment on multiple tasks and projects and to share one’s expertise with and train others. Experience with neuroimaging software programs (AFNI, FSL, MATLAB, SPM, or other relevant programs), programming tasks (E-prime, Presentation), and statistical analysis (SPSS, SAS) is highly desired. Excellent scientific writing skills are also desired.

Please apply for this position at www.la.psu.edu/facultysearch/ Once there you should upload a letter of research interests, a CV and contact information for three references. If electronic submission is not possible, please send to Koraly Perez-Edgar (kxp24@psu.edu). Please note your last name and “Post-Doctoral Fellow” in the subject line.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.

Full-time RA - PSU Cognition, Affect, Temperamen​t

The newly-forming Cognition, Affect, and Temperament Laboratory at Penn State University, headed by Dr. Koraly Pérez-Edgar, seeks a full-time research assistant.

Start date is flexible, although early Fall is highly desirable.

The skills learned through this experience will be useful for those who intend to go to graduate school in psychology, neuroscience, or human development. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on NIMH-funded studies investigating the developmental trajectories of early temperament, with a focus on risk for anxiety. In doing so, the lab focuses on the cognitive, behavioral, and neural correlates attention mechanisms. Multiple methods of inquiry include fMRI, electrophysiology (EEG & ERP), direct behavioral observation, and questionnaires. This work will take advantage of the University’s broad resources, including the Child Study Center (http://csc.psych.psu.edu/) and the SLEIC Center (http://www.imaging.psu.edu/).

The successful candidate will be responsible for: Recruiting and maintaining contact with children/adolescents and their families; Collecting, processing, and analyzing behavioral, psychophysiological, and/or neuroimaging sources of data; Aiding in human subject protocols, human consent forms, and annual IRB approval; General lab management duties.
An associate’s degree or higher, bachelor’s degree preferred in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a related field plus one or more years related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience in a lab that conducts fMRI and/or psychophysiology studies will be considered a strong plus. Research experience with children is highly desirable. The successful candidate will have strong computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and willingness to learn and develop additional computer skills related to data management and preparation of data for analysis. Experience processing neuroimaging data using relevant software programs (e.g., AFNI, MATLAB, SPM, FSL), programming experimental tasks (e.g., using E-prime, Presentation), statistical analysis (SPSS, SAS) is also highly desired.
Please highlight relevant skills in your cover letter. To apply, please send a cover letter of interest, a CV, and a list of 2 or 3 references (and their contact information) to catlabPSU@gmail.com. Please note your last name and “RA Position” in the subject line. Review of the applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Salary will be commensurate with experience. This is a fixed term appointment funded for one year from date of hire with an excellent possibility of re-funding.

Call for papers - early rationality

Call for PapersSpecial Issue: Early Rationality in Action Perception and Production?
A special issue of the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology (JECP), guest-edited by Markus Paulus and Ildiko Kiraly, will be devoted to empirical research articles investigating questions concerning early rationality in action perception and production. Within recent years, the question of early rationality in action perception and production has become a topic of great interest in developmental psychology, comparative psychology, and cognitive science. On the one hand, studies have provided evidence for rational action perception and action imitation even in very young infants. On the other hand, scholars have recently questioned these interpretations and proposed that the ability to rationally evaluate actions is not yet in place in infancy. Others have examined the development of the ability to make rational action choices and have indicated limitations of young children’s ability to act rationally. Given the relevance of knowledge about the (early) development of rationality in action perception and production for several areas of developmental psychology (e.g., social cognition, action control, inferential and counterfactual reasoning), JECP calls for papers dedicated to the investigation of these issues. We encourage contributions investigating questions pertaining to young children’s rationality in action perception and production as well as the neurocognitive mechanisms subserving this developing capacity. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
*Young children’s developing ability to evaluate the rationality of others’ actions or to act rationally and/or the limitations of these abilities (including alternative explanations for previously reported evidence on these abilities) in young children; the developmental trajectories of these abilities
*Task and context specificity of these abilities
*Individual differences in either the ability to evaluate the rationality of others’ actions or the developing capacity to act rationally, especially their antecedents (e.g., early perceptual and motor experiences; cognitive abilities, language development); concurrent correlates (e.g., social cognition, brain development); and sequelae (e.g., social interaction, action control)
*The early development of inferential reasoning abilities as they pertain to the context of action perception and production
*Comparative research, especially studies with chimpanzees, but also other species
*Comparisons of typically- and atypically-developing children
*Cultural/cross-cultural studies
*Neural correlates (e.g., electrophysiological studies)
Consistent with the editorial policy of JECP and the topic of the special issue, we expect the main focus to be on infancy and early childhood.
Manuscripts should be submitted by February 29, 2012, using the Elsevier Editorial System at: http://ees.elsevier.com/jecp. Manuscripts should be prepared in accordance with the usual guidelines [see the Guide for Authors on the journal homepage (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jecp) for details and address]. Authors should indicate in their cover letters that they wish their manuscripts to be considered for the Special Issue on Early Rationality. Papers submitted by Editorial Board members, their collaborators, or their students must be prepared for blind peer review; papers submitted by others may be prepared for blind peer review if the authors wish. Manuscripts that meet JECP criteria for scientific merit and importance but that are not selected for the special issue may be published in a regular issue of JECP. Inquiries, including questions about appropriate topics, may be sent electronically to Markus Paulus (markus.paulus@lmu.de) and Ildiko Kiraly (kiralyi@mtapi.hu).

Assistant Professor position at Iowa

The Department of Psychology at the University of Iowa invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position to begin in the academic year 2012. We invite applications from candidates with outstanding research records who work within any area of Cognition, including all major topic areas (e.g., language, memory, perception, motor control) and all approaches (including experimental, developmental, neuroscience, and computational). The appointment is expected to be at the rank of assistant professor and requires that the Ph.D. be received by August 17, 2012. The review of applicants will begin on October 13, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, please visit our electronic submission website athttp://jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty and refer to requisition # 59724. Materials, including a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, copies of selected scholarly papers, a research statement, and email contact information for three letters of recommendation should be submitted electronically. Informal inquiries about the position can be directed to andrew-hollingworth@uiowa.edu. The Department of Psychology is experiencing a period of vigorous growth and enhancement, including construction of a new building containing laboratory, teaching, meeting, and office space. Candidates may visit our web site at www.psychology.uiowa.edu for more information regarding the Department and life in Iowa City. The Department of Psychology and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are strongly committed to gender and ethnic diversity; the strategic plans of the University, College, and Department reflect this commitment. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of Iowa is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.

Assistant Professor position at Villanova University

THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY invitesapplications for a TENURE TRACK POSITION (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR), starting lateAugust 2012, in DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY with an emphasis on some aspect ofsocial development preferred. Candidates should have a strongpublication record, the ability to generate a high-quality research program,and a commitment to teaching in both undergraduate and graduate (MS) programs. Responsibilities include direction of master’s theses in our rigorous,research-oriented program, and teaching developmental psychology, generalpsychology or other courses depending on one’s interests and the fit withdepartmental needs. For more information, seehttp://www.villanova.edu/artsi/psychology. Applications must be submitted at https://jobs.villanova.edu/ and mustinclude a cover letter, vita, and other supporting documents detailed at thewebsite. Also, three signed letters of recommendation should be mailed toChairperson, Search Committee, Psychology Department, Villanova University, 800Lancaster Ave., Villanova, PA 19085 or emailed to psychsearch@villanova.edu. Reviewof applications will begin on October 1, 2011 and continue until the positionis filled. Villanova University is a Roman Catholic University sponsored bythe Augustinian Order. An AA/EEO employer, the University, along with thepsychology department, seeks a diverse faculty who can provide a range ofviewpoints within the department and campus community, who are committed toscholarship, service and especially teaching, and who understand, respect, andcan contribute to the University’s mission and values.

Funding

OppNet, NIH’s Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network, released a new RFA for three-year research projects:

Basic research on decision making: Cognitive, affective, and developmental perspectives (R01)
This OppNet Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages research grant applications that propose to increase understanding of the basic cognitive, affective, motivational, and social processes that underlie decision making across the lifespan. This includes an appreciation of the interactions among the psychological, neurobiological, and behavioral processes in decision making. It also includes consideration of the mediating and/or moderating influences of,CultureGenetics, Physiology, and, Social environment.

The decision sciences have produced a rich literature in some of these areas; nevertheless, certain topics are only beginning to be addressed. Understudied areas include and are not limited to,Changes over the lifespan in physiological and psychological processes integral to decision making.Interactions of cognition and emotion. Behavioral economics and neuroeconomics.
Follow this link to the complete funding opportunity (RFA-MH-12-130): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-12-130.html
About OppNet
OppNet is a trans-NIH initiative that funds activities to build the collective body of knowledge about the nature of behavior and social systems, and that deepen our understanding of basic mechanisms of behavioral and social processes. All 24 NIH Institutes and Centers that fund research and four Program Offices within the NIH Office of the Director (ICOs) co-fund and co-manage OppNet. All OppNet initiatives invite investigators to propose innovative research that will advance a targeted domain of basic social and behavioral sciences and produce knowledge and/or tools of potential relevance to multiple domains of health- and lifecourse-related research. Applicants should understand that the NIH Institute or Center (IC) that made this FOA available to the public is not necessarily the NIH IC that ultimately will manage a funded OppNet project. Instead, OppNet assigns funding and project management of meritorious applications to the NIH IC whose scientific mission most closely corresponds to that of the proposed research project.
OppNet uses the NIH definition of basic behavioral and social science research (b-BSSR) (http://obssr.od.nih.gov/about_obssr/BSSR_CC/BSSR_definition/definition.aspx) to determine application responsiveness. Consequently, OppNet strongly encourages prospective investigators to consult this definition, OppNet’s answers to frequently asked questions about b-BSSR (http://oppnet.nih.gov/about-faqs.asp), and the Scientific Contacts section of each OppNet FOA for individuals with expertise in the research subject matter and the OppNet initiative.
For more information about OppNet and all its funding opportunities, visit http://oppnet.nih.gov.

BICA

Please ignore if already involved with BICA 2011. Sorry for duplicates. Please do circulate.

* WHAT: Biologically Inspired Cognitive Architectures 2011, http://bicasociety.org/2011
* WHEN: November 5-6, 2011, Saturday-Sunday* WHERE: Holiday Inn, Arlington, Virginia, USA, adjacent to Washington, D.C., co-located with the AAAI Fall Symposia
If you would like to give a TALK at BICA 2011, please submit a 150 word abstract via EasyChair at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=bica2011
* DEADLINE: September 4th

Hope to see you in Arlington in November,
--Alexei Samsonovich, BICA 2011 Co-Chair

P.S. Accepted abstracts and papers will be published in the FAIA Series, IOS Press, indexed in major indices. Lodging available for $99+tax per night. If you do not wish to receive future announcements from BICA Society, please reply with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject field.

Full time position at Quest University

Full-Time Positions

First Nations Studies or African Studies

Quest University Canada seeks applicants for a full-time faculty position who can teach courses in First Nations or African Studies. The successful candidate will also teach social science courses in our Foundation Program, especially Global Perspectives and Democracy and Justice, which are required of all students. All Quest faculty are expected to be able to teach the Cornerstone and Question courses, and candidates who demonstrate the willingness and experience to teach Rhetoric will be given special consideration. We will consider candidates from Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology, Psychology, Geography and History, as well as candidates who have completed social science degrees in First Nations or African Studies. The ability and willingness to develop field-based courses is also highly desirable.

All Quest classes are seminar-style and are limited to enrolments of fewer than 20 students. Our faculty are highly interactive and attuned to opportunities to develop interdisciplinary courses. Further details about Quest and the application procedure can be found underInformation for Faculty Applicants. Applications should be sent to ssfaculty@questu.ca.

A PhD (or equivalent) and some teaching experience is required. Although research, especially that involving undergraduates, is encouraged, those seeking a research-focused faculty position should not apply. Applications should be received by October 20, 2011; interviews for finalists will be scheduled in November and December. The start date for the position will be August 1, 2012.