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PostDoctoral Associate
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Position Number: 5795593
Location: Boulder, CO
Position Type: Liberal Arts - Psychology

PostDoctoral Associate

Requisition Number: 60311
Location: Boulder Colorado
Employment Type: Research Faculty
Schedule: Part Time
Posting Close Date: 14-Nov-2024
Date Posted:

Job Summary

The Department of Psychology welcomes applications for a PostDoctoral Associate! The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is composed of Faculty, Staff, Research Assistants, Graduate Students, and Undergraduate Students. Through teaching, learning, research, and community outreach, we seek to promote scholarship at the intersection of psychology and neuroscience. Driving this mission is a deep, shared commitment to improving the human condition for all people.
The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is responsible for over 3,200 students in two majors and five PhD programs. Our 52 faculty teach and conduct research on topics that range from the molecular to the community level. Our work is spread across three locations (MUEN, WILD, & CINC), with an annual budget of $20 million, which includes approximately $12 million in grant-funded research and $600,000 in gift funds.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

The PostDoctoral Associate will perform behavioral and brain imaging studies investigating the neural basis of human attention and perception.
They will design new experiments, write computer code for those experiments, direct data collection, analyze results, perform mathematical model analyses, write scientific papers reporting results, and apply for external funding to support this work (e.g., NSF/NIH).

What We Can Offer

This is a 50% time PostDoctoral Associate position with an annual salary of $30,000.
The University of Colorado has an excellent benefit package.

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.

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Be ambitious. Be groundbreaking. Be Boulder.

What We Require

We require the candidate have a PhD in cognitive psychology or cognitive science, with a focus on behavioral studies of attention and/or perception.

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

Resume or CV.
Cover Letter addressed to the Search Committee briefly describing your qualifications, professional goals, and specific interest in this position.

During the application process you will need to enter contact information for one reference who will be contacted to provide a letter of recommendation immediately after you apply.
If you are selected as the finalist, your degree will be verified by the CU Boulder Campus Human Resources department using an approved online vendor. If your degree was obtained outside of the United States, please submit a translated version as an optional attachment.

For full consideration, please apply by 11/14/2024.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs.

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

To apply, visit https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/PostDoctoral-Associate/60311