The Cantlon Lab at Carnegie Mellon University and Piantadosi Lab at UC Berkeley are recruiting a joint postdoctoral researcher for a project on the origins of concepts and reasoning. The postdoc position would reside primarily in Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon, and will travel to Berkeley for 1-2 months per year with temporary housing near Berkeley covered by research funds.
Our laboratory is a dynamic, interdisciplinary environment – we work on comparative cognition studies across species, age, and culture. Our broad goal is to understand how complex cognition emerges in human children, which cognitive and neural processes are universal across people, and what makes human cognition unique compared to other species.
The postdoctoral researcher will work with our team on analyses and theories such as those in the following publications:
- https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms13968
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aaz1002
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2021865119
Qualifications:
- Prior research experience in cognitive science, research experience with non-human animal or child cognition, and with computational approaches such as machine learning, neural nets, hierarchical regression analyses, and Bayesian models of behavioral data using R Stan.
- Excellent writing skills and a good publication record are preferred
Flexibility, excellence, and passion are vital qualities we value. Inclusion, collaboration and cultural sensitivity are valued competencies at CMU. Therefore, we are in search of a team member who is able to effectively interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work.
Additional Information:
- Salary and benefits are set at the NIH levels for postdoctoral associates, based on experience.
- Postdoctoral researchers have a 2-year contract with the potential for renewal thereafter.
Interested in this exciting opportunity? Apply today!
Location
Pittsburgh, PAJob Function
Pre/Post-Doctoral Associates & FellowsPosition Type
Postdoctoral Associate / Fellow (Fixed Term)Full Time/Part time
Full timePay Basis
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