Postdoctoral Fellow - Computational Affective and Social Cognition Lab

Responsibilities

• Writing up research into manuscripts, and presenting research at conferences.
• Grantsmanship, including applying for training fellowships or assisting with larger grant applications.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, or a related field received no more than three years prior to the start date. Substantial research experience and research-relevant skills, including:
• Experience conducting psychological experiments: designing and constructing experiments, recruiting and consenting participants, and collecting data.
• Statistical skills, including data analysis and visualization.
• Familiarity with programming, including programming skills in R and/or Python.
• Experience with or willingness to learn using LLMs for psychological research.
• Experience with or willingness to learn open science practices in psychology (e.g.,version control on Github, reproducible analysis reports in RMarkdown, pre-registration).
• Demonstrated self-motivation, accountability, detail-oriented, excellent time management skills.
• Clear communication skills and ability to work in a team.
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude towards learning
• Salary
• $70,000
• Required Materials
• A Cover Letter (not more than 3 pages) stating your research interests and long-term goals. Please also discuss how your research interests, prior research experience, and statistical and computational skills, aligns with that of the lab.
• A Curriculum Vitae
• Up to 2 representative publications
• The names, affiliations, and contact information of three individuals who will be willing to provide a recommendation letter describing your research experience and character.
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Additional Information

Job Posting Title: Postdoctoral Fellow - Computational Affective and Social Cognition Lab ---- Hiring Department: Department of Psychology ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until May 31, 2030 ---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS ---- Job Details: General The CASCog Lab, an interdisciplinary lab at the intersection of Psychology and Artificial Intelligence, is housed in the Department of Psychology, in the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. In our lab, we are interested in studying how people and machines understand emotions. Recent projects include: how generative AI may be able to provide empathy, how people perceive such artificial empathy, and how this relates to AI sycophancy and mental health. For more information about the research conducted in the lab, please visit the lab website at https://cascoglab.psy.utexas.edu/, or Prof. Ong's website at https://cascoglab.psy.utexas.edu/desmond. This position is a for a fixed-term of one year. Purpose The Computational Affective and Social Cognition Lab (CASCogLab) in the Department of Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin, directed by Professor Desmond Ong, is hiring a full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow for academic year 2026-27.

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