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This is a term position; length of the term will be discussed during the interview process. Continuation past the term length discussed will be based on university need, performance, and/or availability of funding.

 

POSITION SPECIFICS

The Cognition, Affect, and Temperament Laboratory in the Department of Psychology at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for a full-time Assistant Research Professor.

Responsibilities include helping lead a number of NIH-funded studies examining the role of socioemotional, cognitive, and biological factors in early development. These include HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study which is creating a nation-wide representative sample of families, recruited in pregnancy, and then followed in the first decade of life. In addition, they will work on P-CAT, an NIMH-funded longitudinal study that examines parental transmission of anxiety to preschool children. 

General responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Overseeing the breadth of projects in the CAT lab, helping coordinate across studies

• Providing overall administrative support for the lab

• Supervising lab members

• Helping lead study design and implementation

• Coordinating with Dr. Pérez-Edgar to set and meet lab aims

• Leading publications

• Transitioning to submitting internal and external grants as PI

A Ph.D. in Psychology, Human Development, Neuroscience or related field is required by the appointment date. This is a non-tenure-track position.

The College of the Liberal Arts is committed to offering professional growth and promotional opportunities for non-tenure-line faculty appointments.  Information on faculty ranks and progression can be found at https://policy.psu.edu/policies/ac21

Interested candidates must submit an online application, and should upload the following application materials: a letter of interest, CV or resume, and a list of three references with contact information.

Visit our website at https://www.catlabpsu.com/ for more information on our Lab.  We are housed within Penn State’s Child Study Center, https://csc.la.psu.edu/.

 

BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES

This position requires the following clearances in addition to applicable background checks: PA State Police Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form, and Federal (FBI) Finge