Postdoctoral Associate (Computational Collective Behavior)

Postdoctoral Associate position in computational collective behavior. We are recruiting a postdoctoral scholar for an interdisciplinary NSF-funded research project. The goal of the research is to discover how collectives can be made more creative, intelligent and when they can select the rules governing their interactions. The focus of the position is on designing and running large-scale online behavioral experiments. The postdoctoral associate will work collaboratively with PIs and other postdoctoral scholars at UC Davis, Princeton, and CUNY.

The postdoctoral associate will design and implement large-scale online, behavioral experiments using the PsyNet platform (www.psynet.dev) and the Unity engine to create interactive social environments for testing hypotheses about collective action. The postdoctoral researcher will recruit and engage large samples of participants, often in the hundreds or thousands, to interact within these environments and with one another in artificial social networks. Some experiments will employ a human-in-the-loop approach (Harrison et al., 2020) to optimize environment parameters dynamically. The postdoctoral associate will utilize computational techniques, including modeling, simulations, and machine learning, to analyze the collected data. They will also be expected to synthesize findings into high-impact publications in top-tier journals such as Science, Nature, Nature Human Behaviour, Science Advances, and PNAS.

We are seeking candidates with strong quantitative and computational training in behavioral, cognitive, or social science. Computer/information scientists with interest in human behavior are also welcome to apply.

The successful applicant will have:

Pay Range:

Pay Ranges:

The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience.
• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
• Academic Discipline
• Unique applicable skills.

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