Postdoctoral Fellow -Psychology (Himmelstein)

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Atlanta, GA

The Subjective Uncertainty and Belief Lab at Georgia Institute of Technology is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow under the supervision of PI Mark Himmelstein and in collaboration with David Budescu of Fordham University.

The responsibility of the position is to support an NSF grant funded project for using planned missing data research designs to estimate how people use advice to revise their judgments without requiring them to directly report their independent prior beliefs first. There are two directions this position could potentially be focused on, which would ideally overlap:

• Developing new cognitive models for how people revise probability judgments.
• Extending research designs that use planned missing data methods for addressing measurement reactivity areas beyond just advice taking research.

Ph.D. in Psychology, Computational Social Science, Economics, Data Science or a related field by the start date.

• Theoretical background in topics related to judgment and decision making, preferably advice taking research and Judge Advisor Systems.
• Experience in either psychometric or computational cognitive modeling.
• Experience with missing data imputation methods.
• A strong track record of peer reviewed publications and presentations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Applications must be submitted online as PDF files via (https://hr.gatech.edu/careers) and should include:

• CV
• A brief (1-2 page) research statement
• Names of at least three references willing to provide letters of recommendation.

For more information, please contact Mark Himmelstein at mhimmelstein3@gatech.edu.

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This position is for one year with potential for renewal.

The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening.