"Postdoctoral Research Associate - Psychological & Brain Sciences"

Position Summary

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate position in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at WashU in St. Louis, to work on department-funded research projects investigating well-being in daily life and across the lifespan.

The Postdoctoral Research Associate will conduct research in the Wellbeing and Emotion across the Lifespan Lab (WELLab) under the supervision of Dr. Emily Willroth. The position will include analyzing data and preparing manuscripts from at least two recently collected datasets. These datasets include an ecological momentary assessment study of daily well-being processes in a lifespan sample of St. Louis community adults and survey data collected from the longitudinal St. Louis Personality and Aging Network (SPAN) study. In addition, the Postdoctoral Research Associate will contribute to and co-organize community-building activities related to affective science.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

Information on being a postdoc at WashU in St. Louis can be found at https://postdoc.wustl.edu/prospective-postdocs-2/.

Trains under the supervision of a faculty mentor including (but not limited to):

• Analyzing data.
• Writing and revising manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals.
• Community-building service activities (e.g., co-organize monthly affective science seminar series).
• Perform other duties as assigned (e.g., attend research meetings, brown bags, seminars, etc.).

Salary Range:

Base pay is commensurate with experience.

Work Location/Travel:

This position may rarely involve traveling between the Danforth and School of Medicine campuses. The position is primarily on the Danforth campus.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education: Ph.D., M.D. Or Equivalent Terminal Or Doctoral Degree.

Certifications/Professional Licenses: No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.

Work Experience: No specific work experience is required for this position.

Skills: Not Applicable

Driver's License: A driver's license is not required for this position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D (or about to be awarded one) in Psychology or related fields.
• Experience analyzing data in R.
• Experience analyzing experience sampling or other intensive longitudinal data.
• Experience conducting research within the field of well-being science or affective science.
• Excellent data analytic skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Ability to work as part of a time and independently, and take initiative.