Great new post-doc with Texas Twin Project!

Texas Twin Project, Department of Psychology and Population Research Center A Postdoctoral Research position is available at the University of Texas at Austin under the supervision of Dr. Elliot Tucker-Drob and Dr. Paige Harden. The candidate will primarily work on the Texas Twin Project, which is currently funded by a 5-year R01 grant from NICHD. The Texas Twin Project is a multi-disciplinary study of an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse sample of child and adolescent twins, with a specific focus on understanding how biological stress influences the development of ...

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Post-doc position working with the vast SMPY data base!

Research Associate: The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth (SMPY) seeks a full-time post-doctoral Research Associatefor study oversight, conducting research, writing articles, laboratory management, and statistical analyses using the vast SMPY data base.  SMPY is a four-decade longitudinal study consisting of 5 cohorts and over 5,000 intellectually talented participants.  One chief responsibility of this position will be to manage laboratory details associated with launching an age-50 follow-up of two of SMPY’s most exceptional cohorts: a cohort of 500 ...

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Unique opportunity for an outstanding International researcher in Cognitive Ageing and/or Cognitive Epidemiology

The University of Edinburgh is offering a unique opportunity for an outstanding International researcher in Cognitive Ageing and/or Cognitive Epidemiology. The particular areas of possible expertise are wide. The successful candidate will be appointed to an Established Chair and will have immediate and full access to facilities within the world-leading MRC/BBSRC-funded Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology (CCACE) (2013-2018). Edinburgh of University (founded 1582) provides global-class intellectual environment and Edinburgh itself offers wonderfu...

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Research Assistant – Psychology, Edinburgh

A full time research assistant post is available in the Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology (CCACE) at the University of Edinburgh. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious researcher to join a multi-centre research team working on a Medical Research Council-funded project which aims to understand sedentary behaviour in older people. The purpose of this job is to learn how sedentary behaviour in older people varies according to psychological, physical, social and environmental factors. The post-holder will work with data from the Lothian Birth ...

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Postdoctoral Research Associate/Study Co-ordinator – Psychology, Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh is looking for a Study Co-ordinator of the internationally-renowned Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 (LBC1936). The successful applicant will have a PhD in psychology or a related biological or social science, and will be keen to obtain valuable project management experience as well as the opportunity to analyse data and write scientific papers. Good quantitative analysis skills are essential. The appointee will be line-managed by LBC1936 Study Director Professor Ian Deary, will co-ordinate the LBC1936 testing team, and will liaise with other investi...

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