[CogSci] industry position for Cognitive Scientist

[Brandon Minnery]

TITLE: Cognitive Scientist

BACKGROUND:
Kairos Research is a newly formed company in Dayton, OH, performing basic and applied research at the intersection of human and artificial intelligence. We currently have an opening for a full-time PhD-level Cognitive Scientist to work on a research project funded by the US Government aimed at improving counterfactual reasoning in intelligence analysis. The ultimate goal of the project is to create better intelligence analysis methodologies and to enable analysts to perform accurate "lessons learned" following intelligence failures (e.g., failure to anticipate a significant geopolitical event, such as military action by an adversary).

The Cognitive Scientist position is anticipated to be a permanent position and offers competitive salary and benefits. Because Kairos Research is a new company, this is a great opportunity for a motivated individual who is just starting their career (such as a postdoc) to get in on the ground floor and help shape the future research direction of the company. As the company grows, the Cognitive Scientist will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of research projects involving human and machine cognition. We are especially interested in early-career researchers who possess a high degree of self-direction and who are willing to grow into a leadership role over time.

NOTE: Given that future projects may require access to sensitive data, candidates must be US citizens or hold a green card. Additional requirements are discussed below.

REQUIRED:
1) PhD in Cognitive Science, Psychology, Neuroscience, or Social Behavioral Sciences. Individuals with doctoral degrees in related disciplines such as Information Sciences, Economics and/or Political Science are also welcome to apply provided that their backgrounds include research on human reasoning and decision making.
2) Experience in designing and running experiments involving human participants, including familiarity with IRB procedures and processes.
3) Exceptional computational and data analysis skills. The candidate must be familiar with current best practices in statistical data analysis.
4) Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

PREFERRED:
1) Prior research experience involving political psychology and/or geopolitical forecasting, ideally within a “wisdom of crowds” framework.
2) Experience running studies involving online, distributed subject populations (e.g., Amazon Mechanical Turk).
3) Expertise in cognitive modeling.
4) Familiarity with current approaches in statistical AI and machine learning.

CONTACT:
Interested candidates should email their CVs to Brad Minnery (brad at kairos-research.com) and cc techadmin at kairos-research.com.

Sincerely,

Brandon (Brad) Minnery, PhD
CEO Kairos Research
brad at kairos-research.com
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