[CogSci] Job Posting Request: Postdoc Position in AI, Decision Making, and Risk, Purdue University

[Torsten O Reimer]

Dear Cognitive Science Society Team,
I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to kindly request the posting of a job call for a one-year Postdoc position in AI, Decision Making, and Risk on your platform. The position provides an excellent opportunity for candidates with substantial quantitative expertise in areas such as human decision-making, human-machine interaction, and machine learning, among others (see attachment for details).

Short version:

Postdoc opportunity (AI, Decision Making & Risk) at Purdue University (CLA/CLARA)

The College of Liberal Arts Research Academy<https://www.cla.purdue.edu/research/research-academy/index.html> (CLARA) at Purdue invites applications for a full-time postdoc focused on AI in decision making and risk, including work with large language models and models of information processing/decision making.

Start date: August 2026
Term: Academic-year appointment (9 months), 1 year
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Application materials: cover letter, CV, 1-3 representative products, + 2 references
Priority deadline: Mar 31, 2026 (review continues until filled)
Apply here: Post Doc Research Assistant Job Details | Purdue University<https://careers.purdue.edu/job/West-Lafayette-Post-Doc-Research-Assistant-IN-47906/41135-en_US/>
Questions: Professor Torsten Reimer, CLARA Director (treimer at purdue.edu<mailto:treimer at purdue.edu>)


Please let me know if you require any additional information or if there are specific procedures we should follow for this request.
Thank you for your assistance in disseminating this opportunity to potential candidates.
Kind regards,
Torsten

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Torsten Reimer, Ph.D.
Professor, Communication and Psychology
Director, College of Liberal Arts Research Academy (CLARA)<https://cla.purdue.edu/research-academy>
Director, Communication and Cognition Lab<https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~treimer/>
Senior Associate Editor, Group Dynamics<https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/gdn/> (APA journal)
Brian Lamb School of Communication | Purdue University
BRNG 2274G | 100 N University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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