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<span><span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">TITLE: Cognitive Scientist</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
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<span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 11pt; font-size-adjust: none">BACKGROUND:</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">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
</span><span style="border-color: currentColor; color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">counterfactual</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
</span><span style="border-color: currentColor; color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">reasoning</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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).</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
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<span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 11pt; font-size-adjust: none">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 </span><span style="border-color: currentColor; color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">opportunity</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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
</span><span style="border-color: currentColor; color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">opportunity</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
to work on a wide range of research projects </span><span style="border-color: currentColor; color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">involving</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
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.</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 11pt; font-size-adjust: none"></span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 11pt; font-size-adjust: none">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.</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 11pt; font-size-adjust: none"></span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">REQUIRED:</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 11pt; font-size-adjust: none">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
</span><span style="border-color: currentColor; color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">reasoning</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
and decision making.</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 11pt; font-size-adjust: none">2) Experience in designing and running experiments
</span><span style="border-color: currentColor; color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">involving</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
human participants, including familiarity with IRB procedures and processes.</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 11pt; font-size-adjust: none">3) Exceptional computational and data analysis skills. The candidate must be familiar with current best practices in statistical data analysis.</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">4) Strong interpersonal and communication skills.</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
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<span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 11pt; font-size-adjust: none">PREFERRED:</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">1) Prior research experience
</span><span style="border-color: currentColor; color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">involving</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
political psychology and/or geopolitical forecasting, ideally within a “wisdom of crowds” framework.</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 11pt; font-size-adjust: none">2) Experience running studies
</span><span style="border-color: currentColor; color: black; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">involving</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
online, distributed subject populations (e.g., Amazon Mechanical Turk).</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 11pt; font-size-adjust: none">3) Expertise in cognitive modeling.</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">4) Familiarity with current approaches in statistical AI and machine learning.</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
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<span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 11pt; font-size-adjust: none">CONTACT:</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Interested candidates should email their CVs to Brad Minnery (brad@kairos-research.com) and cc techadmin@kairos-research.com.</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
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<span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 11pt; font-size-adjust: none">Sincerely,</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Brandon (Brad) Minnery, PhD</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 11pt; font-size-adjust: none">CEO Kairos Research</span><br style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: " font-size: 14.66px">
<span style="font-size: 11pt; display: inline !important; font-size-adjust: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">brad@kairos-research.com</span><br>
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