<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The Crockett
Lab at Yale University has a postdoctoral position available to begin
Fall 2019 or Spring/Summer 2020 (start date flexible). The position is for
one year initially and renewable for up to a total of three years. </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">We
are embarking on a new line of research that will benefit from diverse topical
perspectives, including social perception, self & identity, emotion, learning,
judgment & decision-making, memory, and language – so even if your past
work is not directly related to our lab’s core research on morality, you might
be a great fit for this position. </span></p>

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will be using a variety of methods including behavioral experiments,
computational modeling, natural language processing, and neuroimaging. We are
looking for scholars with experience in at least one of these methods, a PhD in Cognitive Science, Psychology, Neuroscience or related field, strong technical skills, and
enthusiasm for exploring new territory!</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The
postdoc will have the opportunity to shape a research program on the cognitive science of narratives. Humans are master storytellers, and many of the
stories we tell are <i>moral: </i>there’s a
villain to hate and a hero to root for. When we narrate our own lives, we make
ourselves the heroes of our stories, and these narratives become part of our
personal identities. What are the cognitive and neural processes that guide the
construction of these narratives? How do the stories we hear and tell shape our
behavior and the behavior of others? </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">We believe that our science
is better with a diverse team. We</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">embrace and encourage our lab members’ differences in
age, color,</span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">disability, ethnicity, family
or marital status, gender identity or</span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">expression,
language, national origin, ability, political affiliation,</span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic
status, veteran</span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">status, and other characteristics
that make our lab members who they</span> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">are.</span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Interested
applicants should send an email to Dr. Molly Crockett (<a href="mailto:molly.crockett@yale.edu">molly.crockett@yale.edu</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">) with the subject line “POSTDOC APPLICATION”
and include a CV, contact information for 2-3 references, and a statement of
interest describing your doctoral research and how your experience might be
relevant for studying narratives, broadly construed (maximum 1 page). Review of
applications will begin on July 1 and will continue until the position is
filled. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>