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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Book"">Postdoctoral Associate, Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab (MIT)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Book"">The Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab (<a href="https://saxelab.mit.edu/">Saxelab</a>) in MIT’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Book"">
to assume a position working under the primary <span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hpFe1swkPIHWERKeCtIZxGfXCJfHf9p-cdpfGNqnQKY/edit"><span style="color:#4472C4">mentorship</span></a></span> of Professor Rebecca Saxe. Funded
by the Patrick J McGovern foundation, possible research topics concern how people use theory of mind (i.e., recursive causal reasoning about minds) to influence other’s thoughts and feelings and/or to make inferences about punishment and other acts of social
control. A specific area of interest is the cognitive processes by which individuals create, evaluate, sustain, and undermine <span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36150968/"><span style="color:#4472C4">legitimate power</span></a></span>.
The lab has expertise in, and access to, state-of-the-art functional magnetic resonance imaging and behavioral testing in infants, children and adults, and in cognitive computational modeling. The ideal candidate will develop a research direction that is complementary
to <span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="http://saxelab.mit.edu/contact-us"><span style="color:#4472C4">ongoing projects</span></a></span>. This position will involve designing experiments, constructing materials, collecting and analyzing data, and writing
scientific journal articles; mentoring undergraduate research assistants; presenting scientific research to technical and public audiences; and engaging in professional development activities, including grant writing and preparation for the academic job market. <br>
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The successful applicant will join the department of<span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://bcs.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#4472C4"> Brain and Cognitive Sciences</span></a></span> and the <span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://mcgovern.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#4472C4">McGovern
Institute for Brain Research</span></a></span>. The core values of the Saxelab include a commitment to improving transparency, accessibility, and reliability of scientific research; recognizing and affirming the diversity of its community; and a commitment
to taking action to increase inclusion, equity, belonging, and justice. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<em><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book";color:black">REQUIRED</span></em><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book";color:black">: Ph.D. awarded/expected between September 2019 and September 2023; scholarly expertise in a related topic area (multidisciplinary
or interdisciplinary applications are welcome); project and data management skills, including open science practices; and demonstrated rigor in experimental design and data analysis. <b>
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The base salary is $65,000/year. There is also funding for research expenses and conference travel. The postdoc should expect to apply for their own funding as part of their training. <br>
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Applicants should submit a cover letter describing their research interests and skills and how they fit with this position, a CV, contacts for two to three letters of reference (letters will be requested for finalists and do not need to be submitted until later),
and a representative paper (preprints or drafts are okay). This may be uploaded as a single PDF on the MIT job site in the resume field. Evaluation of applications will begin on December 19, 2022. <br>
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</b>The initial appointment will be for one year, beginning in the summer of 2023 (start date flexible) with extensions possible. </span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://bit.ly/saxelab-postdoc-ad">https://bit.ly/saxelab-postdoc-ad</a>.
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