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Dear colleagues, <br>
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We are happy to announce a new job opening for <b>a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in Psychology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, directly supervised by Professor Kiley Hamlin, a member of the
<a title="https://manybabies.org" href="https://manybabies.org">ManyBabies</a> governing board and director of the
<a title="https://cic.psych.ubc.ca" href="https://cic.psych.ubc.ca">UBC Centre for Infant Cognition</a></b>. <br>
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We are inviting applications for a one-year Postdoctoral Research Fellow (with possibility of extension) to support a Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada entitled “<a style="margin: 0px;" data-linkindex="5" data-auth="NotApplicable" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://connect-btss.github.io/" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA54af964e-293d-5e84-3fe3-79d2fc0994b5" target="_blank" href="https://connect-btss.github.io/">Building
a Network of Networks in the Big Team Social Sciences</a>.” The grant supports research in the metascience of “Big Team Social Science (BTSS)” in order to promote collaborative knowledge sharing across research networks and improve BTSS practice. The postdoctoral
fellow will provide strategic guidance for the project, co-supervise trainees, and develop their own research related to the specific goals of the partnership.
<b>Please find detailed information about the position at the bottom of this email.</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"><b>The earliest start date for the position is April 1st, 2026. We will be begin reviewing applications starting February 1st, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. </b></span><b><br>
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We welcome your application if the position interests you. If you know of good candidates or other places to post the ad, please feel free to forward the details along. <br>
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Best regards,<br>
Kiley Hamlin</div>
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position in Big Team Social Science</b></span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">At UBC, we believe that attracting
and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to
UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Department of Psychology
at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus, invites applications for a
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to support a Partnership Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada entitled “Building a Network of Networks in the Big Team Social Sciences.”</b></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> The
postdoctoral fellow will be directly supervised by Professor J. Kiley Hamlin, who serves as Principal Investigator, alongside Professors Krista Byers-Heinlein (Concordia University) and Melanie Soderstrom (University of Manitoba).</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The grant supports research
and metascience of “Big Team Social Science,” and collaborative knowledge sharing across research networks, with the aim of understanding and improving methods and practice in social science done in large collaborative teams. The postdoctoral fellow will provide
strategic guidance for the project, co-supervise trainees, and develop their own research related to the specific goals of the partnership. The postdoctoral fellow will also have the opportunity to conduct empirical work in large-scale developmental science.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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the Center for Infant Cognition, which investigates the development of social and moral cognition in infants and young children. We particularly welcome applicants who share these interests.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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PhD in Psychology or a related behavioural science field completed within the last five years</li><li style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">
Previous participation in or demonstrated interest in Big Team Social Science networks (e.g., ManyBabies, Psychological Science Accelerator, ManyPrimates, etc.)</li><li style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">
Experience with or strong interest in metascientific research/research on research</li><li style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">
Excellent management, organizational and communication skills</li><li style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">
Strong computational, statistical, and technical skills (knowledge of R, GitHub, and other Open Science and project management tools is an asset)</li><li style="font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">
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</span><u>Location</u><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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</span><u>Type</u><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: Full-time (40 hours per week)</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The position offers an annual salary of $55,000 CAD, plus a comprehensive benefits package.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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</span><u>Preferred start date</u><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> is April 1, 2026; later start dates can be considered.</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br>
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</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Applicants should forward:</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"><b> a cover letter (2 pages maximum), CV, copy of (unofficial) transcripts, and the names of three potential referees
to <a style="margin: 0px;" data-linkindex="6" title="mailto:hamlinlab@psych.ubc.ca" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA6715a48b-6515-f24f-0877-c7f7c34393fa" href="mailto:hamlinlab@psych.ubc.ca">
hamlinlab@psych.ubc.ca</a>.</b></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Letters will be requested following initial application screening. Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis; review of applications will begin on February 1st,
2026 and continue until the position is filled.</span></div>
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