Postdoctoral Fellow

** Job Posting

Title:

** Postdoctoral Fellow**---
- **** Hiring Department:
** Educational Psychology**---
- **** Position Open To:
** All Applicants**---
- **** Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

** 40**---
- **** FLSA Status:
** Exempt**---
- **** Earliest

Start Date:

** Immediately**---
- **** Position Duration:
** Expected to Continue Until Dec 31, 2026**---
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* Location:

** UT MAIN CAMPUS**---
- **** Job Details:**##
** General Notes:
** Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the
** Science of Learning and Metacognition Lab** (SLAM lab; (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) under the primary mentorship of
** Veronica Yan, Ph.D.
** The lab’s research integrates cognitive, socio-motivational and educational psychology approaches to empower learners to better manage their own learning.

Salary and benefits are competitive. The initial appointment is for one year (starting 8/1/2026) with the possibility of extension based on mutual agreement and funding availability. Applicants with potential availability for 2 years are strongly preferred. The review of the applications will begin February 28 and will continue until the position is filled.##
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* Purpose:

** The Postdoctoral Fellow will serve a unique and integral role within the SLAM lab, helping with the design, implementation, and evaluation of different in-class and/or online interventions to support self-regulated learning in undergraduates. This position also allows for the opportunity to develop independent projects within the laboratory. The position is funded through the NSF Grant #2238567, “CAREER:
Motivating Effective Strategies to Transform Student Learning.”##
** Responsibilities:
*** Data collection
* Data processing and analyses
* Manuscript and Grant Writing
* Staff supervision
* Project management##

Required Qualifications:

* A Ph.D. in Psychology, Educational Psychology, or related field (earned less than three years prior to start date)
* Expertise in cognitive learning science, metacognition, and motivation
* Experience in quantitative data analyses in R##

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience programming tasks (e.g., jspsych, Qualtrics)
* Experience with time series or longitudinal data analysis
* Experience with qualitative or mixed-methods analyses
** Other highly desirable skills:
*** Experience with communication of science to general audiences
* Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
* Strong writing skills
* Mentorship of undergraduates## Salary Range:$66,000##

Working Conditions:

* Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
* Use of manual dexterity
* Typical office/lab environment## Required Materials:
* Resume/CV
* 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
* Letter of interest
** Important*
* ** for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:
** You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  

Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
** Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:
** As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application.

The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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