Postdoctoral Researcher

Overview

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

40

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Earliest

Start Date:

Nov 01, 2025

Position Open To:
All Applicants

Position Duration:
Expected to Continue Until Mar 10, 2026

Job Details:
Postdoctoral position in cognitive neuroscience of memory. The Memory and Aging Lab in the Department of Psychology at UT Austin is seeking one to two postdoctoral researchers to spearhead research related to one or more of the following topics:

• The neurocognitive mechanisms by which depression contributes to episodic memory impairments and memory decline, and age exacerbates these impairments, in racially and ethnically varied adults across the lifespan.
• Characterization of the neural basis of sleep health disparities and their cognitive consequences in racially and ethnically varied adults across the lifespan.
• Open-ended topics related to individual differences in episodic memory across the adult lifespan, malleable health factors, and accessible interventions.

• Design experiments
• Collect behavioral, EEG, or fMRI data
• Analyze data
• Write scientific manuscripts and present research

• Required:
  
  A Ph.D. in psychology, neuroscience, public health, engineering, or a related field (received no more than three years prior to the start date)
• Evidence of peer-reviewed publications
• Experience collecting and analyzing fMRI/MRI, and/or EEG data or polysomnography data
• Interest and/or experience in human cognition, particularly episodic memory or emotional cognition, and/or cognitive aging research
• Experience in advanced neuroimaging and computational analyses (e.g., machine learning methods, multimodal fusion, computational modeling)
• Demonstrated ability to use one or more programming languages for data analysis (Python, Matlab, RStudio, etc.)
• Interest and/or experience mentoring junior research assistants

• Interest and/or experience working with different populations and the social determinants of health disparities
• Interest and/or experience conducting clinical assessments of depression
• Ability to speak and understand Spanish

Salary Range: 62-65K depending upon experience, consistent with NIH levels

Studies utilize task-based fMRI and/or EEG, wearable technologies, memory task design, clinical interviews, social determinants of health, multimodal imaging, univariate, and multivariate statistical analyses. Positions are multi-year, depending upon annual review.

• CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

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 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.

For current university employees and contingent workers:
You must apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs, then update your Professional Profile before you apply. The information will be pulled into your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. You must respond to the application questions and upload any additional Required Materials noted above.

Employment Eligibility:
You must meet all required qualifications and be able to perform all essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan is either Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) or Optional Retirement Program (ORP) depending on hours per week and days. This position has the option to elect ORP instead of TRS under certain conditions.

Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalists under consideration.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and complies with applicable laws. It does not discriminate on race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, education, or admissions.

Pay Transparency: UT Austin will not discriminate against employees or applicants for discussing pay. However, employees with access to compensation information must maintain confidentiality except as permitted by policy or law.

Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9) and E-Verify:
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