Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychology

Research on Theory-of-Mind, Pragmatics, and 'Scripted' Behavior

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral fellowship under the direction of Professor Tomer Ullman in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. The position is expected to start in Summer or Fall 2025.

• Research on common‑sense reasoning, theory‑of‑mind and pragmatics, with a focus on reasoning about 'scripted' behaviors in other people.
• Train and supervise research assistants.
• Design experiments, collect and analyze data.
• Prepare manuscripts and grant proposals.
• Collaborate with the Harvard research lab and related labs.

• Ph.D. in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Developmental, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience and training in empirical research, including experiment design, data collection and analysis.
• Organizational, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Background in computational methods and/or statistical methods is a plus.
• Availability for at least one year; 2‑year availability is preferred.

The fellowship is one year with the possibility for renewal for up to 2 subsequent years. The annual salary is $67,600, which includes health insurance and other benefits, and funding for conference travel.

Submit the following materials by email to Whitney Villagran (wvillagranvard.edu) and Professor Tomer Ullman (tullmanvard.edu). Use "POST DOC APPLICATION" as the subject line.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by March 30, 2025. Review of applications will be on a rolling basis.

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