Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Education Research

The University of Iowa’s Advanced Learning Traces (ALT) lab at the Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations has an open Postdoctoral Scholar position for an individual with expertise in computational and quantitative methods for learning research. The scholar will support grant‑funded research at the ALT lab on conducting real‑time affective and cognitive tracking of learners, predominantly in the context of measuring the impact of AI‑driven learning technologies on learning outcomes, cognitive development, and mental health.

• Support grant‑funded research on real‑time affective and cognitive tracking of learners.
• Apply multimodal learning analytics, deploy eye‑trackers or fNIRS devices, or create end‑to‑end prototypes of AI systems (including LLM integration, backend development, interface design and deployment).
• Build research software such as Python packages, database systems, and other open‑source tools for computational social science research.
• Assist with projects such as calibrating hardware and software infrastructure, sensor data collection and analysis, validating and disseminating research protocols and tools, creating technology prototypes, and conducting user studies.
• Write grant proposals, present findings at conferences, co‑author research papers, and assist with annual reports for grants and contracts.
• Supervise one or more graduate students who assist in research‑related activities.

1‑year fiscal year appointment, with an anticipated start date in June 2026 (may be flexible).

A PhD in Learning Sciences, Computer Science, Human‑Computer Interaction, Informatics, Educational Measurement and Statistics, Educational Psychology, or a related field.

• Relevant experience or scholarship in (multimodal) learning analytics, educational technology, and/or computational social science research.
• Experience working with research teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience designing and conducting experiments.
• Data analytics or software development skills.
• Experience supervising and mentoring graduate students.
• Project management experience.
• Experience writing funding applications.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. To apply, please submit a letter of interest and a Curriculum vita. Submit application and materials through the link below (post requisition no. 4567):

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For further inquiries, please contact Gahyun Callie Sung, assistant professor, at gcsung.

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