Postdoctoral Research Associate

Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate I
Postdoctoral Research Associate I

Posting Number
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23405

Department
Psychology

Department Website Link

Location
Tucson Campus

Address
Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights
The Postdoctoral Researcher will lead and support experimental research on visual and perception and decision-making in complex environments, with a focus on medical image perception and Artificial Intelligence (AI). This position offers hands-on experience with behavioral, eye tracking and EEG methods, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and opportunities for mentorship, authorship, and grant development. Our main focus is in how people search withing the visual world, and in particular, how do people search for signs of cancer.

The ideal candidate had experience in human visual or medical imaging research, experience with EEG and eye tracking methods, and has strong programming and data analyses experience.
Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, vision, and life insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

Core Research Activities

• Data Analysis and Interpretation:
  Analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and preparing reports.
• Writing, Publication Dissemination of research:
  Preparing manuscripts. publication in peer-reviewed journals, contributing to grant proposals, and presenting research findings at conferences and lab meetings.
• Literature Review:
  Staying up-to-date with relevant research and participating in scientific discussions.

Lab and Mentorship Responsibilities:

• Lab Management:
  Performing assigned lab duties, maintaining stock reagents, and ensuring general lab operations.
  Mentorship:
• Guiding and mentoring other researchers, including graduate and undergraduate students.
  
  Collaboration:
• Working with other researchers within the lab and potentially with external research groups.

Grant Writing:
Contributing to the development of grant proposals and progress reports.

Organization and Traveling to remote locations for data collection

• Will need to help organize data collection locally, domestically, and international

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD in relevant field

Preferred Qualifications

FLSA
Exempt

Full Time/Part Time
Full Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week
40

Job FTE
1.0

Work Calendar
Fiscal

Job Category
Research

Benefits Eligible
Yes - Full Benefits

Rate of Pay
NIH salary guidelines, Depends on Experience.

Compensation Type
salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Type of criminal background check required:
Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies
1

Target Hire Date
7/28/2025

Expected End Date

Contact Information for Candidates
Stepen Adamo
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Open Date
7/17/2025

Open Until Filled
Yes

Documents Needed to Apply
Resume and Cover Letter

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