Postdoctoral Scholar, Departments of Psychology and Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania Stat

Overview

Postdoctoral Scholar, Departments of Psychology and Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University

The Development, Risk, and Resilience lab ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) and the REPEAT lab () at The Pennsylvania State University led by Drs. Rina

D. Eiden and Emily Ansell, respectively, invite applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar.

Ideal start date would be Fall, 2026, with flexibility.

• Work on the Growing Up Healthy project — a longitudinal study beginning in the first trimester of pregnancy with current data collection focused on the transition from late adolescence (16-18 years) to young adulthood (18-20 years).
• Examine developmental cascades linking pre-postnatal risks to adolescent risk behaviors (measured at macro and micro time scales) via parent-child interpersonal processes and child behavioral and autonomic regulation.
• Utilize prospective biological and self-report data collected across pregnancy and from infancy to middle childhood; assess five biannual waves of data collection between late adolescence and young adulthood and ecological momentary assessment collected in young adulthood for 21 days from adolescents to identify proximal predictors of adolescent risk behaviors.
• Engage in all aspects of the study with a primary focus on data management and analyses; collaborate on writing scientific papers and presentations.
• Work with graduate students and research staff across multiple collaborating universities and labs.
• Location:
  
  University Park campus of Penn State; leverage resources from the Child Study Center and the Psychology department (Developmental Psychology area).

• Ph.D. in Psychology, Human Development, or related field required by the appointment date.
• Preferred: experience with longitudinal studies; experience with observational and autonomic measures; statistical analysis including longitudinal data analysis; and excellent scientific writing skills.

Interested candidates must submit an online application at Penn State's Job Posting Board and upload the following materials: a letter of interest, CV or resume, and a list of three references with contact information. For information on the position, please contact Dr. Rina

D. Eiden at rde
5106.

Visit our websites for more information on our labs:  and .

The DRR lab is housed within Penn State's Child Study Center ().

This position requires the following clearances in addition to applicable background checks: PA State Police Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance Form, and Federal (FBI) Fingerprint Criminal Background Check.

Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional well-being. For more detailed information, please visit our Benefits Page; note: for Postdoctoral benefits, please see our Postdoctoral Benefits page.

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