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Yao Zheng

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Developmental Science. Adolescence. Prevention Science. Methodology. Developmental Psychopathology. Behavioral Genetics.

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Whitney Ringwald @whitneyringwald.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I’m accepting applications for PhD students to join my lab in Fall 2027! Our work focuses on psychopathology, personality, classification and assessment, and using AI with intensive longitudinal methods to better understand mental health. See the lab site for more info: ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu
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Welcome! | Ringwald Lab
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PsychUAlberta @psychualberta.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Congratulations to Hao Zheng (supervisor Dr Yao Zheng), who just successfully passed his PhD thesis defense! His examination committee members include Dr Castellanos-Ryan (University of Montreal), Dr Fujiwara, Dr Wiebe, and Dr Nash. Thanks to Dr Mou for chairing. Way to go Hao!
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Rae Martens ♿️ @coffeeandresearch.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Bill S-212 could shape federal policy on child and youth wellbeing in Canada here’s what’s actually in it. #youth #cdnpoli #cdnpolitics #bills212
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Jonathan J. Park @jonathanpark.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The GIMME framework is a method for analyzing heterogeneous time-series while identifying common dynamic patterns within samples. Happy to announce that we’ve extended it to the continuous-time framework in our new R-package, ctgimme! cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
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ctgimme: Continuous-Time Subgrouping with GIMME
Estimates group-, subgroup-, and individual-level dynamic structures from multivariate intensive longitudinal data using continuous-time state-space models. The subgrouping procedure combines iterativ...
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Anna Weinberg @annaweinberg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
📣 *Two* tenure-track Assistant Prof jobs in @mcgillpsych.bsky.social! 🧠 Developmental Psychology 🧩 Child Clinical Psychology Great colleagues/department, strong interdisciplinary ties (MUHC, The Neuro), in a city worth moving for. Apply within 40 days—please spread the word! Links in thread:
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Charles Driver @charlesdriver.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
How do dynamics estimates vary by study timescale, even when using continuous-time methods that should 'theoretically' account for this? @maristodemou.bsky.social takes a look at wellbeing variables from bimonthly GESIS and yearly SOEP panels to examine the issue. osf.io/preprints/ps...
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moin syed @syeducation.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
University of Minnesota Institute for Child Development is hiring! We are looking for an Assistant Professor in the broad area of developmental psychopathology. Review of applications begins Sep 25. See ad for details. drive.google.com/file/d/1Mndc...
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ICD_Faculty_Ad_2026.pdf
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Leonie Vogelsmeier @leonievogelsmeier.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Dr. Mihai Constantin, Prof. Dr. Jeroen Vermunt, and I are looking for a motivated PhD candidate for the project: "Dynamic Mixture Modeling for Intensive Longitudinal Data". tiu.nu/23934 Please share this vacancy with anyone who might be interested!
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Job opening: PhD in Methodolgy and Statistics (23934)
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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
This is fucking insanity www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...
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Report: NIH, NASA Restrict Co-Authoring With Foreign Scientists
The National Institutes of Health and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration are targeting collaborations between U.S. scientists and foreign researchers, Science reports.
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Yao Zheng @inpurier.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
New lab paper by Master student Edith looking at the moderating role of positive risk taking in the daily link between impulsivity and prosocial behavior in university students. @psychualberta.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Longitudinal and Daily Links Between Impulsivity and Prosocial Behavior: The Moderating Role of Positive Risk‐Taking
Introduction There is a growing interest in positive risk-taking (PRT) during adolescence and young adulthood. Emerging evidence has documented positive associations of PRT with multiple positive ad...
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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Bingo! Do I win a prize now?
Comic strip titles self-sabotaging academic habits that feel normal, featuring nine panels.
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International Alliance of Mental Health Research Funders @iamhrf.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Children and adolescents’ mental health research received just 18% funding globally over a decade (2014-2023). Even with recent increases, particularly outside the US (tripling for adolescents, +50% children), the gap remains. Check our new decade-long analysis: www.iamhrf.org/funding-landscape
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Jin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Happy AAPI Heritage Month! Not a paper per se but I was part of an academic team that advised The Asian American Foundation for its 6th annual report on attitudes toward AAPI communities. Honored to have played a small part alongside pioneers like Taeku Lee, Russell Jeung, Pei-Te Lien etc Read more:
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STAATUS Index 2026
Explore 2026 attitudes toward Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Data on belonging, policy impact, threats, and paths forward.
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Jennifer Tackett @jnfrltackett.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I'm so happy to see this monster finally out - a preregistered metaanalysis of youth personality-psychopathology associations with a bonus preregistered independent replication metaanalysis! Years in the making, now out in Psychological Bulletin. psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-...
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Yao Zheng @inpurier.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
New lab paper looking at daily parenting lability. @psychualberta.bsky.social Parenting specificity in the associations between daily parenting lability and adolescent maladaptation academic.oup.com/chidev/artic...
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Parenting specificity in the associations between daily parenting lability and adolescent maladaptation
Abstract. Scant research has explored short-term relations between daily parenting lability, which describes day-to-day fluctuations in parenting behaviors
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Leonie Vogelsmeier @leonievogelsmeier.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Our paper on 13 methods for detecting careless responding in EMA has been accepted by Psychological Methods. Grateful to have collaborated with this wonderful team of researchers🍀(final post-print: osf.io/preprints/ps...).
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
📚 Happy International #ChildrensBookDay! Today we celebrate the wondrous children’s books that introduce young readers to remarkable women—from Drs. Wu & Maathai to Drs. Goodall & Bath & so many more. Share their stories of exploration, discovery, courage, persistence... #kidslit #litsky #booksky
A 2x2 collage of four colorful children's nonfiction picture book covers celebrating trailblazing women.

Top left: Queen of Physics — an illustration of Chien-Shiung Wu in a white lab coat smiles at a desk covered in papers and scientific diagrams, with atoms and stars floating around her.

Top right: Wangari’s Trees of Peace — Wangari Maathai, wearing a bright yellow patterned dress and headwrap, kneels to plant a tree against a backdrop of African mountains and sky.

Bottom left: The Amazing Story of Jane Goodall — Jane Goodall in a green shirt kneels in a lush jungle, gently interacting with a chimpanzee.

Bottom right: The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes — close-up of Dr. Patricia Bath, a Black woman with dark hair, holding an eye-examination device against a purple background decorated with cartoon eyes.
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Laine Johnson @lainejohnson.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility, to celebrate and recognize the valuable contributions of trans members of our community; and to reflect on how we can all contribute to trans inclusion, safety, and visibility.
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Dominique Maciejewski 🟥 @domimaciejewski.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
@eeskevanroekel.bsky.social @charlottev.bsky.social & myself are recruiting a PhD student on momentary emotion beliefs and well-being in adolescents (includes ESM & qualitative methods). Position requires Dutch (for data collection). Happy to answer questions! 👉 Apply: tiu.nu/23638 (27 april 2026)
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PhD kandidaat Emotie overtuigingen en emotie regulatie bij jongeren (23638)
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Yao Zheng @inpurier.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... new lab paper led by my student Kehan Li on emotion regulation flexibility and affect using the measurement burst design. @psychualberta.bsky.social
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Prospective Associations Between Emotion Regulation Flexibility and Affective Experiences
Introduction Theoretical work increasingly highlights emotion regulation flexibility (ERF), instead of ER frequency, as the core of ER effectiveness. Scarce research, however, has examined prospecti...
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PsychUAlberta @psychualberta.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
A date for your diary! Dr Yao Zheng will present at our Psych Seminar Series 2026 on 'Daily and long-term psychosocial adjustment during the university years' Friday March 27th 3-4pm MST BS P-226. As always- all are welcome!
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Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, PhD @lluaces.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I'm looking for a postdoc to work on our NIH-funded R01 which is a longitudinal cohort of adolescents (13-20) doing EMA and passive text sensing! Please apply, especially if you have experience in the analysis OR collection of these data. PLEASE SHARE!! indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/32132
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Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoctoral Researcher Study of Affective Disorders’ Classification and Treatment (SADCAT) Lab  Dr. Lorenzo-Lorenzo LuacesDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University Blooming...
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
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Samantha Joel @datingdecisions.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
I would be in favor of journals keeping track of the ratio of articles a given researcher submits versus reviews. When the ratio reaches a certain threshold, you can't submit any more articles to that journal as an author until you fix the ratio by reviewing. Seems very fair.
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Canadian Psychological Association @canadianpsychology.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
One of the first Black women to earn a Ph.D. in psychology, Ruth Winifred Howard trained Black nurses and worked with children and youth during her long and exemplary career. There is some debate as to who was the first Black woman to obtain a Ph.D. in psychology. Read more: buff.ly/leLXdjO
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Yao Zheng @inpurier.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
A trainee-led ms has been under review in a top journal in our field for 8.5 months and only got one review. Another trainee-led one has been resubmitted for the 2nd time to another top journal in our field for 2.5 months... - from a dedicated reviewer who always turns in review within 4-6 weeks.
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Michael Inzlicht @minzlicht.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
New review paper led by @lucyfoulkes.bsky.social: Mental health awareness campaigns reduce stigma but can also lead to problematic self-diagnosis and symptom misinterpretation. These trade-offs matter, especially for adolescents. www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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The psychological consequences of mental health awareness efforts - Nature Reviews Psychology
Mental health awareness campaigns aim to decrease stigma, increase help-seeking and improve mental health literacy. However, they might also negatively impact how individuals interpret, label and resp...
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Kristin Connor @kconnor.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Gutted to learn of the passing of Dr Kirsty Duncan. She was a tireless fighter for the people she served, not only her local community in Toronto but others, especially the science & research & athletics communities too. She championed equity, diversity, inclusion and made change happen. 🤍🙏🏻
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Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59
OTTAWA — Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan has died at the age of 59 following a years-long battle with cancer. Born on Oct.
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Yao Zheng @inpurier.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
what world are we living in!?
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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
Kid in a hat and backpack, maybe 5, getting detained
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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
or there is the EU of North America...CANADA! rescuing PhD students and postdocs nserc-crsng.canada.ca/en/news/laun...
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Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards
The Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards are a one-time initiative designed to recruit international or returning Canadian students and postdoctoral researchers to Canada. These awards support the recruitment of doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers in priority areas, helping build capacity, strengthen the research ecosystem and enhance Canada’s global competitiveness.
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St. Albert Gazette @stalbertgazette.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
NEWS: St. Albert RCMP seek public’s help to find missing 12-year-old
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St. Albert RCMP seek public’s help to find missing 12-year-old
Police say they are concerned for the wellbeing of Adelyn Tuks-Gagnon, last seen on Jan. 8.
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Gordon Hodson @gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
#AcademicSky
Santa typing on laptop. "Dear Timmy, your christmas wish list has been conditionally accepted. Please address the reviewers' comments and resubmit before Dec 24th.
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John Sakaluk @johnsakaluk.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Any colleagues working outside of 🇨🇦, and wanting to come to Canada? @westernu.ca/@westernuresearch.bsky.social is also in on the recruitment of Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (www.uwo.ca/research/can...). Social Psych is one of the areas of research alignment (Democratic and Community Resilience)>
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Canada-Impact-Plus - Research - Western University
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Mike Waddington 🇨🇦 @peatofmind.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
McMaster University is inviting top-tier researchers currently working abroad to join one of the world's leading research institutions through the prestigious Canada Impact+Research Chairs program. 1/n research.mcmaster.ca/home/support...
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Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Nominees - Research & Innovation
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Jesper Sjöström @pjsjostrom.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
🧪🧵 Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards — now open 🇨🇦 A new federal program to attract outstanding PhD students and postdocs currently outside Canada (including Canadians abroad).
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Karen Benjamin Guzzo @karenguzzo.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
McGill is hiring scholars from outside Canada! The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (Impact+) Program is designed to attract world-leading researchers whose work addresses critical national and global challenges. Review of applications begins 1/16/26. www.mcgill.ca/research/res...
Only candidates who are internationally based (both working and residing outside of Canada) at the time of the time of the first Impact+ Program intake application deadline are eligible to apply.
Impact+ candidates must have a recent track record of research accomplishments and significant interest in making new contributions to Canada in the strategic research priority areas.
Successful Impact+ candidates will be appointed to a tenure-track position at the rank of Full Professor, or as an Associate Professor with a promotion to Full Professor within two years of starting their appointment in the academic unit(s) that best fits their area of academic interest and expertise.Impact+ chairholders are expected to drive the translation of discoveries into applications, commercialization and social and economic benefits for Canada and the world, while also developing the next generation of highly qualified personnel in the following priority areas:

Advanced digital technologies (AI, quantum, cybersecurity)
Health, including biotechnology
Clean technology and resource value chains
Environment, climate resilience, and the Arctic
Food and water security
Democratic and community resilience
Manufacturing and advanced materials
Defence and dual-use technologies
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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵 Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
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Angelo Iulianella @aineurolab.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
As 2025 comes to a close, my university (Dalhousie U in Halifax, Canada) is recruiting faculty, including outstanding early career researchers, and Canada Research Chairs. Applications are due January 19 2026 (was just notified today!). Please repost.
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Dalhousie University is recruiting up to 30 tenure and tenure-track faculty positions
Backed by the Government of Canada’s $1.7 billion Global Impact+ Research Talent Initiative, Dalhousie University is undertaking one of the most ambitious research-leader recruitment efforts in its hi...
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Kiran Soma @kiransoma.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
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Launch of new Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards
As announced in Budget 2025 -
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Anthony D. Ong @anthonyong.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Call for papers: Emotion special issue on Affect Dynamics Across Multiple Timescales (moments→days→years) and links to mental and physical health. Letters of intent due Jan 15, 2026. Details/submission: www.apa.org/pubs/journal... Please share with colleagues/trainees. @affectscience.bsky.social
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Kathryn Paige Harden @kph3k.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
I wrote about missing heritability, "missing environmentality," and why I still think twin studies are interesting and valuable: kathrynpaigeharden.substack.com/p/twins-are-...
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Twins Are So Much More Interesting Than Heritability Estimates
On starting places, "missing environmentality," and the Waddington landscape of life
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Eiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
1/2 New open access paper in which we apply the Nyquist-Shannon thereom from signal processing to 2 EMA datasets to figure out the optimal sampling frequency for EMA assessments. 🧪 #psychscisky #statssky www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Optimizing the frequency of ecological momentary assessments using signal processing | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge Core
Optimizing the frequency of ecological momentary assessments using signal processing - Volume 55
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Jeff Cookston @cookston.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
In 2023, the American Psychological Association updated their guidelines for undergraduate education (for only the third time). Key updates include: -A focus on equity and diversity and inclusion -Attention to open science -Focus on ethics and communication -Suggestions for building a career
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DMartin @drddom.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Came here to see if I was interpreting this correctly. Seems like I am.
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Alona Fyshe @alonaf.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
I'm hiring (another) post doc, this time in collaboration with Natalie Brito @nataliebrito.bsky.social at Columbia! We will be exploring some of the characteristics of human development using deep learning models. Email with questions! iaejup.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Postdoctoral Fellow - Large Language Models as Models for Human Development
This position is part of the Post Doctoral Fellows Association and has an initial appointment of two years. This position has a comprehensive benefits package. Location - This role is in-person at Nor...
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Natalie Goulter @nataliegoulter.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
2x Senior Lecturer/Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Psychology positions at Flinders University. Both full-time research and teaching continuing (tenure track equivalent) positions that are open in terms of the field of psychological research. Happy to answer any questions!
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Jennifer Coffman @jennifercoffman.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
We are hiring two tenure track assistant professors. spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/32914
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Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies (two positions)
The Department of Human Development and Family Studies invites applications for two 9-month tenure-track appointments at the Assistant Professor level, starting August 2026. We seek dynamic and colleg...
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