Adolescent Development Lab, University of Alberta
The Adolescent Development Lab at University of Alberta, led by Dr. Yao Zheng, has openings available for multiple full-time postdoctoral fellows. The starting date is negotiable and can start as early as June 2025. The initial appointment is for one year, renewable up to three years depending on performance and grant funding. Salary will be commensurate with experience. The successful candidate will help coordinate research projects that investigate adolescents’ and young adults’ daily experiences and well-being. Primary responsibilities include overseeing project progress, conducting data analysis, assisting in grant applications, preparing for conference presentations and scientific manuscript writing for publication in peer-reviewed journals, and supervising research assistants. Postdoc fellows will have opportunities to work on daily parent–adolescent dyadic data and adolescent ecological momentary assessment data. There will also be opportunities to work on conventional multi-wave longitudinal data, EEG data, and data from measurement burst designs
Required qualifications
• A doctoral degree in developmental psychology, human development and family studies, educational psychology, or a related area
• Strong background/interests in adolescent development
• Strong statistical analytical skills such as structural equation modeling and multilevel modeling using Mplus and/or R
• Evidence of independent scholarship, strong interpersonal and communication skills, and outstanding academic English writing skills
Preferred qualifications
• Prior 1st author publication experience at peer-reviewed journals
• Experience with collecting and analyzing diary and other intensive longitudinal data
• Experience with ethnic-racial marginalized families (Asian American families in particular), peer relationships, EEG, and Machine Learning are especially welcome
• Experience of lab management and data collection management
To Apply
Please submit a cover letter (2-page maximum) that describes your relevant training and career goals, up-to-date CV, research statement including your training goals for the position (3-page maximum), up to 3 representative publications, as well as the name and contact information of 3 references in ONE pdf file to yao.zheng@ualberta.ca with “Postdoc Application” in the subject line. Review of the applications will begin immediately until the positions are filled. For more information, please contact Dr. Zheng (yao.zheng@ualberta.ca).
Closing Date:
Contact: yao.zheng@ualberta.ca