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Postdoc Being Hired at Stanford |
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| Posted by: | Jon Krosnick |
| Title/Position: | Professor |
| School/Organization: | Stanford University |
| Sent to listserv of: | SESP, SPSSI |
| Date posted: | April 16th, 2014 |
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Please consider applying for a postdoc at Stanford.
Postdoc Description
Stanford site coordinator for an innovative multisite prospective study to examine issues of reproducibility of newly discovered psychological findings.
Background
The reproducibility of scientific findings has become an issue of growing concern in science. In a number of disciplines including medicine, psychology, genetics, and biology researchers have been repeatedly challenged by findings that are not as robust as they initially appeared. This position will entail coordinating an innovative multi-site prospective multi-replication study, in which four labs each engage in exploratory investigations to discover new effects, and then systematically replicate their own findings and those of the other labs. In so doing, the proposed investigation will not only robustly assess the merits of the individual hypotheses explored in each study, but also confront the nature of the scientific process itself. In particular, the collective outcome of the proposed studies will address a host of conventional accounts that have been hypothesized to affect the replicability of scientific findings including: false positive effects, selective reporting, publication bias, and changes in population/or procedure, as well as the possibility that some type of non-conventional mechanism may be at play. It is hoped that this project will serve as a model of how the emerging field of "meta-science" can shed light on the dynamics of the scientific enterprise.
Responsibilities
The postdoc will be involved in: (1) designing new social and/or cognitive psychology experiments, (2) conducting pilot tests of the experiments online, (3) conducting main study data collection for a subset of the experiments, (4) conducting statistical analyses of obtained data, (5) replicating experiments designed and tested at other partner institutions, and (6) writing manuscripts reporting the results for publication. Work will be done in collaboration with undergraduate research assistants. The candidate will be based in the Department of Communication at Stanford University and collaborate on the project with Professor Jon Krosnick, as well as teams of researchers at other institutions working with Professors Jonathan Schooler (UC Santa Barbara), Leif Nelson (UC Berkeley), and Brian Nosek (U of Virginia).
Requirements
We are looking for a candidate with strong scientific training and good creative insights who can contribute meaningfully to methodological discussions across areas of social science. The candidate must also have strong organizational and communication skills, a substantial quantitative toolbox, and experience designing and conducting cognitive and/or social psychological experiments. Experience with experimental software (both laboratory and web based), meta-analyses, power analyses, and Bayesian statistics is highly desirable.
Position
The initial contract is for a period of 12 months, renewable for up to three years. The salary will be competitive and determined based on the candidate's experience.
The starting date is as soon as possible, preferably no later than June 1, 2014.
Application
To begin the application process, please send the following items tokrosnick@stanford.edu: A detailed CV, an overview of research experience, names and email addresses of two academics who may be contacted for references, and the date on which the candidate can begin work at Stanford.
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