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Postdoctoral Research Associate Position at WFU |
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| Posted by: | Eranda Jayawickreme |
| Title/Position: | Research Associate |
| School/Organization: | Wake Forest University |
| Sent to listserv of: | SPSP |
| Date posted: | October 20th, 2011 |
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Full-time postdoctoral research position at Wake Forest University starting in January 2012. The position involves working on two major research programs; the Character Project (www.thecharacterproject.com), an innovative multi-disciplinary project examining cutting-edge questions in moral psychology with Profs. William Fleeson, R. Michael Furr and Christian Miller (Philosophy), and a multi-site project led by Dr. Eranda Jayawickreme, Prof. Fleeson and researchers at the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania examining posttraumatic growth and the possibilities for permanent positive personality change in the wake of adversity. These projects are funded by the John Templeton Foundation. Responsibilities include helping with the design of research studies, analyzing existing cross-sectional and longitudinal data sets concerning personality, morality and posttraumatic growth, helping with ongoing data collection efforts, supervising related research activities, dealing with administrative tasks and writing collaborative manuscripts. The ideal candidate will possess a Ph.D. in social/personality psychology or a closely related field of psychology, a record of published research, and strong statistical skills, and an interest in personality, morality and/or posttraumatic growth and personality development. Candidates should submit curriculum vitae, one publication, a statement of research interests, and contact information for three references through the website listed under Contact Information above. Review of applications will begin October 31st, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled. Women, minorities, and other designated classes are encouraged to apply. Please feel free to contact Eranda (jayawide@wfu.edu) with any questions.
Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, NC. The Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina has a population of more than 1.5 million people, it includes 11 four-year colleges/universities, and it has a very reasonable cost of living. In addition, it is within one-to-five hours of Washington DC, Atlanta, Charlotte, Richmond, Charlottesville, Charleston, Knoxville, the Research Triangle area (including UNC, Duke, NC State, and the SAS Institute), the Appalachian Mountains, and the Atlantic Ocean. Wake Forest welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks applications and nominations from women and minorities. Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning. Additional information about the department and the university is available at:
http://www.wfu.edu/psychology/
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