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Dr Anna Leshinskaya

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Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science at UC Irvine. She/her. Researcher in human & artificial intelligence using computational neuroscience & machine interpretability. Lab website: relcoglab.org

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Fund CA Science

A worthy effort to encourage science finding at the state level: www.fundcascience.org

06.02.2026 04:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Assistant Professor in Cognitive Psychology, Tenure-Track Position

The Department of Psychology at Western Washington University seeks applicants for a tenure track Assistant Professor position with expertise in applied cognitive psychology to begin September 16, 2026.

This is an assistant professor position in applied cognitive psychology. The position is open with respect to area of expertise. Possible applied topics in cognitive psychology might include, but are not limited to: culture and cognition, memory, human-computer interaction, eyewitness memory, learning and education, aging, embodied cognition, social cognition, and judgment and decision-making concerning current social issues. We are seeking candidates who have experience with equitable and inclusive teaching, mentorship, and research practices and share a strong commitment to promoting the success of students from historically underrepresented groups. The candidate will have teaching experience commensurate with their career level. They will be required to teach courses at the undergraduate level in cognitive psychology and research methods and statistics. The candidate should also be prepared to teach a cognitive course in a master’s level program. Responsibilities also include establishing and maintaining an active research program that involves undergraduate and graduate students, as well as service activities as appropriate. Review of files will begin on February 18th, 2026. 

More information at: https://hr.wwu.edu/careers-faculty?job=502873

Assistant Professor in Cognitive Psychology, Tenure-Track Position The Department of Psychology at Western Washington University seeks applicants for a tenure track Assistant Professor position with expertise in applied cognitive psychology to begin September 16, 2026. This is an assistant professor position in applied cognitive psychology. The position is open with respect to area of expertise. Possible applied topics in cognitive psychology might include, but are not limited to: culture and cognition, memory, human-computer interaction, eyewitness memory, learning and education, aging, embodied cognition, social cognition, and judgment and decision-making concerning current social issues. We are seeking candidates who have experience with equitable and inclusive teaching, mentorship, and research practices and share a strong commitment to promoting the success of students from historically underrepresented groups. The candidate will have teaching experience commensurate with their career level. They will be required to teach courses at the undergraduate level in cognitive psychology and research methods and statistics. The candidate should also be prepared to teach a cognitive course in a master’s level program. Responsibilities also include establishing and maintaining an active research program that involves undergraduate and graduate students, as well as service activities as appropriate. Review of files will begin on February 18th, 2026. More information at: https://hr.wwu.edu/careers-faculty?job=502873

Assistant Professor in Cognitive Psychology, Tenure-Track Position at Western Washington University.

This is an assistant professor position in applied cognitive psychology.

Short 🧡 about this position. 1/?

Here is the link with details and for applying: hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...

28.01.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

πŸ“£ Calling all early career #neuroscientists!

@thetransmitter.bsky.social & Neuromatch are teaming up to better understand how to support #EarlyCareer Researchers. Whether you're a student, postdoc, or launching your career, we want to hear from you.

➑️ www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...

17.12.2025 20:36 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hopkins Cog Sci is hiring! We have two open faculty positions: one in vision, and one language. Please repost!

12.12.2025 18:18 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

It’s grad school application season, and I wanted to give some public advice.

Caveats:
-*-*-*-*


> These are my opinions, based on my experiences, they are not secret tricks or guarantees

> They are general guidelines, not meant to cover a host of idiosyncrasies and special cases

06.11.2025 14:55 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 7

Please apply through the UCI application portal and indicate me as a potential advisor -- I will meet with candidates after they apply. Please share with interested applicants!

05.11.2025 08:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

We use 'cognitive mechanistic interpretability' to study models' internal representations/ processes and compare them mechanistically to human cognition. We use moral reasoning as a lens on combinatorial & relational thought and develop computational models of conceptual cognition & theory of mind.

05.11.2025 08:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Relational Cognition Lab

I am accepting graduate students for the UCI Cognitive Sciences PhD program for Fall 2026. Check out my lab website - www.relcoglab.org for our recent themes. Our funded work focuses on combinatorial reasoning, moral decision-making, and conceptual cognition in humans and large language models.

05.11.2025 08:09 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Interactive Cognition Lab | USC Interactive Cognition Lab at USC, led by principal investigator, Dr. Nina Rouhani.

I will be recruiting 🌟PhD students🌟 for my newish lab! If you're interested in learning & memory mechanisms applied to individual, interactive & collective behavior using computational modeling, real-world experiments and fMRI, email me! RTs much appreciated πŸ™ rouhanilab.com

24.10.2025 16:57 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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My lab at USC is recruiting!
1) research coordinator: perfect for a recent graduate looking for research experience before applying to PhD programs: usccareers.usc.edu REQ20167829
2) PhD students: see FAQs on lab website dornsife.usc.edu/hklab/faq/

28.09.2025 21:46 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

My department, cognitive sciences at UCI, is hiring at the assistant professor level. This is a fantastic place to be. Consider joining us!

11.09.2025 21:42 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our department is hiring! We're looking for a cognitive/developmental psychologist who uses computational approaches to study human cognition and behavior to address learning, development, and education. Feel free to reach out with questions!

18.08.2025 14:55 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Assistant Professor of Psychology - Madison, Wisconsin, United States Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

The Dept. of Psychology at the U. Wisconsin–Madison has an opening for an Assistant Professor in the area of Computational Neuroscience and/or Cognitive Science, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI).

Domain of behavior or cognition is open. Details at jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

09.09.2025 21:08 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Assistant Professor - Artificial Intelligence in Psychological Science Assistant Professor - Artificial Intelligence in Psychological Science

Deadline Oct 15: Asst. prof. (tenure track), AI in Psych Science, @uoftpsychology.bsky.social jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

10.09.2025 22:28 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Come be my colleague! The Department of Psychology at Princeton and @princetonneuro.bsky.social‬ are jointly searching for an Assistant Prof in Cog Neuro. puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/app...

18.08.2025 01:36 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio

πŸ“£ 🚨 Yale Psychology has 3 searches this year!

Links below:

Quantitative link: apply.interfolio.com/171903
Social link: apply.interfolio.com/171989
Clinical link: apply.interfolio.com/171970

03.09.2025 21:35 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Flyer for the event!

Flyer for the event!

*Sharing for our department’s trainees*

🧠 Looking for insight on applying to PhD programs in psychology?

✨ Apply by Sep 25th to Stanford Psychology's 9th annual Paths to a Psychology PhD info-session/workshop to have all of your questions answered!

πŸ“ Application: tinyurl.com/pathstophd2025

02.09.2025 20:01 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

does someone good at coding & analysis want to work remotely w/ us in the coming few months (before end of 2025), as a paid consultant? project will be on neurofeedback (fMRI, ECoG, calcium imaging). we'll work towards developing the experiments & analysis pipelines together. if so pls DM me ur CVπŸ§ πŸ“ˆ

01.09.2025 13:06 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’We're #hiring Group Leaders!

Apply to lead a lab at Janelia & advance biology using theory, computational modeling & machine learning.

πŸ”Ή5-year renewable appointment
πŸ”ΉPioneer new tools & approaches
πŸ”ΉCollaborate across disciplines

Apply by Nov. 4πŸ‘‰ https://janelia.link/groupleader

26.08.2025 19:00 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Open Rank Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Political Science The search will remain open until the position has been filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by October 10, 2025. Applications received after October 10, 2025 may be revi...

University of Rhode Island job posting: Open Rank Professor in Political Science / Director of newΒ interdisciplinaryΒ PhD Program in Computational Social Science (CSS)
jobs.uri.edu/postings/15597

26.08.2025 19:45 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research View Projected Impact of the FY2026 Budget Cuts to the NIH

NIH FY26 #SCIMaP scorecards are now available for

* All states
* All districts

The White House has shared its vision of priorities for this year and years to come. This vision comes with consequences for our health and innovation economy.

Explore and share: scienceimpacts.org/fy26

17.08.2025 23:35 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5
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Kempner Research Fellowship - Kempner Institute The Kempner brings leading, early-stage postdoctoral scientists to Harvard to work on projects that advance the fundamental understanding of intelligence.

If you work on artificial or natural intelligence and are finishing your PhD, consider applying for a Kempner research fellowship at Harvard:
kempnerinstitute.harvard.edu/kempner-inst...

18.08.2025 17:27 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My Lab at the University of EdinburghπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ has funded PhD positions for this cycle!

We study the computational principles of how people learn, reason, and communicate.

It's a new lab, and you will be playing a big role in shaping its culture and foundations.

Spread the words!

17.08.2025 11:52 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
2025 Marketing Academia Labor Market Report.pdf

This year there are about 60-70% of the number of academic jobs of a normal year.

This is better than I expected, but still devastating to lots of early career scholars and universities. This is from marketing, it’s unclear if this applies to other fields drive.google.com/file/d/1V4n-...

14.08.2025 19:10 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Deadline Oct 1: Asst prof (tenure track), cognitive neuroscience, newly formed Department of Neuroscience, Cognition and Behavior, University of San Diego jobs.sandiego.edu/cw/en-us/job...

14.08.2025 21:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowship - Santa Fe Institute

Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships at the Santa Fe Institute @sfiscience.bsky.social are now open for applications!

(I should also announce a postdoc opening with me at Johns Hopkins pretty soon.)

apply-sfi.smapply.org/prog/complex...

28.07.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NYU Application Support Group Matching Form Dear Prospective Neuroscience & Psychology PhD Students, We are a group of current NYU Neuroscience & Psychology PhD students who would like to help you with your PhD applications. We want to support...

Thinking of applying to US-based Ph.D. programs in neuroscience, psychology, or cognitive science? We’ve got your back! NYU’s Application Support Group is a student-led, free mentorship program offering 1-on-1 support and guidance. Apply now! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

28.07.2025 15:15 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Home | Social Connection Lab The Social Connection Lab ("SoCoLab") at USC investigates what helps people feel socially connected to one another.

🚨We are recruiting a lab manager who will spend 80% of their effort in my lab and 20% of their effort in @leorhackel.bsky.social's lab. Please share widely!

Apply at usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange... with:
completed questionnaire (socolab.org/lab-manager-application), CV & Cover Letter!

28.07.2025 19:42 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Research Associate Screen reader users may encounter difficulty with this site. For assistance with applying, please contact hr-accessibleapplication@osu.edu. If you have questions while submitting an application, pleas...

I'm recruiting a lab manager for my soon-to-be-launched lab at Ohio State! If you know of any recent grads who may be interested both in helping to build the lab and in developing skills in the cognitive neuroscience of memory, please share!

osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/OSUCar...

24.07.2025 18:14 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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πŸ“£ We are hiring! πŸ“£

#BCBL has new PhD positions available for you!

πŸ”Έ 1 PhD – #Neurolinguistics and #Aphasia Group
πŸ”Έ 1 PhD – #PerceptualInference Group
πŸ”Έ 1 PhD – #BrainRhythms and #Cognition Group

The application deadline is soon!

+info πŸ‘‡

www.bcbl.eu/es/unete-a-n...

18.07.2025 11:18 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2