Postdoc Research Associate

University Of Nebraska - Lincoln; Lincoln (NE); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Women’s Integrative Sexual Health (WISH) Lab, starting spring or summer 2025. This two-year fellowship emphasizes rigorous research in sexual and mental health, using longitudinal symptom networks on mood, stress, substance use, and sexual function among women.

In-person residency is preferred; hybrid/off-site work is negotiable.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in psychology, sociology, statistics, mathematics, or a related degree.
• Two years of experience conducting scientific research.

Responsibilities

• Conducting analysis of symptom networks and longitudinal survey data.
• Collaborating on project development, experimental design, and data analysis of new research projects and/or secondary analysis of existing datasets focusing on sexual and mental health.
• Co-authorship and dissemination.
• Conducting phone/Zoom interviews with research participants and weekly data integrity checks.
• Assisting with project management and coordination on ongoing research projects.
• Contributing to grant development.
• Assisting with training and mentoring students on data analysis and/or visualization.

Skills

Longitudinal data analysis

Quantitative methods

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Co-authorship and dissemination

Education

Ph.D. in Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, Mathematics, or related degree

Job description

The Women's Integrative Sexual Health ( WISH ) Lab is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate for a position beginning in spring or summer 2025. The WISH lab is housed within the Department of Psychology and the Center for Brain, Biology, and Behavior. The goal of this fellowship is to conduct and disseminate rigorous research in sexual and mental health. The Fellow will support the research team in conducting an NIH-funded project using longitudinal symptom networks to assess interactions between mood, stress, substance use, and sexual function among heterosexual and bisexual women. This fellowship is designed as a two-year experience that includes in-depth training in sexuality science, quantitative and qualitative methods, and interdisciplinary collaboration. In-person residency in the lab is preferred but hybrid/off-site work is negotiable.

• Conducting analysis of symptom networks and longitudinal survey data.
• Collaborating on project development, experimental design, and data analysis of new research projects and/or secondary analysis of existing datasets focusing on sexual and mental health.
• Co-authorship and dissemination.
• Conducting phone/Zoom interviews with research participants and weekly data integrity checks.
• Assisting with project management and coordination on ongoing research projects.
• Contributing to grant development.
• Assisting with training and mentoring students on data analysis and/or visualization.

The position is ideal for candidates wishing to ultimately pursue a variety of career paths, including a tenure-track faculty position with a combined focus on research, teaching, and mentoring as well as positions in non-academic settings.

As an EO/AA employer, the University of Nebraska considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and or political affiliation. See https://www.unl.edu/equity/notice-nondiscrimination.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related degree.
• Two years of experience conducting scientific research.

Work Location (City, State) Lincoln, NE