Postdoctoral Research Associate, Psychology

University of Arizona; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid vacation/leave

Tuition reduction

Recreation access

Job summary

The University of Arizona invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Psychology. The successful candidate will collaborate on aging, Alzheimer's risk, well-being, and brain networks using fMRI, blood draws, and smartphone-based cognitive assessments.

Responsibilities include leading neuroimaging data collection and analysis, presenting findings, and publishing results while mentoring graduate students and undergraduates on data collection and analytic plans.

Qualifications

• PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a related field.
• Experience with fMRI data collection, preprocessing, and analysis.
• Experience with aging-related psychological research is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead neuroimaging data collection and analysis for aging-related project.
• Coordinate data preprocessing and resting-state connectivity analyses.
• Prepare presentations and publications from project findings.
• Collaborate with graduate students and research assistants on data collection and the analytic plan.

Skills

Statistics

fMRI analysis

Neuroimaging

Aging psychology

Education

PhD in Psychology/Neuroscience

Tools

FSL

SPM

Python

Job description

Posting Number req27562

Department Psychology

Department Website Link https://psychology.arizona.edu/

Location Tucson Campus

Address Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

The University of Arizona's department of Psychology invites you to apply to the role of Postdoctoral Research Associate. The successful candidate will collaborate on a project focused on aging, Alzheimer's disease risk, well-being, autobiographical thoughts, and the default network of the brain. The project they will work on involves blood draws for genetic and biomarker testing, in-lab experimental behavioral testing, naturalistic cognitive assessment with smartphone app technology, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The postdoctoral fellow will be closely involved in neuroimaging data collection, data pre-processing, and data analysis, including the application of resting state functional connectivity analyses and multi-dimensional brain-behavior analyses. In addition to new data collection, there is ample existing data for immediate analysis. They will take the lead on presentations and publications from this project.

The Department of Psychology, part of the School of Mind, Brain, and Behavior (MBB) within the College of Science, is committed to advancing our strengths in scientific research and science-based training. Psychology is inherently interdisciplinary, and our faculty, staff, and students actively collaborate with other MBB programs and departments - including Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, and Speech, Language and Hearing Science - as well as a wide range of academic units across campus. Through innovative, multidisciplinary research, we advance the understanding of the mind and brain, promote successful development and aging, and develop innovative approaches to optimizing mental health. By engaging and mentoring students, we prepare the next generation of scientists, scholars, and leaders in society. We invite you to join a team of dedicated researchers, educators, and innovators working together to shape the future of psychological science.

Benefits

• Outstanding UA benefits includehealth, dental, vision,and life insurance
• paidvacation, sick leave, and holidays
• UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for theemployee and qualified family members
• access to UA recreation and culturalactivities
• and more!

The University of Arizona has been recognized for our innovative work-life programs.

Duties & Responsibilities

• The fMRI component of the project, including neuroimaging data collection, pre-processing, and analysis.
• This will involve working with multidimensional cognitive data as well.
• Dissemination of findings through presentations and publications.
• Collaboration with other members of the team (including graduate students and undergraduate research assistants) on data collection and the overall data analytic plan.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Fundamental knowledge and skills in statistics and fMRI data analysis, as well as basic knowledge in, or willingness to learn about, the psychology of aging.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

Administrative Details

• FLSA Exempt
• Full Time/Part Time Full Time
• Number of Hours Worked per Week 40
• Job FTE 1.0
• Work Calendar Fiscal
• Job Category Research
• Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits
• Rate of Pay NIH salary guidelines, Depends on Experience.
• Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
• Type of criminal background check required Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
• Number of Vacancies 1
• Target Hire Date 12/1/2026
• Open Date 11/5/2026
• Open Until Filled Yes
• Documents Needed to Apply Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter

Contact Information for Candidates

Matthew Grilli
Associate Professor
[e-mail]

Jessica Andrews-Hanna
Associate Professor
[e-mail]

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