Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Neurocognitive Development

University of Florida; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 53,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Florida on the Main Campus in Gainesville seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the Neurocognitive and Behavioral Development Laboratory. You will lead intellectual direction across NIH-funded projects and work within a multi-disciplinary environment with UF centers and programs.

The role offers opportunities for translational training and collaboration, with supervision by Dr. Zheng Wang, and a 30‑month appointment with potential renewal.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Rehabilitation Science, or a closely related field

Responsibilities

• Publish scientific findings in peer-reviewed journals (expected 2–3 publications per year)
• Support the PI in grant development and submission
• Supervise graduate and undergraduate research activities related to human data collection, data quality control, data analysis, result interpretation, presentations, and manuscript preparation
• Contribute to development of new research studies, laboratory manuals, and standard operating procedures
• Participate actively in lab meetings and collaborative research activities

Skills

Strong verbal and written coordination

Statistical software

Independent and collaborative work

Organizational skills

Education

Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience or closely related field

Tools

SPSS

R

MATLAB

Python

Job description

University of Florida on the Main Campus in Gainesville seeks a Postdoctoral Research Associate for the Neurocognitive and Behavioral Development Laboratory. You will lead intellectual direction across NIH-funded projects and work within a multi-disciplinary environment with UF centers and programs.

The role offers opportunities for translational training and collaboration, with supervision by Dr. Zheng Wang, and a 30‑month appointment with potential renewal.