Postdoctoral Scholar: Curiosity in Higher Ed Research

UC Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

META Lab at UC Santa Barbara is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to help lead a three-year, multi-institution initiative on cultivating curiosity as an intellectual virtue in higher education. The project collaborates with Wake Forest University and GMU to integrate an evidence-based curiosity program into classrooms and campus culture.

The role requires a PhD in psychology, education, cognitive science, or a related field, and emphasizes data-driven assessment, collaboration, and dissemination of

Qualifications

• PhD required (or equivalent) in psychology, education, cognitive science, or related field.
• Demonstrated ability to design and conduct longitudinal analyses of intervention data.
• Strong writing and presentation skills for conferences and publications.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with faculty and campus partners across institutions.
• Develop shared pedagogical and assessment materials for curriculum and campus programs.
• Lead assessment design and data collection across student and faculty samples.
• Conduct analyses of longitudinal, multi-time point intervention data.
• Present findings at conferences and contribute to publications.

Skills

Data analysis

Research design

Academic writing

Education

PhD in psychology, education, cognitive science, or related field

Tools

R

Python

SPSS

Job description

META Lab at UC Santa Barbara is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to help lead a three-year, multi-institution initiative on cultivating curiosity as an intellectual virtue in higher education. The project collaborates with Wake Forest University and GMU to integrate an evidence-based curiosity program into classrooms and campus culture.

The role requires a PhD in psychology, education, cognitive science, or a related field, and emphasizes data-driven assessment, collaboration, and dissemination of