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Postdoctoral Research Associate I, Psychology


Job Location:

Tucson, AZ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 22 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 19 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Postdoctoral Research Associate I Psychology
Posting Numberreq26708
DepartmentPsychology
Department Website Link Campus
AddressTucson AZ USA
Position HighlightsThe Postdoctoral Researcher will lead and support experimental research on visual and perception and decision-making in complex environments with a focus on medical image perception and Artificial Intelligence (AI). This position offers hands-on experience with behavioral eye tracking and EEG methods cross-disciplinary collaboration and opportunities for mentorship authorship and grant development. Our main focus is in how people search withing the visual world and in particular how do people search for signs of cancer. The ideal candidate has experience in human visual or medical imaging research experience with EEG and eye tracking methods and has strong programming and data analyses experience.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health dental vision and life insurance; paid vacation sick leave and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

Core Research Activities:

  • Data Analysis and Interpretation: Analyzing data drawing conclusions and preparing reports.
  • Writing Publication Dissemination of research: Preparing manuscripts. publication in peer-reviewed journals contributing to grant proposals and presenting research findings at conferences and lab meetings.
  • Literature Review: Staying up-to-date with relevant research and participating in scientific discussions.

Lab and Mentorship Responsibilities:

  • Lab Management: Performing assigned lab duties maintaining stock reagents and ensuring general lab operations.
  • Mentorship: Guiding and mentoring other researchers including graduate and undergraduate students.
  • Collaboration: Working with other researchers within the lab and potentially with external research groups.

Grant Writing: Contributing to the development of grant proposals and progress reports.

  • Organization and Traveling to remote locations for data collection
  • Will need to help organize data collection locally domestically and international
Minimum Qualifications
  • PhD in relevant field
Preferred Qualifications
FLSAExempt
Full Time/Part TimeFull Time
Number of Hours Worked per Week40
Job FTE1.0
Work CalendarFiscal
Job CategoryResearch
Benefits EligibleYes - Full Benefits
Rate of PayNIH salary guidelines Depends on Experience.
Compensation Typesalary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)
Type of criminal background check required:Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)
Number of Vacancies1
Target Hire Date8/24/2026
Expected End Date
Contact Information for CandidatesStepen Adamo
Assistant Professor Psychology
Open Date8/4/2026
Open Until FilledYes
Documents Needed to Apply Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter
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Required Experience:

IC