Psych Jobs 2026-2027
Welcome to the Postdoc Positions page. All jobs listed below are postdocs positions. If the start dates are not Spring 2027 or Fall 2027, you will see an asterisk next to the university indicating it is or likely is a Summer or Fall 2026 start date.
Job calls are organized so that the newest posts are at the top of each section. Please double check all job ads via the associated link for official deadlines and other important information. If a job has a strikethrough, it means that the job search was cancelled. Within each post, you will find the name of the university (with a little description of the type of psychology called for), the job ad link, the application review date (if provided), and the start date (if provided). If the post is cross-listed, the information in the parentheses at the end will include in which other categories the job is posted.
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Northwestern University (IL) (Human Olfaction Lab, studies systems neuroscience including human olfactory system and respiration and how the 2 interact); job ad; Review deadline: Not specified (cross-listed: behavioral, cog, neuro)
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*Uniformed Services University (MD) (2 clinical research projects: 1) multi-site study to validate measure for screening eating disorders; 2) a study to elucidate multiple forms of weight stigma and their impacts on parent and child functioning, health, and well-being); job ad; Review deadline: immediately (cross-listed: clinical, health)
Arizona State University (AZ) (2 NIH-funded postdoctoral fellows for advanced research training in substance use prevention and implementation science); job ad; Review deadline: 07/16/2026; Start date: Between 07/17/2026-06/15/2027 (cross-listed: clinical, health)
*University of Colorado Colorado Springs (CO) (Lydia Hill Institute for Human Resilience, post doc position (not currently listed on page, but recruiting is happening), project integrates social cognitive theory to understand and predict recovery and coping dynamics following acute traumatic injury); job ad; Review deadline: ongoing; Start date: ASAP (cross-listed: clinical, health)
*University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley (TX) (clinical trial to treat youth with dental phobia, particularly interested in bilingual (English/Spanish) candidates, willing to consider a hybrid/remote position for an exceptional candidate); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: Summer 2026
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Princeton University (2 postdoc positions to work on projects at the intersection of cognition, neuroscience, and AI with a particular emphasis on mechanistic interpretability); job ad; Review deadline: 08/17/2026; Start date: Immediately to Fall 2027 (cross-listed: cog, neuro)
*Binghamton University (SUNY) (NY) (join Early NeuroCognitive Development research team, research focused on tracking the early development of the social brain and social perception in infancy using EEG and MRI); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: 08/2026 (cross-listed: cog, dev, neuro)
Northwestern University (IL) (Human Olfaction Lab, studies systems neuroscience including human olfactory system and respiration and how the 2 interact); job ad; Review deadline: Not specified (cross-listed: behavioral, cog, neuro)
*Geisinger College of Health Sciences (PA) (Meyer-Chabris Lab in Dept of Bioethics and Decision Science, study health-related attitudes, beliefs, and decision-making, can work remotely from anywhere in the US); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: as soon as possible (cross-listed: cog, health, soc)
*University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst (MA) (postdoc in historical psychology, project focused on psychological change in the Middle East and North Africa, with a particular interest in Islamic history with Mohammad Atari); job ad; Review deadline: rolling; Start date: Fall 2026 (flexible)
University of Iowa (IA) (Jiang Laboratory, 2-year appt, work with multimodal concurrent brain stimulation-recording datasets from healthy, neuropsychiatric, and neurosurgical populations, candidate should have experience with electrophysiological and/or neuroimaging data analyses); job ad; rolling basis until filled (cross-listed: cog, health, neuro)
University of Waterloo (Canada) (Wisdom and Culture Lab, Igor Grossmann, Wise Judgment Consortium, an international research initiative examining how people across cultures decide what is wise, reasonable, and effective in complex social situations); job ad; Review deadline: rolling basis until filled; Start date: Fall 2026/Winter 2027 (cross-listed: cog, diversity, quant, soc)
University of Waterloo (Canada (Wisdom and Culture Lab, Igor Grossmann, join new international project on cultural narratives and decision-making); job ad; Review deadline: rolling basis until filled; Start date: Fall 2026/Winter 2027 (cross-listed: cog, diversity, quant, soc)
*University of Maryland College Park (MD) (Lab for Integrative Cognition and Neuroscience, reach out to PI (Weizhen Xie) by email with your CV and statement of interest to learn more); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: Summer/Fall 2026 (cross-listed: cog, neuro)
*Beijing University & University of Chicago (China (collaborative postdoctoral fellowship investigating how to cultivate a sense of purpose among youth and adults w/ Dr. Ran Wei and Dr. Fan Yang; based in Beijing w/ opportunities to visit UChicago); job ad; Review deadline: rolling; Start date: 08/2026 (cross-listed: cog, dev, soc)
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*Binghamton University (SUNY) (NY) (join Early NeuroCognitive Development research team, research focused on tracking the early development of the social brain and social perception in infancy using EEG and MRI); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: 08/2026 (cross-listed: cog, dev, neuro)
University of Virginia (VA) (Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, interested in applicants with stat expertise in developmental science or educational psychology who are interested in engaging more deeply with research related to the classroom and instructional contexts that support social and emotional development as well as behavioral and academic outcomes); job ad; Review deadline: 07/20/2026 and continued until filled (cross-listed: dev, ed)
*Beijing University & University of Chicago (China) (collaborative postdoctoral fellowship investigating how to cultivate a sense of purpose among youth and adults w/ Dr. Ran Wei and Dr. Fan Yang; based in Beijing w/ opportunities to visit UChicago); job ad; Review deadline: rolling; Start date: 08/2026 (cross-listed: cog, dev, soc)
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University of Waterloo (Canada) (Wisdom and Culture Lab, Igor Grossmann, Wise Judgment Consortium, an international research initiative examining how people across cultures decide what is wise, reasonable, and effective in complex social situations); job ad; Review deadline: rolling basis until filled; Start date: Fall 2026/Winter 2027 (cross-listed: cog, diversity, quant, soc)
University of Waterloo (Canada) (Wisdom and Culture Lab, Igor Grossmann, join new international project on cultural narratives and decision-making); job ad; Review deadline: rolling basis until filled; Start date: Fall 2026/Winter 2027 (cross-listed: cog, diversity, quant, soc)
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University of Virginia (VA) (Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, interested in applicants with stat expertise in developmental science or educational psychology who are interested in engaging more deeply with research related to the classroom and instructional contexts that support social and emotional development as well as behavioral and academic outcomes); job ad; Review deadline: 07/20/2026 and continued until filled (cross-listed: dev, ed)
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*Geisinger College of Health Sciences (PA) (Meyer-Chabris Lab in Dept of Bioethics and Decision Science, study health-related attitudes, beliefs, and decision-making, can work remotely from anywhere in the US); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: as soon as possible (cross-listed: cog, health, soc)
*Uniformed Services University (MD) (2 clinical research projects: 1) multi-site study to validate measure for screening eating disorders; 2) a study to elucidate multiple forms of weight stigma and their impacts on parent and child functioning, health, and well-being); job ad; Review deadline: immediately (cross-listed: clinical, health)
University of Iowa (IA) (Jiang Laboratory, 2-year appt, work with multimodal concurrent brain stimulation-recording datasets from healthy, neuropsychiatric, and neurosurgical populations, candidate should have experience with electrophysiological and/or neuroimaging data analyses); job ad; rolling basis until filled (cross-listed: cog, health, neuro)
Arizona State University (AZ) (2 NIH-funded postdoctoral fellows for advanced research training in substance use prevention and implementation science); job ad; Review deadline: 07/16/2026; Start date: Between 07/17/2026-06/15/2027 (cross-listed: clinical, health)
*University of Colorado Colorado Springs (CO) (Lydia Hill Institute for Human Resilience, post doc position (not currently listed on page, but recruiting is happening), project integrates social cognitive theory to understand and predict recovery and coping dynamics following acute traumatic injury); job ad; Review deadline: ongoing; Start date: ASAP (cross-listed: clinical, health)
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HEC Paris (France) (2 year research-focused postdoc position within NAOS Lab for Leadership, housed within multidisciplinary Management and Human Resources dept, focus on human qualities, judgments, and relational capacities that enable effective leadership); job ad; Review deadline: 09/01/2026 (rolling); Start date: 01/2027 (with flexibility for a 09/2027 start) (cross-listed: io, soc)
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Princeton University (2 postdoc positions to work on projects at the intersection of cognition, neuroscience, and AI with a particular emphasis on mechanistic interpretability); job ad; Review deadline: 08/17/2026; Start date: Immediately to Fall 2027 (cross-listed: cog, neuro)
*Binghamton University (SUNY) (NY) (join Early NeuroCognitive Development research team, research focused on tracking the early development of the social brain and social perception in infancy using EEG and MRI); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: 08/2026 (cross-listed: cog, dev, neuro)
Northwestern University (IL) (Human Olfaction Lab, studies systems neuroscience including human olfactory system and respiration and how the 2 interact); job ad; Review deadline: Not specified (cross-listed: behavioral, cog, neuro)
University of Iowa (IA) (Jiang Laboratory, 2-year appt, work with multimodal concurrent brain stimulation-recording datasets from healthy, neuropsychiatric, and neurosurgical populations, candidate should have experience with electrophysiological and/or neuroimaging data analyses); job ad; rolling basis until filled (cross-listed: cog, health, neuro)
*University of Maryland College Park (MD) (Lab for Integrative Cognition and Neuroscience, reach out to PI (Weizhen Xie) by email with your CV and statement of interest to learn more); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: Summer/Fall 2026 (cross-listed: cog, neuro)
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*University of Twente (Netherlands) (join 'Team lavaan' and assist with R package development, automation of documentation, validation, and quality testing); job ad; Review deadline: 08/10/2026; Start date: 11/01/2026
University of Waterloo (Canada) (Wisdom and Culture Lab, Igor Grossmann, Wise Judgment Consortium, an international research initiative examining how people across cultures decide what is wise, reasonable, and effective in complex social situations); job ad; Review deadline: rolling basis until filled; Start date: Fall 2026/Winter 2027 (cross-listed: cog, diversity, quant, soc)
University of Waterloo (Canada) (Wisdom and Culture Lab, Igor Grossmann, join new international project on cultural narratives and decision-making); job ad; Review deadline: rolling basis until filled; Start date: Fall 2026/Winter 2027 (cross-listed: cog, diversity, quant, soc)
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HEC Paris (France) (2 year research-focused postdoc position within NAOS Lab for Leadership, housed within multidisciplinary Management and Human Resources dept, focus on human qualities, judgments, and relational capacities that enable effective leadership); job ad; Review deadline: 09/01/2026 (rolling); Start date: 01/2027 (with flexibility for a 09/2027 start) (cross-listed: io, soc)
Rutgers University Newark (NJ) (Luis M. Rivera in Rutgers Implicit Social Cognition (RISC) lab, position to contribute to research on implicit social cognition and social inequities and/or a collaborative project explaining the links among colonialism, coloniality, and racial identity); job ad; Review deadline: 08/17/2026
*Geisinger College of Health Sciences (PA) (Meyer-Chabris Lab in Dept of Bioethics and Decision Science, study health-related attitudes, beliefs, and decision-making, can work remotely from anywhere in the US); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: as soon as possible (cross-listed: cog, health, soc)
University of Waterloo (Canada) (Wisdom and Culture Lab, Igor Grossmann, Wise Judgment Consortium, an international research initiative examining how people across cultures decide what is wise, reasonable, and effective in complex social situations); job ad; Review deadline: rolling basis until filled; Start date: Fall 2026/Winter 2027 (cross-listed: cog, diversity, quant, soc)
University of Waterloo (Canada) (Wisdom and Culture Lab, Igor Grossmann, join new international project on cultural narratives and decision-making); job ad; Review deadline: rolling basis until filled; Start date: Fall 2026/Winter 2027 (cross-listed: cog, diversity, quant, soc)
*Beijing University & University of Chicago (China) (collaborative postdoctoral fellowship investigating how to cultivate a sense of purpose among youth and adults w/ Dr. Ran Wei and Dr. Fan Yang; based in Beijing w/ opportunities to visit UChicago); job ad; Review deadline: rolling; Start date: 08/2026 (cross-listed: cog, dev, soc)
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