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Twins Are So Much More Interesting Than Heritability Estimates On starting places, "missing environmentality," and the Waddington landscape of life

I wrote about missing heritability, "missing environmentality," and why I still think twin studies are interesting and valuable: kathrynpaigeharden.substack.com/p/twins-are-...

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New open access paper in which we apply the Nyquist-Shannon thereom from signal processing to 2 EMA datasets to figure out the optimal sampling frequency for EMA assessments.

🧪 #psychscisky #statssky

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In 2023, the American Psychological Association updated their guidelines for undergraduate education (for only the third time).

Key updates include:
-A focus on equity and diversity and inclusion
-Attention to open science
-Focus on ethics and communication
-Suggestions for building a career

Came here to see if I was interpreting this correctly. Seems like I am.

Postdoctoral Fellow - Large Language Models as Models for Human Development This position is part of the Post Doctoral Fellows Association and has an initial appointment of two years. This position has a comprehensive benefits package. Location - This role is in-person at Nor...

I'm hiring (another) post doc, this time in collaboration with Natalie Brito @nataliebrito.bsky.social at Columbia! We will be exploring some of the characteristics of human development using deep learning models. Email with questions!
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2x Senior Lecturer/Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Psychology positions at Flinders University. Both full-time research and teaching continuing (tenure track equivalent) positions that are open in terms of the field of psychological research. Happy to answer any questions!

Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies (two positions) The Department of Human Development and Family Studies invites applications for two 9-month tenure-track appointments at the Assistant Professor level, starting August 2026. We seek dynamic and colleg...

We are hiring two tenure track assistant professors.
spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/32914

📣Tomorrow is International #DayoftheGirl
& 30 years since the Beijing Declaration on advancing equity, development & peace for all women & girls

📈We must scale investment in girls — including through research, health, education & empowerment-

-a commitment we make in our lab

#GenerationEquality

We are hiring at Emory Psychology in Developmental!

Come join a wonderful department in a great city ☀️

apply.interfolio.com/173594

Come work with me at Cornell University. We are hiring an open-rank tenure-track professor in social / developmental with a focus on relationship science and human bonding.

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Excited to share that I’ll be the incoming Editor of AMPPS. My first priority is building a diverse team of Associate Editors and Editorial Board members. If you’re interested, DM me or add your name via this super simple survey.
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Vanderbilt University's Peabody College is hiring a TT Assistant Prof in Clinical Psychology (child/family focus) with expertise in AI methods (ML, NLP, LLMs, CV).

📅 Review begins Nov 15, 2025

👉 apply.interfolio.com/174418

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Beloved Edmonton doctor tragically passes away after mountain biking accident near Nordegg Edmonton is mourning the sudden loss of Dr. Darren Markland, a highly respected intensive-care physician, who tragically died in a cycling accident on Sunday.

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Many of us have followed this extraordinarily compassionate 🇨🇦 doctor throughout the pandemic. Dr. Markland was indefatigable in his advocacy for healthcare & patients, & so much more.

Rest in peace, Dr. Darren Markland -

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The University of Toronto is hiring an Assistant Professor – Mental Health and Well-Being Psychology

Closing date: 2025/11/03

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McGill University in early Autumn

Delighted to share that we are currently hiring for a tenure-track position (open rank) in Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychology at McGill University. Come join a great department! Link to apply: mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill....

🚨 New preprint: We compared 13 methods for detecting momentary careless responding in the WARN-D data (206k+ obs.). Tutorials guide you through each method. The takeaway? Diverging results, inherent subjectivity (to varying degrees), and a clear need for further validation.
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I will take students interested in adolescent development and intensive longitudinal data. Something we do: parenting, impulsivity, psychopathology, emotion regulation, peer relationships, modeling stats, all in daily contexts. Multi-timescale data main foci. Very affordable place to live. Plz apply

Two new preprints on multilevel HMMs! Time series data is now pervasive in psychology and new methods are needed to model the dynamics in such data. Hidden Markov Models (HHMs) are powerful models for dynamics in which a system is switching between a number of discrete states.

Applications for MA, MSc and PhD programs in Psychology @ualberta.bsky.social are now open! For application information and FAQ, please visit our website below. Deadline December 1st. Join us!

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Call for Editorial Fellows at Developmental Psychology!

*Early Career (w/i 10yrs PhD)

*Commitment to addressing the needs of underserved populations or increasing access to psychological knowledge & publishing

*1-yr term; $1,000 USD

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@apajournals.bsky.social

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In Canada, proposed cuts of 15% across the federal government would have a dramatic effect on already globally decimated research & science.

Join Canada's research & science community and tell PM Mark Carney to preserve the funding promised in 2024.

Send a letter: win.newmode.net/canadianasso...

Come be my colleague! We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of developmental psychology at the University of Denver. Please share with anyone on the job market this year! jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/49...

New NIH Notice about International Collaborations

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Assistant Professor of Psychology - Human Cognition or Cognitive Neuroscience University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

UC Davis is hiring! A tenure-track assistant professor of psychology, in human cognition or cognitive neuroscience #psychjobs recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300

The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

W3 in Entwicklungspsychologie in Freiburg. Never been but I heard it's one of the nicest cities in Germany.

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Faculty position announcement! Assistant/Associate Professor in Human Development and Family Science and Center for Developmental Science at the University of Georgia @universityofga Find me @FluxSociety #Flux2025 meeting to talk and learn more!!

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Special Issue Call at Developmental Psychology!

From Stress to Strength: Emotion Regulation, Adaptive Development and Resilience in the Face of Adversity

Led by Assaf Oshri, Amanda Morris, Amanda Guyer

This issue explores when, how, and for whom regulatory processes promote resilience.

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‼️Academic job alert‼️ Our dept at Queen's University (Canada!) is looking to hire a TT assistant prof in clinical psychology... Applications due end of Sept! Re-posts very much appreciated www.queensu.ca/psychology/n...