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The NYU Stern Marketing Department seeks a highly skilled and motivated individual for a full-time Research Scientist position for a period of one year (with the possibility of renewal).

The Research Scientist will work primarily with ProfessorJoshua Lewis (http://www.joshua-lewis.net) at NYU Stern’s Marketing Department. The research projects are focused on moral psychology and judgment and decision-making in contexts of large consequence for people’s well-being, designed to inform the effective altruism (https://www.effectivealtruism.org/articles/introduction-to-effective-altruism) movement. A research agenda for this endeavor is here (https://www.eapsychology.org/research-agenda) . At least 90% of time will be spent on research, with the remaining time spent on other assigned responsibilities. To learn more about the research group, see the website of the Effective Altruism Psychology Research Group (https://www.eapsychology.org).

The topics include:

● Judgments and decisions about global catastrophic risk from artificial intelligence, pandemics, etc.

● The psychology of dangerous actors that could cause large-scale harm, such as malevolent individuals or fanatical and extremist ideological groups

● Biases that prevent choosing the most effective options for improving societal well-being, including obstacles to an expanded moral circle

The research projects utilize primarily experimental methods, including randomized surveys with self-report measures and behavioral measures such as link clinks, donations, or choices between lotteries. We also conduct field studies in world contexts or recruit special samples of interest (e.g., policymakers, judges). We use primarily samples from the USA and UK but also do cross-cultural research with samples from Asia, Africa, and South America.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

● Literature research, summaries

● Conducting and reporting analyses for survey experiments

● Setting up studies on Qualtrics

● Helping to review and improve book chapters and papers

● Writing up study results

● Communications tasks

● Other assigned duties

This position should be a very good launchpad for a career in academia or in effective altruism-adjacent non-profits, ideal for somebody considering a PhD in social sciences. You will be exposed to all aspects of the research process from conceptualizing, to running and analyzing studies, to writing and publishing.

NYU offers a competitive salary and full-time employee benefits, including health insurance and time off. The Research Scientist will start as soon as is mutually convenient after an offer is accepted (we hope a successful applicant will start within two months of our decision).

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $50,440-$60,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the specific grant funding and the terms of the research grant when extending an offer.

The most important attitudes we look for are:

● enthusiasm for psychological research

● a commitment to trying to improve the world through their career

● a commitment to academic integrity, honesty, and open science

● being intellectually curious

● being open minded and willing to learn

The most important abilities are:

● The ability to learn new skills in general

● Good writing skills

● Comfort with basic statistics and hypothesis testing

● Being organized and keeping track of multiple projects

● Attention to detail

● Ability to work under tight timelines while juggling multiple priorities

● Communicating clearly about progress and obstacles that arise with tasks

The ideal candidate will have the following (but these are not prerequisites):

● At least one year of relevant research experience (including that gained in school)

● Proficiency in R or Stata

The candidate is required to have: A bachelor's degree or higher in a field relevant to the research (e.g. Economics, Psychology, Behavioral Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, etc.)

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Please submit all application materials such as resume and cover letter through Interfolio. You may upload multiple files. If your application advances beyond the earlier phases of the process, we will request email addresses of referees willing to provide a letter of recommendation

Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. We will continue to review applications until the position is filled.

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