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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Decision-Making, Cultural Narratives, and Cross-Cultural Computational Social Science University of Waterloo in Canada
Degree Level
Postdoc
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
1-year postdoctoral appointment, renewable. Salary is above SSHRC standard and includes benefits. Candidates with their own funding are also welcome. The post notes support for competitive candidates through the Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards (CIRTA) nomination process, with a stated award of $70K/year for 2 years for eligible outstanding international candidates.
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Expired
Country
Canada
University
University of Waterloo
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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Decision-Making, Cultural Narratives, and Cross-Cultural Computational Social Science at the University of Waterloo, in the Wisdom & Culture Lab led by Igor Grossmann.
This postdoc is part of a new SSHRC-funded multi-society project examining how cultural narratives shape behavior in canonical economic and coordination games. The project combines harmonized game protocols, structured narrative probes, multilingual LLM topic modelling, cross-cultural human-in-the-loop validation, and a ManyLabs-style intervention study across a global consortium spanning five continents.
Research areas/keywords: decision-making, social psychology, cognitive/decision sciences, behavioral economics, behavioral game theory, cultural psychology, moral and social judgment, computational social science, and cross-cultural research.
Eligibility highlights: applicants should have a PhD in social psychology, cognitive/decision sciences, behavioral economics, or a related field by the start date; strong quantitative and writing skills; and hands-on experience with computational text analysis (topic modelling, embeddings, LLM fine-tuning, human-in-the-loop validation). Strong R and/or Python skills and reproducible workflows are expected. Experience with multilingual data and large international consortia is an asset.
Funding: 1-year appointment, renewable; salary above SSHRC standard plus benefits. Candidates with their own funding are also welcome. The post also mentions support for competitive candidates through the Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards (CIRTA) nomination process, with a stated award of $70K/year × 2 years for eligible outstanding international candidates.
Application window: apply by 2026-05-31 for a Fall 2026 / Winter 2027 start.
How to apply: email a cover letter, CV, 2–3 page research statement, up to 3 sample publications, and 3 referees to [email protected]. Direct inquiries to [email protected].
Funding details
1-year postdoctoral appointment, renewable. Salary is above SSHRC standard and includes benefits. Candidates with their own funding are also welcome. The post notes support for competitive candidates through the Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards (CIRTA) nomination process, with a stated award of $70K/year for 2 years for eligible outstanding international candidates.
What's required
PhD in social psychology, cognitive/decision sciences, behavioral economics, or a related field by appointment start. Strong record of research, excellent quantitative skills, and strong writing skills are required. Candidates should have hands-on experience with computational text analysis such as topic modelling, embeddings, LLM fine-tuning, and human-in-the-loop validation. Strong R and/or Python skills and reproducible workflows are expected. Demonstrated interest in two or more of cross-cultural research, behavioral game theory, moral and social judgment, cultural psychology, and computational social science is preferred. Multilingual data and large international consortia experience are assets.
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