Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowPosted yesterday

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Texas A&M University System837 open roles

Where
College Station, TX
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowPostdoctoral Research AssociateTexas A&M University System · College Station, TX

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on Texas A&M University System's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

13.6% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Texas A&M University System postings stay open a median of 21 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.3%1 day
  2. 4.7%3 days
  3. 13.6%7 days
  4. 21.9%14 days
  5. 36.9%30 days
  6. 59.0%60 days
This job: posted yesterday

Texas A&M University System median: 21 days open

The posting

Job Title

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Psychology

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Here’s a Glimpse of the Job

The Postdoctoral Research Associate, under general supervision, is responsible for conducting research into the role of the cerebellum in aging, menopause, and age-related neurodegenerative disease, primarily using neuroimaging and non-invasive brain stimulation. The selected candidate will apply their education and experience to research projects focused on the cerebellum in aging, assist in developing new neuroimaging tasks based on existing laboratory work, and contribute to research papers and publications, particularly those focused on longitudinal analysis of cerebellar measures.

Opportunities to Contribute

  • Evaluates, selects, and applies standard techniques of routine and non-standard research, keeping detailed records of data.
  • Uses computer, laboratory and technical equipment to perform data analysis, statistical analysis, and evaluate research results.
  • Plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates research projects.
  • Recommends project guidelines, procedures, policies, rules and regulations.
  • Evaluates and summarizes experiment results, and existing laboratory datasets.
  • Establishes, installs, maintains, operates and/or repairs research equipment.
  • Develops visit procedures based on existing studies in the lab to be implemented in new samples.
  • Collects longitudinal data from community-based participants across studies using behavioral, neuroimaging, and stimulation techniques.
  • Prepares presentation materials, presents research findings to small and large groups and contributes to technical progress reports for research sponsors.
  • Assists with mentoring and supervising student and graduate researchers.
  • Designs and prepares figures and illustrations for publications and research advertisements.
  • Provides administrative support for IRB materials.

Qualifications

  • PhD in cognitive neuroscience or other equivalent field.

A well-qualified candidate may also possess:

  • Doctoral level experience in neuroimaging research.
  • Experience working with PsychoPy or other equivalent software and implementing tasks in the MRI environment.
  • Data analysis skills pertaining to large neuroimaging datasets or time-series analysis.
  • Writing experience, particularly in the context of meta-analyses and aging.
  • Experience with cerebellar transcranial magnetic stimulation.
  • Scientific illustration experience, with a particular focus on aging and cerebellar circuits.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
  • Working knowledge of office software and instructional programs.
  • Familiarity with appropriate laboratory and/or technical equipment.
  • Ability to effectively use a computer and applicable software.
  • Attention to detail.

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate based on the selected candidate’s education and experience. Schedule/Location: May have to work on the weekend and/or after normal hours. May travel as required. Special Note: This position is funded from grant and/or contract funding, which is renewed through provisions of the grantor of the contract. Therefore, this position is contingent upon continuation of funding from these grants and/or contracts, as well as satisfactory job performance.

What You Need to Do:

Select the Apply button to begin your application. Submitting a cover letter and resume is strongly recommended and will help us with the review process. You may upload these documents on the application under CV/Resume.

Why Texas A&M University?

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is engaged in research that falls into all five graduate areas of specialization:

  • Behavioral and Cellular Neuroscience
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience Psychology
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • Social & Personality Psychology

In addition to the Department of Psychological and Brain Science’s 5 areas of specialization, we have overlapping research interests that bridge traditional areas of psychology. These primary research themes include Affective Science; Neuroscience; Personality and Individual Differences. To learn more please visit our site at https://artsci.tamu.edu/psychological-brain-sciences/index.html

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.

Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

  • Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums.
  • 12-15 days of annual paid holidays.
  • Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month.
  • Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
  • Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
  • Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more.
  • Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee.
  • Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees.

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against Texas A&M University System's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on Texas A&M University System's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    Texas A&M University System's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.