Postdoctoral Position in dynamic decision making at CMU

[John Sterman]

A job opening of potential interest.

John Sterman
From: John Sterman <jsterman@MIT.EDU>


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>The Dynamic Decision Making Laboratory (http://ddmlab.ccbi.cmu.edu) in the
>department of Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University
>(CMU) invites applications for a Postdoctoral fellowship position. This
>position is funded by the Office of Naval Research in the project:
>“Automaticity development and transfer in Real-Time Dynamic Decision
>Making”.
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>This research investigates how automaticity develops in Real-Time Dynamic
>Decision Making (RTDDM) environments. Examples of real-time dynamic
>environments are: traders in financial markets, pilots in combat
>situations, doctors in emergency rooms, air-traffic controllers, managers
>in complex manufacturing settings,commanders in battle situations, etc.
>This research also intends to propose training mechanisms to maximize the
>benefits of automated performance and minimize negative automaticity
>effects.
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>The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in Psychology, Cognitive Science,
>Decision Science or equivalent, and experience conducting laboratory
>experiments using complex simulations. Fellows are expected to conduct
>this research in collaboration with CMU faculty members. We expect
>candidates to have strong research interests in all facets of decision
>making research: conducting cognitive task analysis of real world
>situations, helping in the design of computer simulations of dynamic
>decision tasks, conducting
>laboratory studies using these simulations, analyzing data and writing
>reports.
>
>Appointment will pay highly competitive rates based on background and
>experience. The position is available immediately. Applicants should send
>curriculum vitae, relevant journal articles, a letter of research
>interests, and three references to: Dr. Cleotilde Gonzalez, Social and
>Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave.
>Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Electronic applications are encouraged. Please send
>electronic documents (Word, Pdf) to: coty@cmu.edu.
>
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