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The Clinical Aging and Relational Emotion Science Lab (CARES Lab) directed by Dr. Casey Kenyon Brown at Georgetown University is seeking applications for postdoctoral fellows and lab managers. The positions will begin as early as May 2025 and ideally last for two years. The lab’s research investigates interpersonal emotional phenomena in connection with mental and physical health across the life course, with a particular focus on aging dyads, and bridges multiple domains of inquiry, drawing from clinical psychology, social and health psychology, affective neuroscience, and aging.

Regarding the postdoctoral fellowship, the successful applicant will join Dr. Brown and an active research team, and will be involved in analyzing data and writing papers from a variety of innovative multi-method studies. There will also be ample opportunities for advanced training (Georgetown and the Washington Metro area have a number of training opportunities, covering a range of methodological and quantitative methods); collaborations (benefit from a number of active CARES Lab collaborations); building mentorship experience (learning to direct and supervise research); and developing an independent research program. Significant attention will be placed on career development (e.g., regular conference attendance/participation, training in grant writing, peer review, mentorship, teaching, presentations/job-talks etc.).

Regarding the lab manager position, the CARES Lab is seeking a lab manager to assist with an ongoing R00 from the National Institute on Aging focused on Interpersonal Emotion Regulation in dyads where one individual has a neurodegenerative disorder. Responsibilities will include conducting research (e.g., writing IRBs, recruiting participants, collecting data, analyzing data including behavior, eye-tracking, peripheral physiology, and neuroimaging data, and sharing results through papers, posters, and talks); supporting lab research (e.g., assisting other lab members with literature searches, study design, stimuli preparation, data collection, analyses, manuscript and grant preparation); building and maintaining lab infrastructure (e.g., purchasing, setting up computers and other hardware, developing internal data storage systems, developing lab manual; building and supporting the lab community (e.g., facilitating lab communication and organizing lab events); hiring and managing a team of undergraduate research assistants; and overseeing lab budget and finances (e.g., allocating expenses, verifying accuracy of cost accounting, communicating with campus finance team). Essential qualifications include a bachelor's degree; excellent organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills; being motivated, detail-oriented, efficient, and able to work independently; the ability to sometimes work nonstandard hours (e.g., evenings, weekends), depending on participant availability; and successfully passing a background check and approval by Georgetown University. Preferred (but not required) qualifications are prior experience conducting empirical research on questions related to the lab’s research focus and proficiency with statistical and programming languages/software (e.g., SPSS, R, MATLAB, java, python).

For more information about the lab, visit https://careslab.facultysite.georgetown.edu/.
Please reach out to Dr. Brown with questions at casey.brown@georgetown.edu.