"Behavioural scientists are increasingly calling for context as a key to addressing pressing problems caused by human behaviour. However, despite its powerful ability to generate contextual hypotheses on the basis of relatively simple rules, ecological thinking is rarely applied to human behaviour"

Don’t let previous news stop you. If you have a stellar record, let’s talk. Nominations for 2026 starts soon, so fill out this form today: forms.gle/wpyczWoRYJtK... #Academics #WisdomResearch #PhDLife #PostdocJobs (4/4)

We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming “Psychology and the Brain” conference, which will take place in Heidelberg from June 3 to 6, 2026. Conference registration and submission of contributions are now open. Visit us at pug2026.org #pug2026 #biopsychology #psychophysioloy #neuroscience

📆 updated for 2026! list of summer schools & short courses in the realm of (computational) neuroscience or data analysis of EEG / MEG / LFP: 🔗 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Interesting news from LIFE alumna @annaithoma.bsky.social!

#wearehiring We have vacancies @jacobscenteruzh.bsky.social: * Stabmitarbeiter:in, Swiss EdLab 80 - 100% * Wissenschaftliche:r Mitarbeiter:in, Swiss EdLab (2 Stellen) 80 - 100% * Mitarbeit bei der z-proso-Studie (20–50%) Visit: www.jacobscenter.uzh.ch/en/jobs.html

Very excited to share the first empirical paper from LEVANTE: we describe the LEVANTE core tasks, a set of nine open source tasks for measuring learning and development in kids ages 5-12 years. osf.io/preprints/ps... 🧵

📅 Jetzt anmelden: FDZ-Frühjahrsakademie 2026 Vom 09. - 13. März 2026 (online) versammeln sich Datenfans zur Frühjahrsakademie des #FDZ am #IQB zu zahlreichen Workshops zu Methoden der empirischen #Bildungsforschung. Zur Anmeldung und zum Programm geht's hier ➡️ www.iqb.hu-berlin.de/fdz-akademie

First paper by LIFE fellow Esmee Aalders et al. out now!

Paper involving LIFE alumnus Benjamin Katz and faculty @pritirshah.bsky.social out now!

I am hiring a postdoc for a DFF-funded project on social influence, and the decision processes that fuel rich-get-richer dynamics in the online/offline world. The position is for up to a year, competitive Danish salary, remote work possible. Interested or know somebody? DM me or share!

ℹ️ Offene Stellen zur Mitarbeit an einem Forschungsprojekt in der neuen AG von Prof. Dr. Garvin Brod: ✅Wissenschaftliche*n Mitarbeiter*in /PostDoktoranden*in (m/w/d): iwm-tuebingen.de/de/karriere/... ✅Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) für die Studienkoordination: iwm-tuebingen.de/de/karriere/... #jobangebot

📣We have 2 open faculty positions for senior researchers in Neuroscience at Queen's University! healthsci.queensu.ca/administrati... 1. a new Director for our Centre for Neuroscience Studies 2. a non-human primate NeuroAI researcher Please share widely and reach out for questions!

UNC Greensboro hiring in clinical psych (child/adolescent research emphasis). Please share with your networks -I am happy to answer any questions! spartantalent.uncg.edu/postings/33557

The Department of Psychology @uzh-ch.bsky.social has an open position for a tenured Lecturer (Research) «Psychological Data Management and -Stewardship» jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie... #psychjobs

Call for papers: Emotion special issue on Affect Dynamics Across Multiple Timescales (moments→days→years) and links to mental and physical health. Letters of intent due Jan 15, 2026. Details/submission: www.apa.org/pubs/journal... Please share with colleagues/trainees. @affectscience.bsky.social

Curious about how smartphones shape children’s development? We’re recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for 3(+2) years for a cutting-edge randomized controlled trial conducted in collaboration with @orbenamy.bsky.social and her team. iwm-tuebingen.de/en/career/jo...

We're thrilled to open registration for our 1st 2026 Replication Games. The event will be at the University of Zurich on January 19th. Psych, public health, pol sci and econ studies will be reproduced! Register here: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/Replicatio...

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft has awarded new LIFE faculty Klaus-Robert Müller, TU Berlin, the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2026. It is the most important research funding award in Germany. Congratulations! 🎉

New article by LIFE alumnus @neillewisjr.bsky.social

SRC and @umisr.bsky.social are seeking an Associate Research Scientist to serve as a survey methodologist for the @nhats-nsoc.bsky.social and collaborate on externally funded projects related to aging, disability, dementia, and care myumi.ch/8qDxR

Big new blogpost! My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more. --> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful. www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...

Please spread the news: 14 PostDoctoral Fellowships in the Early Career Rescue Fellowship Programme in Freiburg, Konstanz and Tübingen. Contact me, if you want to work with us in Tübingen. stellen.uni-konstanz.de/en/jobpostin...

"Having someone beside me changed everything. It was a means to ensure accountability." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4rFa7LM

💼 💔 Academia’s toxic love language is playing “hard to get” 🧪 💓 Science is the beautiful pursuit of building knowledge I wrote an essay for Nature Human Behaviour on treating academia as “just a job” www.nature.com/articles/s41... What ideas would you add? 💡 #HigherEd #PhDLife #DiversityInSTEM

We're hiring at the Associate Professor level in Social Psychology! Join us in our vibrant and wonderful department and area. Contact Markus Brauer, search committee chair, for details ([email protected]). Job ad here: shorturl.at/nnvv8

We are hiring an assistant professor in cognitive neural systems in the department of psychology at the university of arizona. please use this link to check out the requirements and apply! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

Nominations for the UKRN Dorothy Bishop Prize 2026 have opened! Named after @deevybee.bsky.social, the prize, first awarded in 2022, celebrates the contributions of early career researchers to research improvement. Nominations close 18 January 2026. #AcademicSky #Research

Want to make nice graphs with me, starting next year? I'm hiring for a position at the University of Witten/Herdecke. uni-wh.softgarden.io/job/61280592...

New paper by LIFE alumna Eleftheria Papadaki, involving LIFE alumnae Ziyong Lin and Elisabeth Wenger as well as LIFE faculty Ulman Lindenberger and Simone Kühn.

📢 Applications are open for the 2026 #JacobsCIFARFellowship! A new partnership between the Jacobs Foundation and CIFAR supports early- & mid-career researchers advancing how children learn & develop worldwide. 🗓️ Apply by 2 February 2026 → cifarportal.smapply.io/prog/jacobs_...

🔥 Open PhD position at the Institute of Medical Psychology and Systems Neuroscience @uni-muenster.de! Join our team to investigate neural mechanisms of conscious and non-conscious processing of neutral and emotional stimuli using EEG, fMRI, or both simultaneously. tinyurl.com/phdmuenster

Does Fame kill? Our new study suggests that famous singers have substantially higher risk of dying young than a group of closely matched less famous singers jech.bmj.com/content/jech...

Nice article by LIFE alumnus @michduf.bsky.social and team in the news today! www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

ZPID Trier: Junior professorship (W1-equivalent) Psychological Metascience (with tenure-track to W2 LBesG-equivalent) (f/m/d) leibniz-psychology.onlyfy.jobs/job/10kku5n7 #Stellenangebot

PS is excited to announce the launch of "Individual Differences in Cognition” (IDIC), an open-access journal on research in cognitive psychology, science, and neuroscience. Co-Editors-in-Chief are Andrew R.A. Conway & Michael J. Kane. Manuscripts accepted this spring. More information coming soon!

🔍 Datenbegeisterte, aufgepasst! Das #FDZ am #IQB sucht nach studentischen Mitarbeiter*innen (m/w/d) für spannende Aufgaben rund um Bildungs- und Forschungsdaten. Mehr Infos und zur Bewerbung ➡️ www.iqb.hu-berlin.de/de/institut/... #Studium #JobsBerlin #Datenmanagement #Bildungsforschung #OpenScience

Check out the newly launched International Student Resource Center (ISRC), a national organization dedicated to helping international students and scholars navigate the complex landscape of U.S. immigration laws, regulations, and policies. #AcademicSky www.internationalstudent.us

Interview with LIFE alumnus @neillewisjr.bsky.social

I'm surprised I only came across it now, but this review on improving communication in data visualization is excellent. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Biopsychologie meets Entwicklungspsychologie! Die #DGPs-Fachgruppe Biologische Psychologie & Neuropsychologie lädt zum virtuellen Kolloquium ein: shorturl.at/3FPSU Am 21.11.2025 spricht Dr. Markus Werkle-Bergner (@markuswb.bsky.social). Wir freuen uns auf fachgruppenübergreifenden Austausch!

One LIFE alumnus visiting another! ‪@evangiangrande.bsky.social‬ @jgrabman.bsky.social

Call for junior or mid-career group leaders in neuroscience! Apply by 30 Jan to join the FENS-Kavli Network. We are looking for excellent and engaged future scholars who are committed to exchanging scientific ideas & improve neuroscience in Europe. fenskavlinetwork.org/who-we-are/a...

POSTDOC POSITION in social psychology at Cornell @cornellpsych.bsky.social! We will begin reviewing apps Dec 1st. Please repost! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31185 @spspnews.bsky.social @spspsc.bsky.social @aplssc.bsky.social @spssi.bsky.social @psychscience.bsky.social

👉 Umfrage zur Nutzung von Informationskanälen in der Fachgruppe Um unsere digitale Präsenz gezielt weiterzuentwickeln, laden wir alle Mitglieder ein, an unserer kurzen Umfrage teilzunehmen (bis 01. Dezember): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Gerne Reposten! #DGPs #EPSY #Fachgruppe

If you’re an author, reviewer, or editor and want to learn about Registered Reports from one of the best editors around, go to this webinar! Nov 19th at 8am Pacific US, 11am Eastern US, 5pm Central Europe (3am Nov 20th for the diehard Australians)

W3-Professur Entwicklungs- und Gesundheitspsychologie an der Sozial- und Bildungswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Passau. Schwerpunkt: Schulbezogene Forschung, insbesondere Lern- und Entwicklungsstörungen, Stressprävention und Umgang mit digitalen Medien: www.uni-passau.de/fileadmin/do...

🚨 Inviting collaborators! 🚨 We’re launching PsychLing-101 — an open, community-driven initiative to gather psycholinguistic datasets for cross-dataset analyses and the development of psycholinguistic foundation models. 👉 To contribute or propose a dataset, go to: 🔗 github.com/Data-X01/Psy...

Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. " www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...

A fantastic opportunity for early-career researchers — these pre-conference workshops are always inspiring and rewarding experiences.