Posting Details
Position Details
Title Postdoctoral Researcher
Appointment Status Non-Tenure Track
Department IU Bloomington Psychological & Brain Sciences
Location Bloomington
Position Summary Postdoctoral Researcher - AI-Augmented Decision Science
Indiana University Bloomington Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences and Luddy School of Informatics Computing & Engineering
Position Overview The Postdoctoral Researcher will join a new interdisciplinary project developing an AI-augmented decision science platform to understand and model high-stakes human judgments. This position will be jointly mentored by Dr. Tim Pleskac cognitive and decision modeling and Dr. David Crandall computer vision and AI. The postdoc will lead the development integration and testing of computational models of decision making that incorporate dynamic scene features pose tracking and eye-tracking data collected from an immersive police shooting simulator. The position is based at Indiana University Bloomington with opportunities for collaboration with Michigan State University and IUs network in cognitive modeling AI and human-AI decision research. This postdoctoral appointment is full-time and on-campus.
Job Duties 80 - Research Lead development of computational models of judgment and decision making including evidence accumulation models social drift-diffusion models and hybrid models integrating computer-vision-derived features. Build and test pipelines for pose detection object tracking optical-flow analysis and gaze-scene alignment in collaboration with computer vision researchers. Analyze large multimodal datasets simulator videos eye-tracking videos joint motion trajectories. Lead and co-author manuscripts and conference presentations.
10 - Project Management Work directly with the PIs to ensure efficient progress toward research objectives. Coordinate research tasks across undergraduate RAs graduate students and collaborating labs. Oversee data processing workflows documentation and reproducibility pipelines.
10 - Other Duties Assist with dissemination activities lab meetings mentoring of junior researchers and other project-related tasks as needed.
Required Qualifications Ph.D. in Psychology Cognitive Science Computer Science Data Science Neuroscience or a related field by the start date. Demonstrated expertise in computational modeling of human behavior or computer vision machine learning. Proficiency in Python MATLAB or R. Strong quantitative and analytic skills.
Preferred Qualifications Experience with evidence-accumulation models DDM sequential sampling Bayesian models. Experience with computer vision tools e.g. MediaPipe OpenPose homography estimation optical flow. Experience with eye-tracking data collection or analysis. Familiarity with deep learning frameworks PyTorch TensorFlow. Experience working with multimodal datasets video gaze motion behavioral responses. Background or interest in decision making under uncertainty social decision dynamics or human-AI interaction.
Work Environment The postdoc will be embedded in two leading research ecosystems
The IU Behavioral Science Lab Psychological & Brain Sciences A major center for judgment and decision-making research evidence accumulation modeling and computational cognitive science.
The Luddy School of Informatics Computing and Engineering A top-tier program in computer vision machine learning and multimodal analytics.
The researcher will benefit from access to IUs state-of-the-art computing resources weekly interdisciplinary meetings and strong mentorship from both PIs.
Appointment Details
Anticipated Start Date Spring or Summer 2026 flexible
Salary 60000 benefits
Work Schedule Full-time on-campus
Supervisors Dr. Tim Pleskac and Dr. David Crandall
Initial Appointment 1 year with expectation of renewal for a second year based on performance and funding
Application Instructions Interested individuals should apply at httpsindiana.peopleadmin.compostings31525. A complete application includes Cover letter describing research interests and fit for the position Curriculum vitae A