Application Instructions:

External Applicants: Please upload your resume on the Apply screen. Your application will automatically populate your resume details, and you may verify and update data on the My Information page.

Please add your cover letter and any other documents required for the position to the Resume/CV document upload section at the bottom of the My Experience application page. Use the Select Files button to add multiple documents including your cover letter and supporting documents. The My Experience page is the only opportunity to add your cover letter and supporting document attachments. You will not be able to modify your application after you submit it.

Current Employees: Apply from your existing Workday account. Do not apply from the website. Log in to Workday. Click on the Jobs Hub and select Browse Jobs. Locate the position and click Apply. Update your Education and Job History.

** Cover letter required for all positions and optional for facilities, campus services, and hospitality positions unless otherwise specified.

Job Description Summary

We are seeking applicants with a research program focused on intellectual traits/virtues and personality.

Job Description

The Department of Psychology at Wake Forest University invite applications for a two-year post-doctoral research fellowship beginning in January 2024. We are seeking a thoughtful, detail-oriented, and intellectually motivated individual to play a central role in implementing and disseminating innovative research on clarifying the personality trait profile of good thinkers and knowers. The position is funded by a research grant from the John Templeton Foundation. The candidate will work primarily with Drs. Eranda Jayawickreme (Psychology & Program for Leadership and Character) and William Fleeson (Psychology) and Juliette Ratchford (Psychology).

We are seeking applicants with a research program focused on intellectual traits/virtues and personality. We are particularly interested in scholars who have strong methodological experience designing, implementing, and analyzing intensive longitudinal studies (e.g., ESM, diary studies etc.) and studies examining personality structure (e.g., studies examining personality profiles). Evidence of strong empirical research and excellent quantitative skills is required, and familiarity with research on intellectual traits (e.g., open-mindedness, intellectual humility, actively open-minded thinking), intellectual character, personality or related concepts is preferred.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to determine the personality trait profile of good thinkers by coordinating and running empirical studies as described in the funded grant application. They will further conduct statistical analyses, prepare manuscripts for publication, work with and supervise undergraduate and graduate student researchers, and participate in interdisciplinary discussion groups. They should be committed to honesty, scientific integrity, intellectual virtue, advancing human welfare, benevolence, universalism, diversity and inclusion as core values. The post-doctoral research fellow will also participate in international conferences on intellectual traits/virtues, intellectual character, and personality, and have opportunities to develop collaborations with other scholars in the field.

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational institution dedicated to academic excellence in liberal arts, graduate and professional education. The University and Department of Psychology have a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty, staff, and students and to the development of a multicultural educational environment that affirms the value of cultural diversity and inclusion. The University has a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world, as indicated by the motto “pro humanitate” (for humanity). For quick facts about the University, go to http://www.wfu.edu/visitors/quickfacts.html.

Applicants should apply online at https://hr.wfu.edu/careers/ including a cover letter addressed to the members of the search committee, a curriculum vita, a research statement, and a writing sample. At least three signed confidential letters of recommendation must be sent via email to jayawide@wfu.edu. Applications will be processed from July 1st until the position is filled.

For additional information, please contact Eranda Jayawickreme at jayawide@wfu.edu

Additional Job Description

Note:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by the employee’s supervisor.

Time Type Requirement

Full timeNote to Applicant:This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final staff candidates being considered for employment.

Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while promoting an inclusive work environment committed to excellence in the spirit of Pro Humanitate. In adherence with applicable laws and as provided by University policies, the University prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and veteran status and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply.