PLUM Lab

07/31/2025

Congratulations to PLUM Lab alum McKenna Dunbar for earning a Fulbright!

Scholars from across disciplines will represent the United States in countries including Germany, Montenegro, Israel and Azerbaijan.

06/26/2024

We are hiring an ombudsperson! Please share with your networks!
Join our team in the Dean's Office at the University of Pittsburgh Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Learn more about the position:

03/05/2023

I'm very excited to announce the LRDC Summer Internship Program! Please share with your networks!

12/17/2021

yay! We will be having our LRDC Summer internship again! Please send some students our way!

The Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC) at the University of Pittsburgh is seeking undergraduate interns to promote broader participation in training in the Learning Sciences. We aim to train students at LRDC who embody the diversity of our nation, region, and city. LRDC interns would ga...

09/20/2021

Let us Record your Brain Activity!
Are you interested in participating in a research study? Sign up for an experiment with the PLUM Lab at the Learning Research and Development Center on Pitt’s campus. We will record your brain activity painlessly from the surface of your scalp. The experiment takes up to 10 total hours and you will earn $10 an hour with a $15 bonus for completion. If you are interested in participating or would like more information, email the PLUM Lab at [email protected].
To meet the criteria for participating in this study, you must have corrected or corrected-to-normal vision and hearing, be right-handed, be at least age 18, and be a native English speaker with no prior exposure to Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German, or Dutch.

07/23/2021

https://www.diversity.pitt.edu/events/diversity-forum-2021

Dismantling Oppressive Systems: Building Just Communities July 26-29, 2021 Pitt's 2021 Diversity Forum, “Dismantling Oppressive Systems: Building Just Communities,” is online, free, and open to all. This year’s forum sessions and workshops will engage and equip participants with the knowledge,...

07/22/2021

05/28/2021

Post-Doctoral Position, University of Pennsylvania

One post-doctoral position is available in the Language and Cognition lab in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. This position is linked to a new NSF-funded project (‘Event Structure in Language and Cognition’) awarded to Anna Papafragou. This project investigates how we represent events in thought, how both novice (child) and experienced (adult) communicators use language to encode events, and how speakers of different languages think about events in the world. The postdoctoral researcher will take a leading role in designing and conducting experimental work with young children and/or adults on the representation of events in language and cognition.

A PhD in Linguistics, Psychology, Cognitive Science or a related field is required. The postdoctoral researcher is expected to participate fully in the intellectual life of the Department. The researcher is also expected to contribute to the vibrant interdisciplinary group of cognitive scientists at Penn that includes faculty, postdocs and students in Linguistics, Psychology, Neuroscience, Computer Science, Philosophy, Education and related disciplines. The position is available in early Fall 2021 (start date flexible) and is for an initial period of one year with potential extension for an additional year. The position is open to non-US citizens.

Candidates should apply online at: apply.interfolio.com/88283 Please submit a CV, two samples of written work and three letters of recommendation. The University will contact the recommenders directly with instructions on how to submit their letters. Review of materials will begin on June 20th, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled.

The University of Pennsylvania values diversity and seeks talented students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds. The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, s*x, s*xual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected class. Questions or concerns about this should be directed to the Executive Director of the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs, University of Pennsylvania, 421 Franklin Building, 3451 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6205; or (215) 898-6993 (Voice) or (215) 898-7803 (TDD).

05/26/2021

There is a full-time lab manager/research specialist position available in the lab of Dr. Qiong Zhang, to begin around September 1st at Rutgers University. Responsibilities (90% research , 10% management) encompass a wide range of tasks, including designing, programming, and executing behavioral and EEG experiments, data analysis, subject recruitment. The lab manager will be assisting with studies of how human search their memories, and design methods to further improve their recalls. Depending on qualifications/interest, the lab manager may also assist with developing computational models of memory. For more information on research in Dr. Qiong Zhang’s lab, see https://qiongzhang.github.io/research.html

To apply, please email [email protected] a cover letter, a resume or CV, and the names and email addresses for two academic or professional references. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. A two-year commitment is strongly preferred. Requirements: A bachelor's degree in psychology, neuroscience, computer science, or a related quantitative field (e.g., physics, engineering, math) is required. Preferred Qualifications: Familiarity with computational modeling, strong programming skills.

How to best encode and represent information and later efficiently retrieve them is a challenging computational problem. I analyze these aspects of human memory system by comparing human behavior to optimal or rational solutions to such computational problems.

02/17/2021

Congratulations to Victoria Tkacikova who won honorable mention for her amazing submission to the Pitt Psychology Equity, Inclusion, and Community (PEIC) Committee Scientific Communication Competition!!!

Approaching the study of bilingualism and second language learning through the lens of cognitive psychology!

02/02/2021

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Pittsburgh, PA