INTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES
From time to time, the Center will post opportunities for postdoctoral fellows, research assistants, and other visitors to join our affiliates.
The call for applications for the 2025-26 postdoctoral research positions is now closed. We anticipate a call to be posted in January 2026 for the 2026-27 academic year.
Sugarman Practitioner in Residence
The Center is pleased to announce the call for applications to the Sugarman Practitioner in Residence program with an expected start date in fall 2025 to be appointed to an initial term of 12 months at a salary of $9,000/month plus benefits, with optional extension based on performance and continued program funding. The ideal Resident will be pursuing a breakthrough solution to a society-relevant problem, the success of which depends on understanding certain aspects of human behavior, and which could benefit from the support, guidance, and mentorship of members of Princeton’s academic community. Envisioned Residents may range from entrepreneurs, app developers, leaders of non-governmental organizations, and policy wonks, to activists, climate scientists, leaders of social, cultural, or health-related movements, architects, designers, urban planners, and so on. During the appointed term, Residents will be affiliated with Princeton University, but with no formal teaching responsibilities. Like an "artist-in-residence" program, this position provides a sanctuary from everyday responsibilities that can impede breakthrough thinking, along with the opportunity to deepen engagement with the behavioral sciences and related policy tools through collaboration with university faculty.
Applicants need not be U.S. citizens and need not have an advanced degree. Applicants must apply online at https://puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/position/38281. Please note: If the candidate is taking a leave from their current employer to pursue this opportunity, they must apply through https://puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHire/position/38261 for the appointment at the rank of Visiting Professional Specialist.
The application should include a clearly stated project statement (max 5 pages), hypothesizing how the gap between the current state of affairs and an improved future could be solved by addressing some aspect of human motivation, judgment, decision, perception, etc.—whether individual or collective. It should also include an outline of the steps the applicant envisions working through during the residency, anticipated outcome if successful, and types of local experts whose insights may prove fruitful. We are NOT looking for research proposals; projects should be designed to yield a product, app, campaign, or other constructive intervention. Completion of the project is not necessary during the residency, though the hope is that forward progress will be realized through interaction with the Princeton community. Also submit a current resume or CV outlining past projects undertaken and a cover letter describing how this position fits with your background and future aims. Contact Dr. Leslie Rowley, Associate Director, at [email protected] with questions. All offers and appointments are subject to review and approval by the Dean of the Faculty and subject to the University’s background check policy.
Intellectual property that the Practitioner-in-Residence creates or develops during the appointment is subject to Princeton’s policies. In the event that any invention or other licensable intellectual property is made or developed over the course of the project, Princeton's Office of Technology Licensing will work with the Resident on a case-by-case basis to develop the terms.
EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES
We occasionally post opportunities available with other related institutions.