Postdoc Opportunity: Moral Heuristics Research at UCLA

Join UCLA’s Rational Altruism Lab as a 2-year Postdoctoral Scholar to research moral heuristics and decision-making. Apply by November 10, 2025.

A 2-year Postdoctoral Scholar position is available at the Rational Altruism Lab, UCLA, under the guidance of PI Falk Lieder. The project focuses on extending resource-rational analysis and rational metareasoning to moral decision-making.

Key responsibilities include collaborating with the Wise Judgment Consortium to explain cross-cultural differences in navigating social dilemmas.

• Required skills: dynamic programming/RL and computational modeling.
• Job Type: Fully-funded, research-only (no teaching).
• Start Date: Fall 2026 or earlier (flexible).

To apply, visit the Job Ad. Applications are due by November 10, 2025, for full consideration.

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