Post-Doctoral Researcher
Core
Adapt cognitive assessments into a research video game to capture high-dimensional AI foundation model data for human neurotypes.
Role type
Postdoctoral researcher (cognitive assessment & psychometrics)
Builds
Mobile/browser-based puzzle video game serving as a dual data engine for psychiatric research
Domain
Cognitive neuroscience, psychometrics, AI foundation models
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Psychometrics, experimental design, statistical analysis, reproducible research, Python coding
Preferred skills
Latent variable models, item response theory (IRT), adaptive testing, gamified assessments
Responsibilities
Adapt cognitive tasks for game mechanics, collaborate with engineers on implementation specs, design pilot studies, evaluate device/cultural effects on measurement, develop analysis pipelines, partner with ML team on feature definitions
