Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Associate position with the Department of Mathematics at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA to begin after August 10, 2025. The normal term of appointment will be two years. The position is on an interdisciplinary team of mathematicians, psychologists, and engineers who are exploring the dynamics of stress contagion in human crowds. The postdoc will work with colleagues from Virginia Tech and other collaborating universities to run, analyze, and model human evacuation experiments. Data will include motion capture and psychophysiology data to explore stress contagion and collective motion, as well as survey data of emotional states and personality metrics. Modeling efforts will focus on agent-based approaches, which may include both simulation studies and data-driven modeling approaches to understand mechanisms that drive stress contagion. In addition to teaching two lower-division mathematics classes per year, the postdoc will also be responsible for writing academic publications, including grant reports and publications.

To find out more information and/or apply, visit https://careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us/job/533306/postdoctoral-associate.