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From: Rebekah Richert <rebekahr@ucr.edu>
Date: Mon, Oct 12, 2020 at 12:50 PM
Subject: [COGDEVSOC] Postdoc in Cross-Cultural Developmental Psychology
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*Developing Belief Network*

Postdoctoral Awards Announcement

The University of California, Riverside is pleased to invite Postdoctoral
scholars to apply to be part of a five-year research project: *Developing
Belief: The Development and Diversity of Religious Cognition and Behavior:
Phase 1* (Project Directors: Rebekah Richert and Kathleen Corriveau). This
John Templeton Foundation grant funds the development of the Developing
Belief Network (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.developingbelief.com/__;!!Mih3wA!TrbJSI5AAsenuWqE0bWL1EXMQaxRte7QWB_HgM6le6YFIK07E3maQ-AOyR0JxGFCnn_goA$ ), a research initiative
designed to bring together a network of scholars interested in
cross-cultural study of the development of religious cognition and
behavior. We seek proposals from postdoctoral-level scholars interested in
being affiliated with this network. The program of research will explore
the development of religious cognition broadly, as well as focus on topics
of interest to the global developmental science community. The network
activities will be coordinated to investigate two general research
questions:

1. How does the *acquisition* of religious cognition and behavior vary
within and between populations? How is the acquisition of religious beliefs
and practices facilitated and constrained by child-level developmental
factors?

2. How does the *transmission* of religious cognition and behavior vary
within and between populations? How do processes of social learning (e.g.,
testimony, text, instruction, imitation) support the development of
religious cognition and behavior?

*1. What is the Developing Belief Network?*

The initial formation of the Developing Belief Network will involve 8-10
investigators working across 10-16 research sites working over 5 years to
develop a collaborative cross-cultural methodology, create
culturally-validated measures, and collect data to contribute to a shared
dataset on the development of religious cognition and behavior from
children and families around the world. The Developing Belief Network will
partner with Databrary to provide access to this rich dataset to the
developmental science community broadly. The inaugural instantiation of the
Developing Belief Network is currently being constructed through an open
and invited RFP solicitation (now closed). Sites have been selected for
their (a) demonstrated ability to collect developmental data and (b)
representation of important dimensions of religious belief (e.g.,
supernatural agents, animism, atheism). Upon successful building of the
research network and completion of the first round of data collection, we
will apply for funding to expand the network to include multi-time point
data collection (expanding the data set to be a semi-longitudinal data set
on patterns of individual development over time) and new teams of
researchers (expanding the cultural data set to incorporate even greater
cultural variation).

*2. What are the specific research questions of interest?*

Inaugural members of the Developing Belief Network will have the
opportunity to shape the specific research questions that the collaborative
network will address. Some specific processes and research questions of
interest to the PIs and the John Templeton Foundation include:

●      What are cultural variations in the development of folk theories? Do
children need to have a foundational folk theory of humans or the physical
world before they can develop concepts of supernatural agents or causes?

●      How do cultural variations in religious concepts (e.g., beliefs
about animism, the properties and functioning of spirit/life force/soul)
relate to the development of ontological boundaries and the extent to which
religious concepts are or are not minimally counterintuitive?

●      How do natural and supernatural explanations develop to (co)exist in
individual minds?

●      How do cross-cultural and within-cultural variations in verbal,
non-verbal, and textual information provided to children relate to
children’s concepts about and belief in natural and supernatural agents and
causes?

*3. What is the purpose of the Postdoctoral Awards?*

The Developing Belief Network will support up to 2 postdoctoral scholars,
with a focus on supporting researchers who are beginning their careers in
this field of study. The purpose of these awards is to build the field of
researchers studying religious cognitions and behaviors, beyond those
researchers formally involved in the collaborative data collection effort.
As such, the Developing Belief Network of investigators will provide
mentorship to emerging scholars by involving them in the Developing Belief
Network. Recipients of the Postdoctoral Awards *will not* be expected to
collect data for the collaborative dataset. Instead, awardees will be
expected to be focusing their research on questions related to the goals of
the Developing Belief Network. Awardees will be expected to attend the
annual workshop of the Developing Belief Network held during the year of
their award and to present their research at this workshop.

4*. What is expected of Postdoctoral Awardees?*

a.     Postdoctoral Awardees are expected to have completed their
dissertation by December 31, 2020 and to have a Postdoctoral Mentor outside
of the Developing Belief Network. Research topics should be related to the
research questions outlined above, and are likely to utilize data collected
with children and parents at a location outside of the United States or
with an understudied population within the United States.

b.     Postdoctoral Awardees will have the opportunity to work with
Developing Belief Network members, the project leaders, and an advisory
board to develop a collaborative methodology that can be used across the
sites, although award winners will not be expected to collect data for the
collaborative dataset.

c.     All Postdoctoral Awardees must commit to attending a collaborative
site meeting during the year of their award to present their preliminary or
completed research. Postdoctoral Awardees will be asked to submit regular
progress reports.

d.     Postdoctoral Awardees will be expected to actively engage in
dissemination of findings, through conference presentations and manuscript
submissions.

e.     Postdoctoral Awardees will be asked to contribute content to a
website devoted to this project. Content may include descriptions of their
field site and lay summaries of key findings.

*5.  Who Can Apply?*

Postdoctoral award proposals are invited from scholars who have completed
their dissertation by December 31, 2020. Scholars will need to have a
mentor with a university affiliation who will supervise the postdoctoral
scholar. Awards will not be given to postdoctoral scholars working with the
project leaders (Rebekah Richert and Kathleen Corriveau) or with PIs who
have been selected to lead research teams in the Developing Belief Network
(i.e., are receiving a Full Award from the initial RFP).

*6. Subgrant Budgets:*

Funding is available up to 2 Postdoctoral Awards. The funds can only be
used for stipend and to cover travel costs to the required meetings. The
budget cap for all awards is $55,000 and inclusive of overhead (indirect
costs). The Templeton Foundation’s maximum overhead allowable for these
awards is 15%.

*7. What are Required Expenses?*

Applicants are required to allocate some of their budget toward travel
(e.g., flights or train tickets) to attend one meeting. [Lodging and meal
costs will be covered by the large project grant.]

*8. What Are Allowable Expenses?*

Postdoctoral Awards can only be used for stipends and associated living
costs (e.g., health insurance).

*9. Who Will Review My Proposal?*

Proposals will be reviewed by the Project Directors Dr. Rebekah Richert
(University of California Riverside) and Dr. Kathleen Corriveau (Boston
University).

*10. What should I include in my proposal?*

Proposals should include a 5-page narrative of the postdoctoral research
plan, including (1) fit between the research and the Developing Belief
Network, (2) a description of the research site(s) for participants with an
explanation for why that site would be particularly informative for the
study of the development of religious cognition, and (3) a timeline for the
project. In addition, all proposals should include (4) a CV for the
applicant, (5) a brief budget and budget justification, (6) proof of IRB
approval for the research (or timeline for securing this - funding will not
be dispersed prior to IRB approval), and (7) a letter from the Postdoctoral
Mentor indicating support for the applicant and the research. All materials
should be emailed to Rebekah Richert (rebekah.richert@ucr.edu) in a single
email.

Proposals will be due by 11:59pm on November 15, 2020. Notifications will
be sent by December 1, 2020. The start date is anticipated to be January 1,
2020, but this date is somewhat flexible.

Please send questions to Rebekah Richert (rebekah.richert@ucr.edu).

*Rebekah A. Richert, Ph.D.*
Professor of Psychology
University of California, Riverside
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