The Harvard Psychology Department is still seeking TFs/TAs for the following Spring 2023
courses. Please share this with anyone who may be interested!
Preferred qualifications are teaching experience at the college level and a background in
psychology, neuroscience, human development, or related fields. Harvard affiliation is not
required.
PSY 15 Social Psychology, Prof. Fiery Cushman - Mon/Wed 10:30-11:45am, teaching team
meeting on Friday at 10:45-11:45am (1 section available)
An introduction to social psychological research and theory regarding everyday behavior,
incorporating methods from the life sciences (neuroscience, genetics, evolutionary
biology). Topics include: attitudes and social influence; obedience to authority;
stereotyping, prejudice, and intergroup relations; emotion; interpersonal attraction;
morality and prosocial behavior; and errors of everyday human judgment.
PSY 1322 Decisions Big and Small: The Cognitive Science of Making Up Your Mind, Prof.
Tomer Ullman - Mon/Wed 10:30-11:45am (2 sections available)
Life is full of decisions, but not all decisions are made equal. Choices can be big and
consequential (should I focus on my success, family, or passion), or small and everyday
(going out, or staying in). This course will introduce you to the cognitive science of
judging and choosing. You will learn about 1) Rational planning, the kind a perfect
intelligence might carry out 2) Common simplifications and shortcuts that non-perfect
humans use, and how these may actually be appealing approximations for any decision-making
system 3) Regret over choices taken and not taken 4) Making decisions with others 5)
Transformative decisions, the ones that change who you are as a person. As we cover these
topics, we will consider how to apply the insights from the psychology of decision-making
to your own ordinary and extraordinary choices.
PSY 1900 Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, Dr. Grace Lin - Mon/Wed
9:00-10:15am, teaching team meeting is Tues at 9:30am (1 section available); proficiency
in R required
Provides a conceptual and practical introduction to statistics used in psychology and
other behavioral sciences. Covers basic topics in statistics including: measures of
central tendency and variability; probability and distributions, correlations and
regression, hypothesis testing, t-tests, analysis of variance, and chi-square tests.
Includes a lab section with instruction in statistical analysis using a computer program.
General TF/TA duties: Leading weekly discussion or lab sections, holding office hours,
grading assignments and exams, attending lectures, attending teaching staff meetings, and
related duties as outlined by the course instructor. All instruction is expected to take
place in person on the Cambridge campus.
Appointment dates: Immediately - May 31, 2023 (classes run Jan 23-April 26; final exams
through May 13)
Expected time commitment: Average of 7-9 hours per week per section including teaching
time, prep work, grading, office hours
Salary: Senior rate - $6,195 per section (for those with graduate degrees or 2+ years of
graduate coursework); Junior rate - $5,525 per section
Harvard students should apply via
CATS<https://cats.cloud.huit.harvard.edu/>u/>. Other
candidates should submit an online TA
application<https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_82pwrJWARasC0n… as soon
as possible to be considered. Submitted applications are still under consideration for the
Spring 2023 term.
Thank you!
Allie
Allie Pagano
Graduate Program Manager
Department of Psychology | Harvard University
alexandra_pagano@harvard.edu<mailto:alexandra_pagano@harvard.edu> | 617-495-3810