The RCMP is currently hiring two full-time research analysts in Regina, Saskatchewan. Closing date for applications is August 16th, 2022 23:59 PM Pacific Time. For more details, please visit: 

https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=1819455

This is an exciting opportunity for scientists to apply their research skills to real-world challenges, help advance the field of behavioral science, lead client projects, and ultimately serve as advocates and representatives for behavioral insights and scientific methods.  

Who You Are 

We welcome candidates who have a passion for empirical behavioural research, are analytical problem solvers, and are driven by curiosity and continuous learning in a very dynamic team environment. Alongside this, we look for the following qualifications: 

Your background: 

• A PhD is required (a Post-doc and/or commercial/consulting experience would be an asset), preferably in one of the following areas:  
• psychology (preferably social, cognitive, or consumer) 
• marketing (consumer behavior) 
• economics (empirical or micro)  
• judgment and decision making 

What skills you have: 

• Strong research methods capabilities for leading the design of complex, multi-staged multivariate randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and strong statistical knowledge for careful analyses 
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing 

What you know:

Passion for the field of behavioral science; knowledge of the heuristics and biases literature; existing/evolving behavior change frameworks 

How you work: 

• Deadline driven, organized, and able to manage multiple projects at a given time 
• High energy, self-starter who possesses a strong commitment to excellence, while being adaptive to a structured, process-driven environment   
• Highly professional; able to give and receive feedback with maturity  
• A team player with a desire to work collaboratively. The team works as a collective with multiple people involved in each project.  
• Willingness to travel (up to 35% - mostly short stints of international travel for key project milestones lasting typically less than 5 days)  

What You Will Do  

Our Practice team is divided up into teams that represent the phases of the BEworks Method. These teams are Discovery & Behavioral Diagnostics, Ideation & Prototyping, and Experimentation & Choice Architecture. As an Associate, you will be placed into one of these teams and spend a year developing phase-specific knowledge and skills. Every day is different depending on the project and objectives of your phase team, but you can expect to support (and eventually lead) management consulting projects through: 

• Client Discovery: meetings with clients to understand their challenges, evaluating data, uncovering client assumptions, understanding their knowledge, intuition, and priors; auditing their experimental capability 
• Research/Behavioral Diagnostics: gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing information and existing scientific research, including insights drawn from BEworks’ proprietary IP database 
• Ideation: generating solutions for client challenges based on scientific literature, BEworks proprietary research, and through leading and participating in team think-tanks and prototyping sessions 
• Experimentation: supporting the design and building of RCTs of rigorous quality and exceptionally high standards using combinations of online and field methods (peer review and academic advisors provide guidance to ensure the robustness of designs and analyses) 
• Choice Architecture: delivering presentations to clients and at scientific conferences, speaking to the media, and writing for academic journals and trade press  

You’ll be part of an experienced team of passionate scientists whose everyday work contributes to making a real-world impact through scientific thinking and rigour. As an Associate at BEworks, you will be led by a highly experienced practitioner who will provide you with mentoring and you will work within a highly collaborative environment that promotes curiosity and learning.  

Who We Are 

BEworks is the world's leading behavior change firm. BEworks was co-founded by Kelly Peters, the firm’s CEO and BE pioneer, and Professors Dan Ariely and Nina Mažar. The team works with Fortune 500 companies and government agencies around the world. BEworks joined the kyu collective of companies since January 2017. 

We welcome and encourage you to apply even if you do not think you might meet all the specified qualifications above. Though we thank you in advance for submitting your application, only qualified, selected candidates will be contacted. 

You must be legally eligible to work in Canada to apply. 

BEworks is committed to building a diverse workforce representative of the communities we serve. We are proud to be in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), 2005 and the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the recruitment and assessment (if applicable) process as required under BEworks' policies and procedures. Applicants must make their accommodation needs known when first contacted by the recruitment team. 

You can apply for the position here.

This is an exciting opportunity for industry-experienced research scientists to apply their research skills to real-world challenges, help advance the field of behavioural science, and ultimately serve as advocates and representatives for behavioural insights and scientific methods. 

Who You Are

We welcome candidates who have a passion for empirical behavioural research, are analytical problem solvers, and are driven by curiosity and continuous learning in a very dynamic team environment. Alongside this, we look for the following qualifications:

Your Background:

• A PhD is required (a post-doc and/or commercial/consulting experience would be an asset), with at least 3 first-author publications at peer-reviewed conferences or disciplinary journals, preferably in one of the following areas: 
• psychology (preferably social, cognitive, or consumer) or neuroscience
• economics (empirical, experimental, or micro) 
• judgment and decision making
• marketing (consumer behaviour)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in conducting experiments to provide insight for problems/challenges in or with an organization outside of the academia 

What Skills You Have:

• Strong research methods capabilities for leading the design of complex, multi-staged multivariate randomized controlled trials (RCTs) as well as alternative experimental design where RCTs are not plausible options
• Proficiency designing and implementing analytical and/or algorithmic solutions, tailored to particular business needs and tested on large data sets
• Proven track record in leading, mentoring, and growing teams of scientists
• Broad knowledge of statistical and data analysis techniques
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, establishing confidence among audiences who do not share your disciplinary background or training

What You Know:

• Passion for the field of behavioural science; knowledge of the heuristics and biases literature; existing/evolving behaviour change frameworks including the evolving concepts of nudges, boosts, shoves, etc
• Knowledge of, curiosity to know, and ability to select, adapt and effectively use different types of experimental methods to test scientific hypotheses

How You Work:

• Deadline driven, organized, and able to manage multiple projects at a given time
• High energy, self-starter who possesses a strong commitment to scientific rigor, while being adaptive to diverse and dynamic environments with rapidly-changing experimental constraints
• Highly professional; able to give constructive feedback and receive feedback with maturity 
• A team leader with a passion for working collaboratively. The team works as a collective with multiple people involved in each project. 
• Willingness to travel (up to 35% - mostly short stints of international travel for key project milestones lasting typically less than 5 days) 

What You Will Do 

Our Practice team is divided up into teams that represent the phases of the BEworks Method. These teams are Discovery & Behavioural Diagnostics, Ideation & Prototyping, and Experimentation & Choice Architecture, and their day-to-day tasks are as listed below:

• Client Discovery: meetings with clients to understand their challenges, evaluating data, uncovering client assumptions, understanding their knowledge, intuition, and priors; auditing their experimental capability
• Research/Behavioural Diagnostics: gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing information and existing scientific research, including insights drawn from BEworks’ proprietary IP database
• Ideation: generating solutions for client challenges based on scientific literature, BEworks proprietary research, and through leading and participating in team think-tanks and prototyping sessions
• Experimentation: supporting the design and building of RCTs of rigorous quality and exceptionally high standards using combinations of online and field methods (peer review and academic advisors provide guidance to ensure the robustness of designs and analyses)
• Choice Architecture: delivering presentations to clients and at scientific conferences, speaking to the media, and writing for academic journals and trade press 

Your role is to manage Experimentation team by supporting all of management consulting projects that come into the Experimentation phase. You’ll be part of an experienced team of passionate scientists whose everyday work contributes to making a real-world impact through scientific thinking and rigour. As an [VP/Director] at BEworks, you will provide mentoring and lead the team as a highly experienced practitioner, and you will work within a highly collaborative environment that promotes curiosity and learning. 

Culture is Really Important to Us 

BEworks is a purpose-driven company: our aim is to transform society and the economy through scientific thinking. You will be working on some of today’s most pressing business and policy challenges, such as shifting energy consumption behaviour, helping financial planners measure customer risk in a more valid and reliable manner, designing insurance products, developing new scales for measuring trust etc. Our team operates as a collective, bringing some of the best practices from science to life in our day-to-day work. But our culture isn’t so serious. We have a Burning Man tent so you have a place to relax and think; we keep vegan snacks on hand; dogs are welcome members of the team (but yes, there is a “friendly” dog policy), and our beautiful office is designed to reflect the vibe of old Royal Society library meets bohemian coffee shop. While we work hard, there is a ton of time devoted to on-the-job learning and fun with Visiting Scholars, Think Tanks, and weekly huddles where we share our research, best practices, and beers & bevvies. 

We welcome and encourage you to apply even if you do not think you might meet all the specified qualifications above. Though we thank you in advance for submitting your application, only qualified, selected candidates will be contacted.

You must be legally eligible to work in Canada or the United States  to apply..

BEworks is committed to building a diverse workforce representative of the communities we serve. We are proud to be in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), 2005 and the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the recruitment and assessment (if applicable) process as required under BEworks' policies and procedures. Applicants must make their accommodation needs known when first contacted by the recruitment team.

You can apply for the position here.

This is an exciting opportunity for an expert in field experiment design to advance the field of behavioural science, lead client projects, and ultimately serve as advocates and representatives for behavioural insights and scientific methods. 

Who You Are

We welcome candidates who have a passion for empirical behavioural research, are analytical problem solvers, and are driven by curiosity and continuous learning in a very dynamic team environment. Alongside this, we look for the following qualifications:

Your Background:

• A PhD is required (a Post-doc and/or commercial/consulting experience would be an asset), preferably in one of the following areas:: 
• psychology (preferably social, cognitive, or consumer)
• economics (empirical, experimental, or micro) 
• judgment and decision making
• public health or political science with emphasis on empirical work
• marketing (consumer behaviour)
• Demonstrated ability to conduct field experiments 

What Skills You Have:

• Strong research methods capabilities for leading the design of complex experiments using randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and its variation such as stepped-wedge/wait-list design, as well as quasi-experimental alternatives such as regression discontinuity design, interrupted time-series design, and  propensity score matched case control design.
• Strong knowledge of and ability to select, adapt and effectively use a variety of statistical and data analysis techniques relevant to various field experiment design and to the problem at hand 
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing

What You Know:

Passion for the field of behavioural science; knowledge of the heuristics and biases literature and the concepts of “choice architecture, nudge, boost, shove”, etc; existing/evolving behaviour change frameworks

How You Work:

• Deadline driven, organized, and able to manage multiple projects at a given time
• High energy, self-starter who possesses a strong commitment to scientific rigor, while being adaptive to diverse and dynamic environments with rapidly-changing experimental constraints 
• Highly professional; able to give and receive feedback with maturity 
• A team player with a desire to work collaboratively. The team works as a collective with multiple people involved in each project. 
• Willingness to travel (up to 35% - mostly short stints of international travel for key project milestones lasting typically less than 5 days) 

What You Will Do 

Our Practice team is divided up into teams that represent the phases of the BEworks Method. These teams are Discovery & Behavioural Diagnostics, Ideation & Prototyping, and Experimentation & Choice Architecture. As a Field Experiment Specialist, you will be placed into Experimentation & Choice Architecture team to help establish and manage the field experimentation portfolio. You will also spend some time developing phase-specific knowledge and skills. Every day is different depending on the project and objectives of your team, but you can expect to support (and eventually lead) management consulting projects through:

• Client Discovery: meetings with clients to understand their challenges, evaluating data, uncovering client assumptions, understanding their knowledge, intuition, and priors; auditing their experimental capability
• Research/Behavioural Diagnostics: gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing information and existing scientific research, including insights drawn from BEworks’ proprietary IP database
• Ideation: generating solutions for client challenges based on scientific literature, BEworks proprietary research, and through leading and participating in team think-tanks and prototyping sessions
• Experimentation: supporting the design and building of RCTs of rigorous quality and exceptionally high standards using combinations of online and field methods (peer review and academic advisors provide guidance to ensure the robustness of designs and analyses)
• Choice Architecture: delivering presentations to clients and at scientific conferences, speaking to the media, and writing for academic journals and trade press 

You’ll be part of an experienced team of passionate scientists whose everyday work contributes to making a real-world impact through scientific thinking and rigour. As an Associate at BEworks, you will be led by a highly experienced practitioner who will provide you with mentoring and you will work within a highly collaborative environment that promotes curiosity and learning. 

Culture is Really Important to Us 

BEworks is a purpose-driven company: our aim is to transform society and the economy through scientific thinking. You will be working on some of today’s most pressing business and policy challenges, such as shifting energy consumption behaviour, helping financial planners measure customer risk in a more valid and reliable manner, designing insurance products, developing new scales for measuring trust etc. Our team operates as a collective, bringing some of the best practices from science to life in our day-to-day work. But our culture isn’t so serious. We have a Burning Man tent so you have a place to relax and think; we keep vegan snacks on hand; dogs are welcome members of the team (but yes, there is a “friendly” dog policy), and our beautiful office is designed to reflect the vibe of old Royal Society library meets bohemian coffee shop. While we work hard, there is a ton of time devoted to on-the-job learning and fun with Visiting Scholars, Think Tanks, and weekly huddles where we share our research, best practices, and beers & bevvies. 

We welcome and encourage you to apply even if you do not think you might meet all the specified qualifications above. Though we thank you in advance for submitting your application, only qualified, selected candidates will be contacted.

You must be legally eligible to work in Canada or the United States  to apply.

BEworks is committed to building a diverse workforce representative of the communities we serve. We are proud to be in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), 2005 and the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the recruitment and assessment (if applicable) process as required under BEworks' policies and procedures. Applicants must make their accommodation needs known when first contacted by the recruitment team.

You can apply for the position here.

We are currently seeking an Associate Staff Scientist to increase our scientific consultation service capacity. The skill, creativity and efforts of the Associate Staff Scientist will directly contribute to the advancement of vision science worldwide.

VPixx Technologies (www.vpixx.com) is a privately held company serving the vision research community by developing innovative hardware and software tools for vision scientists. Founded in 2001, VPixx Technologies has built an international reputation for supplying visual displays and behavioural data acquisition instruments to researchers and instructors in visual psychophysics, electrophysiology, cognition, fMRI, and more.

The Staff Scientist will receive in-depth training on technical topics such as visual imaging technology, data acquisition hardware and system synchronization, and infrared eye tracking systems. This training will complement the scholarly background that the Staff Scientist has developed through prior academic degrees or research positions in visual perception, psychology or neuroscience research.

This salaried position includes health benefits and a profit-sharing retirement plan. Full-time employees of VPixx Technologies enjoy 37.5 h work weeks. The workspace is modern and brightly lit.

VPixx Technologies is located in the Greater Montreal metropolitan area, a short drive away from the Montreal downtown and the university cluster that includes McGill University, Concordia University, Université de Montréal, Université du Québec à Montréal, Université de Sherbrooke, and École de Technologie Supérieure.

Our office is in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, a picturesque city beside Mont-Saint-Bruno national park. Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville boasts an excellent quality of life for families.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop workshops and educational material for current and future customers of the company.
• Support researchers in the development of their research protocols.
• Participate in the research and development of current and future products of the company.
• Prepare quotes for equipment purchases following scientific consultations.
• In a typical year, attend international scientific conferences worldwide, especially those of VSS and SfN. Staff Scientists can expect to travel 2-6 weeks per year.

Required qualifications

• Possess an advanced degree (Ph.D. or Masters preferred) in neuroscience, experimental psychology, biomedical engineering, computer science or other relevant fields.
• Have a minimum of two years of experience developing or implementing experiment protocols for vision science. Experience working with human and non-human primate participants, rodents and other subject populations are all relevant.
• Experience with technical data collection and data processing, such as using specialized visual displays or eye trackers from VPixx Technologies and other manufacturers, force feedback systems, EEG, fMRI, MEG, OPM, and TMS.
• Have a record of vision science publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Excellent written and verbal English communications skills.
• Attention to detail, problem solving skills, a strong motivation, and a desire to learn how scientific equipment is designed and operated.
• Experience with one or more programming languages used in experiment design and data analysis, preferably Matlab and Python.
• Eligible to work in the province of Quebec, Canada.

For more information about the Associate Staff Scientist position:

• Those who are registered to attend the 2021 Virtual Vision Sciences Society meeting can attend the Connect with Industry social event. During this time, Dr. Sophie Kenny (Staff Scientist), and Peter April (CEO) will be available to answer questions about the new Staff Scientist position.
• See Staff Scientists at work during two V-VSS satellite events:
  • Run MATLAB/Psychtoolbox Experiments Online with Pack & Go. Link for the May 21st ,2021 session. Link for the May 23rd , 2021 session.
  • Virtual VPixx Hardware with the LabMaestro Simulator. Link for the May 25th, 2021 session.
• The VPixx Online Classroom And Library (VOCAL) is a collection of online tutorials written by Staff Scientists to help researchers learn about VPixx device functionality and optimize their systems for research. The lectures, programs, and technical texts posted on this page are an excellent representation of the knowledge base that Staff Scientists develop while working at VPixx Technologies.

How to apply

• Applicants interested in the Associate Staff Scientist position should email a cover letter and CV to jobs@vpixx.com
• Selected applicants will be contacted for interviews.