2026-October: News from the Accelerator
Quick read
- PSA Highlights: Apply for Project Manager vacancies for PSA010 Social Evaluation and PSA011 Emotion Differentiation by 30 December. Apply for Research & Organisational Fellow vacancy ($10,000 CAD, 150–200 hours) by 25 October. Congratulations to Biljana Gjoneska for being appointed Fellow Commissioner for the World Health Summit Academic Alliance-Lancet Commission.
- Opportunities for PSA Members: Register for The Love Consortium Virtual Conference happening 13 October, featuring global research on love and social connection and an early-career funding opportunity. Participate as a SAS user and author in a many-analysts study on computational reproducibility.
- PSA Project Updates: Congratulations to PSA009 for publishing their paper in the Leadership Quarterly! Express interest in collaborating with PSA013 Global Crises by 31 October.
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PSA Highlights
Vacancies: Project Manager (PSA010 and PSA011)
Project Managers sought for PSA010 (Social Evaluation) and PSA011 (Emotion Differentiation). Learn more about the projects by reading the proposals in the PSA Project Updates section of this newsletter.
Project Managers will help coordinate timelines, teams, and communication across multiple groups, making this a great opportunity to gain leadership and big team science experience. No prior project management experience is required, and support will be provided. Expected commitment is approximately 2–4 hours per week, though workload may vary during different stages.
See full details on Slack. Applications are open until 30 December or until the positions are filled, so apply quickly!
Contact John Protzko (Protzko@gmail.com), Sergio Barbosa De La Torre (PSA010 lead author; sergio.barbosad@urosario.edu.co), or Claire Whiting (PSA011 lead author; claire.whiting@princeton.edu).
Vacancy: Research & Organisational Fellow
The CONNECT Partnership and PSA are recruiting a Research & Organisational Fellow from current graduate students or recent bachelor’s graduates in psychology, behavioural science, metascience, or a related field to help us build and improve the infrastructure that supports global, collaborative science.
The Fellow will work closely with the PSA Co-Directors to help organise PSA’s systems, develop documentation and tutorials, and co-create a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on big team science.
- Contract: $10,000 CAD (~$7,825 USD)
- Time: Approximately 150–200 hours over 6–12 months
- Location: Remote
Read full details, and apply by 25 October via the Canvas advert, or Slack advert. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so apply quickly!
Biljana Gjoneska Appointed Fellow Commissioner
Congratulations to our accelerator Biljana Gjoneska for being appointed as Fellow Commissioner for the World Health Summit Academic Alliance-Lancet Commission on Academic Responsibility for Trust in Science and Societal Change.
Opportunities for PSA Members
The Love Consortium Conference
Register for The Love Consortium (TLC) Virtual Conference on 13 October from 09:00 to 16:00 Eastern Time. This year’s conference highlights the many dimensions of love, including its connections to morality, religion, compassion, and prejudice as well as the ways culture, race, social class, and age shape our experiences of love and relationships. In addition to new findings from around the world and a keynote address from TLC Director Sara Algoe, more will be shared about an upcoming funding opportunity for early career scientists with research proposals on love and social connection.
Vacancy: SAS User (Many-Analysts Study)
Statistical Analysis System (SAS) user sought to join a many-analysts study focused on computational reproducibility. Tasks involve running simple analyses in SAS with supplied datasets and research questions. Commitment to open science is a must. Analysing data and helping revise the paper comes with authorship opportunity. Students through full faculty welcome.
Contact John Protzko (Protzko@gmail.com) for more details.
PSA Project Updates
005 Stereotype Threat
Comments are being collected from co-authors on the final draft for Stage 2.
008 Minimal Groups
The team are currently writing the manuscript.
009 Gendered Leadership
Congratulations to our accelerators for publishing their paper in the Leadership Quarterly, an incredible milestone for PSA009!
011 Emotion Differentiation
PSA 011 has received its acceptance letter. The team are drafting registered reports. PSA 011 is not ready for collaboration enquiries yet, but stay tuned!
012 Aesthetic Well-being Evaluation
PSA 012 has received its acceptance letter. The team are drafting registered reports. PSA 012 is not ready for collaboration enquiries yet, but stay tuned!
013 Global Crises
The team want to submit a Registered Report with Nature Human Behaviour for the main study. They will shortly start drafting the Stage 1 Registered Report, and will soon announce a defined timeline for submission. The aim being to submit by the end of 2026, start of 2027.
PSA 013 is now open for collaboration enquiries! See full details and express your interest in collaborating by 31 October.
JTF1 Moral Experiences
The team have produced a manuscript.
JTF2 Dignity Honor Face
Final edits are being made to the manuscript before it is sent to collaborators for review.
JTF3 Error Correction
The team are running analyses.
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010 Social Evaluation
The team have addressed publisher feedback and have requested fresh sets of eyes from their collaborators on the revised Stage 1 Registered Report.
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