Experimental Psychologist

21 days ago
College Park, Maryland — Hybrid$150K - $200KFull TimePsychologist
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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WeekdayDoc + BLS OES 2024 · MD adjusted

Above Market
Salary Percentile87th percentile
25th50th75th90th+

52% above median for Psychologist in MD

Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join University of Maryland as a Experimental Psychologist – $150K-$200K, Research Focus in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Support deliverable development
  • Support qualitative interviews data collection and analytic methods
  • Develop workflows based on cognitive task analyses results
  • Support the software development team’s user experience tasking.

Requirements

  • Master's or PhD in human factors psychology, experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, or related discipline with foundational knowledge of behavioral science research methods.
  • Experience leading DoW/DoD applied research projects as Principal Investigator, Technical lead, Technical Program Manager, or similar function.
  • Ability to plan, prioritize, and manage one’s own work independently while contributing to/leading projects in a team context.
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $150K - $200K
  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with University of Maryland in United States.

Key Skills

Experimental psychologyHuman factors psychologyCognitive neuroscienceBehavioral science researchComputational modelingHuman-machine teamingStatistical analysisProgrammingUser experienceCognitive task analysisNeurophysiological measurementsSignal processingResearch designData collectionTechnical leadershipProject management
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Experimental Psychologist at University of Maryland a 7.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% of all Psychology psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.

Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.

Psychology — Psychologist Career Context

This Psychology position at University of Maryland is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Remote psychologist positions in Psychology have grown significantly in recent years, offering clinicians the ability to maintain a full patient panel without geographic constraints or commute-related burnout.

Compensation Analysis

University of Maryland lists compensation for this psychologist position at $150k to $200k annually.

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This is a fully remote psychologist position. Remote clinicians can practice from any state where they hold an active license, eliminating commute time and offering maximum schedule flexibility. Many remote healthcare positions also allow providers to establish a more sustainable long-term practice pattern.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Fully remote — work from anywhere with an active license
  • Transparent compensation ($150k–$200k)
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Experimental psychology, Human factors psychology, Cognitive neuroscience, Behavioral science research, Computational modeling, Human-machine teaming, Statistical analysis, Programming. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychology role.

Core responsibilities: The Experimental Psychologist will support research in intelligent human-machine systems, human performance, and decision support technologies for national security. Responsibilities include leading research projects, conducting cognitive task analyses, and supporting software development teams with...

Benefits package: University benefits package, Professional growth opportunities. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About University of Maryland

Higher Education
College Park, Maryland
5-10

Benefits & Perks

University benefits package
Professional growth opportunities
7.5

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 25%

Protective Factors (3)

Hybrid work (Schedule flexibility ↓ burnout)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

21d ago