Postdoctoral Research Opportunities
Postdoctoral Study in Brain and Cognitive Sciences
The Department offers a wealth of opportunities for postdoctoral research in the wide range of scientific disciplines represented in the brain and cognitive sciences. The centrality of the department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences among associated programs in Visual Science, Computer Science, Linguistics, and the many branches of Neuroscience represented in the University makes the department a particularly attractive place for interdisciplinary research. Postdoctoral fellows often work with more than one member of faculty.
Admission and Support
Scientists interested in postdoctoral study should in the first instance contact the faculty member (or members) with whom they might wish to work. Postdoctoral fellows are supported from a variety of sources: some receive support through individual investigator's research grants; some receive stipends from training grants held by members of the Department; some are supported by individual fellowships.
Positions in Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Post-doctoral position in visual perception or visuo-motor control Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester
The lab of David Knill at the University of Rochester has post-doctoral positions open in two areas: 3D visual perception and visuo-motor control. The lab uses both psychophysical and computational methods to study how humans use visual information to perceive the 3D layouts of scenes and to guide goal-directed hand movements. Problems of particular focus in the lab are Bayesian, robust sensory cue integration, causal modeling applied to perception, statistical learning applied both to perception and motor control, feedback control of hand movements, and the role of visual short-term memory in planning hand movements in complex scenes. The lab has available a large stable of technical tools to support these studies include real-time motion tracking systems, eye trackers, a 180 degree field of view display and a haptic-visual virtual reality environment incorporating two Phantom haptic feedback devices and a large-field of view stereoscopic display. Interested applicants should send CVs and contacts for references to David Knill at
POST-DOCTORAL POSITION IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROBIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, NY
Applications are invited for a full-time Post-doctoral position in the group of Dr. Raphael Pinaud, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester. Work in our lab is focused on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of experience-dependent plasticity in the visual and auditory systems. We aim to characterize the molecular machinery and cascades that are impacted by sensory processing and learning, and memory formation. In addition, our group aims at establishing causal links between experience-regulated molecules and the physiology of neural circuits and behavior. For more information visit http://www.pinaudlab.org.
The position is available for an individual who has an excellent record in research and is highly motivated and enthusiastic about the neural basis of sensory systems plasticity and learning. The ideal candidate should have a Ph.D. in the biological sciences and extensive experience in molecular and cell biology. Experience in quantitative proteomics, patch-clamp electrophysiology, extracellular recordings in awake animals and/or neuroanatomy is a plus; candidates with experience in some or all of these techniques are highly encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to candidates who have obtained their Ph.D. within the last two years.
This full-time position is available immediately but a 2-year commitment is required. Salary will be commensurate with experience and competitive benefits are provided. Applications will be reviewed immediately and continue until the positions are filled. Candidates should e-mail a short letter of interest, a detailed CV with a summary of research experiences, and the names and contact information of three referees, to Dr. Raphael Pinaud, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA. E-mail:
Post-Doctoral Positions—University of Rochester, NY
University of Rochester seeks outstanding postdoctoral fellows with research interests in the field of Learning and Plasticity in humans to work as part of a multi-investigator and multi-institutional program on learning and skill transfer. The overarching goal is to develop a theory for learning in complex dynamic environments that can not only account for the cognitive strategies used by human subjects during learning and decision making at both the behavioral and neurobiological levels, but can also explain and predict when transfer of learning will be observed across different tasks, conditions, and domains. We are seeking candidates working in the domains of computational sciences as well as behavioral and brain imaging investigations of perception and action.
(1) COMPUTATIONAL: The successful candidate should have a strong background in computational, and in particular Bayesian, approaches to Cognition and Neuroscience. The candidate will work together with faculty and students from the Departments of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, and Computer Science at the U. of Rochester, as well as at co-institutions including Professors Dan Kersten at the U. Minnesota, Josh Tenenbaum at MIT and Wayne Gray at RPI. We seek applicants from any of these disciplines who have expertise in perceptual learning, decision making, causal reasoning and more generally any form of statistical inference or machine learning. We are particularly interested in postdoctoral fellows who want to contribute to an interdisciplinary community.
(2) PERCEPTION & ACTION, STATISTICAL LEARNING AND DECISION MAKING: The successful candidate should have interests in human learning and plasticity. Contributing faculty are in the Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, the Center for Visual Sciences, and the Center for Language Sciences, and study various forms of learning ranging from perceptual learning in vision to motor learning and language acquisition. Candidates with brain imaging experience (fMRI, NIRS, or ERPs) can join the Imaging community at Rochester, including the Rochester Center for Brain Imaging, the Biomedical Engineering Department and ECE, as well as work in collaboration with S. Hillyard at UCSD. We seek applicants from any discipline with interests in the study of learning and plasticity within an interdisciplinary community.
Applicants should send a letter describing their graduate training and research interests, a vita, and arrange to have three letters of
recommendation sent to:
Professor Daphne Bavelier
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Meliora Hall
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-0268.
Review of applications will begin on June 15, 2007 and continue until the positions are filled, with expected start dates ranging from September 1, 2007 to January, 1 2008.
Learn more about the faculty, students, and training facilities of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, the Center for Visual Science, and the Center for Language Sciences, as well as links to other affiliated departments and programs by visiting our web site.
Postdoctoral Positions in Learning and Plasticity, University of Rochester
The University of Rochester seeks outstanding postdoctoral fellows working in the area of Learning and Developmental Plasticity. Applicants should have interests in human or animal research on learning and developmental plasticity, in computational modeling of learning, or in cognitive neuroscience including fMRI. Contributing faculty are in the Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Computer Science, the interdepartmental Neuroscience cluster, and the Center for Visual Sciences, and study learning ranging from perceptual learning to motor learning, language learning, and bird song acquisition. We seek applicants from any discipline with interests in the study of learning and plasticity within an interdisciplinary community.
Applicants should send a letter describing their graduate training and research interests, a vita, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to:
Professor Elissa L. Newport
Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Meliora Hall
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-0268
Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2008, and continue until the positions are filled, with expected start dates ranging from June to September 1, 2008.
Learn more about the faculty, students, and training facilities of the Center for Language Sciences, the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and their affiliated departments and programs by visiting our web site: http://www.bcs.rochester.edu
Postdoctoral Position in Language, U. of Rochester, NY
The Center for Language Sciences at the University of Rochester seeks one or more outstanding postdoctoral fellows for a NIH-funded training grant. The Center brings together faculty and students with interests in spoken and signed languages from the Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Computer Science, Linguistics, and Philosophy, as well as the interdepartmental program in Neuroscience. We encourage applicants from any of these disciplines who have expertise in any area of natural language.
The training faculty has combined expertise in formal, behavioral, computational and brain-imaging approaches to understanding the structure, processing and acquisition of natural language. We are particularly interested in postdoctoral fellows who want to contribute to an interdisciplinary community. NIH fellowships are open only to US citizens or permanent residents.
Applicants should send a letter describing their graduate training and research interests and a curriculum vitae, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to: Professor Michael K. Tanenhaus, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Meliora Hall, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627-0268; . Review of applications will begin on February 15 and continue until the positions are filled. The start date is flexible.
Visual Psychophysics
A postdoctoral position is available immediately in the lab of Robert Jacobs, Center for Visual Science and the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester. The lab focuses on experimental and computational studies of visual learning with respect to mid-level and high-level visual functions, particularly on experience-dependent perception of visual depth. Some projects in our lab study observers' abilities to recalibrate their interpretations of individual visual cues, other projects study how observers adapt their visual cue combination strategies, and still other projects examine how information from other perceptual modalities (such as haptic or auditory percepts) influence how observers interpret and combine information from visual cues. We have a well-equipped lab that includes access to a wide variety of virtual reality equipment for creating visual, auditory, and haptic environments.
Interested candidates should send a vita, a research statement, recent publications, and the names of three individuals who can write letters of recommendation to
Robert Jacobs
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Meliora Hall, River Campus
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 14627-0268
Computational Neuroscience
A postdoctoral position is available starting immediately in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester.
Candidates should have hands-on experience in computational neuroscience and a keen interest in cognitive neuroscience at large. The research will focus on models of Bayesian inference in neural circuits with applications to decision making sensory-motor transformations and multisensory integration in humans and monkeys.
The Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester offers a variety of laboratories in the field of neuroscience, cognitive science and computational neuroscience.
To apply, send a CV and 3 letters of recommendation to:
Alexandre Pouget
Meliora 402
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
University of Rochester
Rochester NY 14627-0268
Phone: 585-275-0760
Fax: 585-442-9216
Email:
Web Page: http://www.bcs.rochester.edu/people/alex/
Visual Science
Please visit the positions available page on the Center for Visual Science website for more information on postdoctoral opportunities in vision science.
Applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups are especially welcome. The University of Rochester is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Positions in Related Programs
05/05/2008
Postdoctoral Fellow, Language Imaging Laboratory at MCW
There is an opening in the Language Imaging Laboratory (http://www.neuro.mcw.edu) for a postodoctoral fellow, beginning immediately. The position offers intensive training in fMRI and computational studies of language processing, including opportunities for clinical research in aphasia, epilepsy, and developmental dyslexia. Faculty mentors include Jeffrey Binder, Einat Liebenthal, Rutvik Desai, Colin Humphries, and Lisa Conant. Ongoing collaborations exist with University of Wisconsin faculty including Mark Seidenberg, Tim Rogers, and Brad Postle. State-of-the-art facilities include two 3T human research scanners, MEG, TMS, and MRI-compatible ERP. Interested candidates should contact me by email at: .
04/21/2008
Research Scientist at IFF in New Jersey
International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), a world leader in the creation and manufacture of innovative flavors and fragrances currently has an outstanding opportunity at our Union Beach, NJ R&D facility working as a Research Scientist with our Research & Development team.
RESEARCH SCIENTIST-The individual will be responsible for the execution aspects of a variety of psychological and physiological studies on the effects of fragrance and flavor on humans, for statistical analyses of the data collected, and for participating in the planning and design of these studies. The individual is also responsible for preparing summaries and presentations of study results, conducting reviews of research literature, and working with outside research agencies and vendors. The position requires solid organizational skills to arrange test logistics and organize outside resources to help implement research studies. The individual should be comfortable working with people, and will also be responsible for helping customize software and hardware computer applications for research studies. Exceptional quality control is required.
REQUIREMENTS-
Essential: A PhD degree in Cognitive Psychology or Cognitive Science, a strong background in doing human research and statistics,
and technical skills to customize computer hardware and software to conduct experiments. Good MS Office skills. Strong
organizational and communication skills.
Preferred: Background of interest and research in emotion and/or olfaction. Working knowledge of statistics software (SPSS, JMP,
XL-STAT), sensory computer applications (Compusense) and design of psychology experiment software (LabView or related software) is
especially valuable. Understanding and skills in computer and instrumentation hardware is also valuable. The ideal candidate should
be highly motivated, very organized, and detail-oriented.
IFF offers a competitive base salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes 401K and bonus. Please send resumes (Only resumes with salary history or salary requirements will be considered) via email to . Use reference "Consumer Science-Union Beach, NJ" when sending resume. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. IFF is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V
04/18/2008
Research Fellow, School of Psychology, University of Dundee
This is a 3 year post to undertake research in experimental psychology of action, language and vision within the project : 'VALUE : Vision, Action, Language Unified by Embodiment'. You will be required to conduct individual and collaborative research and to write up the results of your research. You should have a PhD in human experimental psychology or a related discipline and previous research experience in experimental psychology.
Further details and an application pack are available from our website: http://www.jobs.dundee.ac.uk. Alternatively, contact Personnel Services, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, tel: (01382) 384817 (answering machine).
Please quote Reference number ASS/2182/WW. Applicants will only be contacted if invited for interview.
As part of the recruitment process, the University requires that a Disclosure Scotland check is undertaken for this position. The University of Dundee is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The University of Dundee is a Scottish Registered Charity, No. SC015096
For more information, visit http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobs/YZ067/Research_Fellow/
04/17/2008
Postdoctoral Position in Neuropsychology of Performance at McGill University
We are currently recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join our research team at McGill University. The successful applicant will join our team in studying brain processes that support the production of music, speech, and other auditory events. Our research uses a variety of computational, behavioral and imaging techniques for building models of sensorimotor integration, including motion capture, ERP, and formal / analytical techniques. For more information about our laboratory, please see http://www.mcgill.ca/spl/.The Sequence Production Lab is part of the Center for Research on Language, Mind and Brain (www.crlmb.ca) and the Brain, Music and Sound Research Labs (www.brams.org), and has full access to research-dedicated systems including eyetracking systems, motion tracking systems, and TMS.
The ideal candidate should have obtained Ph.D. training in music neuroscience or computational modeling of cognitive processes, with skills in experimental design and computational methods. Applicants with interests in music, speech, motor control, and memory are encouraged to apply. The postdoctoral position may be continued up to two years (subject to review after the first year). Applications will be considered s they are received, and will continue until the position is filled. The start date is flexible and can be as soon as June 1, 2008. Salary begins at $44,000 per annum. To apply, please submit by email a vita, description of research experience and interests, and contact information of three people who can provide academic references to:
Professor Caroline Palmer
Sequence Production Laboratory
Department of Psychology
McGill University
Montreal QC H3A 1B1
tel 514-398-6128
fax 514-398-4896
04/03/2008
Postdoctoral Position, University of Illinois
The lab of Dolores Albarracin (http://www.psych.uiuc.edu/~dalbarra) has an opening for a Postdoctoral Research Associate renewable for 2 years. The position involves designing and conducting research studies, as well as writing grant proposals and manuscripts. I am particularly interested in somebody trained in Event Related Potentials or fMRI, but all candidates are encouraged to apply. Possibilities for teaching may be available depending on the source of funding for this position (to be determined in the next two months). To apply, please email ( ) a CV and a research statement and arrange for three reference letters to be sent by email as well.
04/01/2008
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP, NIH, Bethesda MD
A postdoctoral fellowship dedicated to neuroimaging studies of higher level language processing and functional recovery in aphasia is available in the Language Section, NIDCD, NIH Intramural Program, Bethesda, MD
We conduct multimodal imaging studies using hemodynamic (fMRI, PET) and electrophysiological (EEG, MEG) techniques. An ideal candidate would have experience with one or more of these, or other functional imaging methods, and a strong interest in using them to study brain-language relationships
A PhD or MD degree is required. Knowledge of MRI or MEG and/or experience in statistical methods, computer programming or image processing is strongly preferred. The fellowship carries an initial contract of two years with an option to renew. The typical duration of such a fellowship is three to five years.
Allen R. Braun, M.D.
Chief, Language Section
National Institute on Deafness
and Other Communication Disorders
National Institutes of Health
Building 10, Room 8S235A
Bethesda, MD 20892
Office phone: 301-402-1497
Office fax: 301-451-5353
Email:
03/26/2008
Post-Doctoral Position, Language and Cognition lab, University of Delaware
One post-doctoral position is available in Psychology at the University of Delaware. This post is linked to a new NIH-funded project on Spatial Language and its interface with Spatial Cognition. The postdoctoral researcher will take a leading role in designing and conducting experimental work on the acquisition and processing of spatial language and the relationship of spatial language to non-linguistic spatial cognition. A PhD in Psychology, Linguistics, Cognitive Science or a related field is required. Technical expertise with eye tracking methodologies and/or a background in developmental or cross-linguistic experimental research are preferred. The researcher will have access to and be encouraged to use the new Tobii eye tracker in the Language and Cognition Lab. Lab members have access to on-campus preschool and infant testing facilities.
The postdoctoral researcher is expected to participate fully in the intellectual life of the Department. The researcher is also expected to contribute to the interdisciplinary group of cognitive scientists at UD that includes faculty, postdocs and students in Psychology, Linguistics, Education and related disciplines. Affiliated facilities include two ERP labs, three eye tracking labs, and two infant labs.
The position is available beginning September 2008 (an earlier starting date is negotiable) and is for an initial period of one year with potential extension for an additional year. Candidates should send a CV, samples of written work and three letters of recommendation to the Director of the Language and Cognition lab: Anna Papafragou, Wolf Hall, Department of Psychology, University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716 ( ). Review of materials will begin on April 20th and will continue until the position is filled.
02/21/2008
Post-doctoral position in Psycholinguistics/Neurolinguistics/Language Acquisition, University of Maryland
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Language (CNL) Lab at the University of Maryland at College Park (suburb of Washington DC) is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to participate in all aspects of research. The CNL Lab comprises around 40 faculty, staff, and students engaged in research that spans language acquisition, language processing, and neurolinguistics, including the study of acquired and genetic disorders. The lab has on-site facilities for whole-head MEG recordings, high-density EEG, head-mounted and stationary eye-trackers, and a variety of behavioral paradigms. Lab members have access to an on-campus laboratory preschool and infant testing facilities. Lab members have also conducted fMRI and PET studies through local collaborations. CNL Lab faculty include Valentine Hacquard, Bill Idsardi, Jeff Lidz, Colin Phillips, David Poeppel, Amy Weinberg, and Andrea Zukowski, and there are close ties to labs in Psychology, Computer Science, Hearing & Speech Science, Electrical Engineering, and Second Language Acquisition. The post-doc position is not linked to a specific project, and the ideal candidate will be able to contribute to more than one of the lab's research foci and to the Department of Linguistics' other strengths in theoretical and computational linguistics. This is primarily a research position, but some limited teaching may be required. Initial appointment is for 1 year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year. Anticipated starting date is September 1, 2008, and PhD should be in hand by starting date. Salary is competitive. For best consideration, submit a letter of application and current CV, and arrange for 3 references to be submitted electronically.
Inquiries may be directed to any CNL Lab faculty member. Please note that all application materials, including letters of recommendation, should be submitted electronically if at all possible (PDF files preferred). Application materials should be sent to Bill Idsardi, . The last-resort mailing address is: CNL Post-doc Search, c/o Bill Idsardi, Department of Linguistics, 1401 Marie Mount Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Review of applications will begin on March 24th, but the position will remain open until filled.
12/05/2007
Research Assistant in Computational Linguistics, Queen Mary, University of London
The Interaction, Media and Communication group (IMC) in the Department of Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London is seeking a full time researcher to work for one year starting 1 January 2008 or as soon as possible thereafter on a new ESRC interdisciplinary project "Dynamics of Conversational Dialogue" is a joint project between King's College London Philosophy Department and Queen Mary Computer Science Department.
The primary focus of the 3-year project is on ellipsis, in particular on the way in which, in conversation, turns are routinely fragmented and distributed across interlocutors. The goal of the project is to develop, implement and test a model of dialogue which reflects as closely as possible the incremental nature of human language processing. Further information about the project can be found at: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/groups/ds/projects.html
The ideal candidate will be a Computational Linguist or Cognitive Scientist with an interest in computational semantics and pragmatics of dialogue and experience in Prolog-based linguistic parsing and psycholinguistic experimentation. The position requires a postgraduate qualification in computational linguistics, cognitive science, natural language processing, or equivalent. Applicants should have a demonstrated capacity to define and implement a Prolog-based parser/generator and to conduct individual and collaborative research consonant with an interest in developing implemented, incremental computational models of conversational dialogue.
Salary will be in the range of £27,813 - £32,690 per annum depending on qualifications and experience. Please note that this post is subject to approval. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1999
More information about the IMC group at Queen Mary can be found at http://www.dcs.qmul.ac.uk/researchgp/imc and the Dynamic Syntax group in the Philosophy Department at Kings College at http://semantics.dcs.kcl.ac.uk/ldsnl/
Informal inquiries to Pat Healey: Further details and a application form can be obtained from the Human Resources website on: http://www.hr.qmul.ac.uk/vacancies/ Completed application forms with full CV and three independent references should be returned preferably by e-mail to or by post to Sue White, Research Co-ordinator, Department Computer Science, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, Job Ref: 07473/KR.
The closing date for applications is midday 14th of December 2007. We intend to interview short-listed applicants on Thursday 20th of December. Please notify us in your covering letter if you could not attend interview on this date.
11/30/2007
POST DOC AND RA OPENINGS, PHILADELPHIA PA
The Language and Aphasia Laboratory of Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI), Philadelphia PA. is accepting applications for
post-doctoral fellowships and full-time BA/BS assistantships, starting Spring or Summer 2008. Under the direction of Myrna Schwartz,
Ph.D., the laboratory conducts research on normal and aphasic language processes. Topics include connectionist modeling of lexical
disorders, cognitive control in short-term memory and language processing, and advanced methods of lesion-symptom mapping. Candidates
can expect on-the-job training in patient research. Send cover letter, C.V., and references to:
Laura Barde
email:
fax: 215-456-9613
mail: Moss Rehabilitation
Research Institute
1200 West Tabor Road
MossRehab 4th fl. Sley
Philadelphia, PA, 19141
2008 Academies Postdoctoral and Senior Research Associateship Programs
Please note that the application deadlines are February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1. If you have any questions or concerns, please call Kathleen Moore at 275-2497. download flyer (pdf)
UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM, SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY, RESEARCH FELLOW
Applications are invited for a Research Fellow position on an ESRC funded project. The project will use masked priming and dual-task paradigms in order to study the capacity demands of lexical access in speech production.
You should have a first degree in Psychology or a related discipline and undergoing a PhD. Good knowledge of and practical research experience in psycholinguistics (preferably speech production or reading) or visual attention are essential.
Informal enquiries can be addressed to Professor Antje Meyer on email .
Maximum starting salary £25,134 a year, in the range of £25,134 to £32,796 a year (potential progression on performance once in post to £34,813 a year). This position is available for a period of 11 months.
Closing date: Reference: H46136
Details from 0121 415 9000 or http://www.hr.bham.ac.uk/jobs
HR, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT
A University of Fairness and Diversity
MELLON POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
The Department of Linguistics at Northwestern University invites applications for a full-time non-renewable Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship funded through a grant to the University from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The fellowship is for a period of two academic years, beginning September 1, 2008. In accordance with the fellowship guidelines, all requirements for the Ph.D. must be completed prior to the start of the fellowship period. We are seeking recent Ph.D.s in any subfield of linguistics who have analyzed primary data (e.g., experimental data, field data, or natural language corpora) in order to address theoretical issues.
Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications. The position also provides funds for computer facilities and professional travel. Mellon postdoctoral fellows are expected to participate fully in Northwestern's interdisciplinary research environment, teach a one-quarter lecture course and a one-quarter seminar per year, and present one colloquium per year.
For fullest consideration, candidates should ensure that their application arrives in the Department before December 1, 2007. APPLICATIONS BY E-MAIL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The application should include the candidate's CV (indicating an e-mail address), statements of research and teaching interests, teaching evaluations (if available), and reprints or other written work. (Finalists will be asked to submit a copy of the dissertation, or completed portions thereof, at a later date; it is not necessary to do so at this time.) Candidates should arrange to have 3-4 letters of reference sent directly to the search committee by the application deadline; if possible, one of the letters should specifically address the applicant's teaching qualifications.
Send all materials to:
Mellon Search Committee
Department of Linguistics
Northwestern University
2016 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208-4090
(Tel: 847-491-7020, Fax: 847-491-3770)
E-mail inquiries should be directed to . The web page for the Department is: http://www.wcas.northwestern.edu/linguistics.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, and applications from minority and women candidates are especially welcome. The fellowship is open to non-US citizens, as long as the necessary permit to work in the US is in hand prior to September 1, 2008.
Post-doctoral Position in Cognitive Development/First Language Acquisition at Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (Nijmegen, the Netherlands) is offering a two year post-doctoral position in the field of cognitive development/first language acquisition. The post is without teaching responsibilities and comes with considerable technical support and assistance for running experiments.
The candidate would work within the Categories and Concepts Across Language and Culture project http://www.mpi.nl/research/projects/CATS, which investigates variation and constraints in semantic categories across languages and the relationship between linguistic and non-linguistic representations. A focal area for the project is the linguistic encoding of the senses across the world's languages, and current work examines whether some sensory modalities are more readily expressed in language than others ( e.g., is smell more codable than color)? The candidate would be expected to contribute to the project by conducting research on perceptual categorization in children and/or on acquisition of language for different sensory modalities. There are opportunities to collaborate with members of the Acquisition group http://www.mpi.nl/research/groups/LanguageAcquisition and Language & Cognition group http://www.mpi.nl/research/groups/LanguageAndCognition. A background in developmental psychology or first language acquisition is essential. Experience with cross-linguistic work/fieldwork would be welcome, but is not necessary.
Applications should include: a curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications, the names of two referees who would be willing to write letters of recommendation, examples of published work and a cover letter describing research interests and how the candidate would contribute to the Categories project. Please send applications to Nanjo Bogdanowicz ( ). For more information about the position, email Asifa Majid ( ). Deadline for applications is 1st November 2007, with a view to an immediate start date (although the starting date is negotiable).
Research Fellow at Aberdeen University
You will work on a project to investigate the locus of frequency effects in word processing, and the relationship between word recognition and central attentional resources. You will have responsibility for design, preparation and running of studies using the "psychological refractory period" dual-task methodology, as well as data analysis and research dissemination.
You must have a PhD in psychology or a related subject. Experience in designing and running computer-based psychology or linguistics experiments is essential, and experience in psycholinguistics or dual-task methodology research shall be an advantage.
The ESRC-funded position is available for one year in the first instance. Informal enquiries may be made to Dr. Sandie Cleland ( ).
Closing Date: 19-Oct-2007
Salary range: £27,857 per annum
Further details available: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs/display.php?recordid=YPS215R
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Social Psychology of Music Performance
12-month Post Doctoral Fellowship (option for 24 months) in Social Psychology of Music Performance
Beginning October 1 2007.
Dr Warren Brodsky, Music Science Research, Department of the Arts
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
We are happy to announce the opening of a 12-month post doctoral fellowship in the area of social psychology of music performance in the Arts Department at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva Israel. The fellowship targets the study of music performers between the ages of 50-75. Among other research, music, and computing skills required, is language proficiency of English (while a second European Language is an asset to the applicant). Hebrew is a benefit but not a requirement.
Application Deadline: August 1, 2007
For Information and application details, contact:
Research Fellow in Phonetics, Motor control, Instrumentation
The School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (PPLS) invites applications from highly qualified candidates for a 34-month research fellowship on the project titled "An Edinburgh Speech Production Facility" funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The purpose of this project is to establish a fully-functioning Speech Production Facility with two Carstens' electromagnetic articulometers (EMA) at its core, and to publish a database of spontaneous dialogue (a Map Task corpus) recorded using the two EMA machines. The successful candidate will be responsible for working together with the PIs and technical staff in laboratory setup, method validation, design of the spontaneous dialogue corpus, experimental protocols, data collection and analysis, training of staff and casual assistants, and will carry out a pilot research project as part of software testing. Candidates for this post should have a Ph.D. in Linguistics, Phonetics, Psychology or a cognate discipline, or equivalent research experience. They should have good interpersonal and organisational skills, and ideally will have had experience collecting and analysing data using similar equipment.
A more detailed list of responsibilities can be found in the description on the University of Edinburgh job website:
http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/
The reference number for this position is 3007309
Application Deadline: 10-May-2007
Contact Information:
Alice Turk
Email:
Phone: +44 131 650 3483
NICHD POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP - University of Chicago, Training Program in Developmental Psychology
The Department of Psychology at The University of Chicago announces a training program in Developmental Psychology funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The program's core faculty are in the Developmental area of the Psychology Department, and the program is further enriched by researchers from across the University with substantive interests in developmental issues. The training faculty focuses on three content areas of research: cognitive, language, and social development. Across these content areas, we investigate development at different levels of analysis--individual psychological development, biological influences on development, and social/ contextual factors affecting development. We have a strong tradition of collaborative and interdisciplinary research. The post-doctoral training program offers trainees the opportunity to engage in a variety of theoretical approaches and empirical techniques, including experimental and naturalistic studies of infants and children, gesture and narrative analysis, computational analysis, and brain-imaging and electrophysiological techniques. The core faculty members are Starkey Duncan, Susan Goldin-Meadow, Janellen Huttenlocher, Susan Levine and Nancy Stein. The broader training faculty includes Bert Cohler, Sydney Hans, John Lucy, Dario Maestripieri, Daniel Margoliash, Martha McClintock, David McNeill, Howard Nusbaum and Terry Regier. For more information, please see our website: http://psychology.uchicago.edu/academics/doctoral/developmental/.
We seek to fill two 2-year post-doctoral appointments beginning in August and October, 2007. Candidates must hold a doctorate in a relevant field prior to beginning the post-doctoral appointment. Applicants from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Trainees must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. To apply, please send a letter of interest, vita, sample papers, and three letters of reference to Susan C. Levine, Chair, Developmental Psychology Program, c/o or by regular mail to Elizabeth LaCroix, Department of Psychology, 5848 South University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637. Review of applications will begin May 1 and will continue until the positions are filled. AA/EOE.
NICHD (NRSA) Postdoctoral Traineeships at the Carolina Consortium on Human Development at the Center for Developmental Science
The Carolina Consortium on Human Development at the Center for Developmental Science invites applications for NICHD (NRSA) postdoctoral traineeships. It is anticipated that several postdoctoral fellowships will be available. Advanced training will be provided in the longitudinal study of individuals and families in changing contexts. The Center and Consortium faculty have primary appointments in over 20 departments or schools of six neighboring universities and colleges (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, Duke University, and Meredith College), as well as several other collaborating research universities in the United States and abroad.
Fellowship candidates are expected to have a demonstrated commitment to interdisciplinary longitudinal study, and have must have completed a terminal degree in their field (e.g., PhD, MD, DrPH, EdD) by the time of their appointment. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents in accordance with NIH regulations.
An application should include a letter of interest, a statement of the candidate's proposed research with current CCHD faculty members, a curriculum vita, examples of research and/or publications, three letters of recommendation and graduate transcripts. A detailed description of the fellowship program can be obtained from the CDS home page at http://www.cds.unc.edu.
If you are interested, please contact:
Jennifer Coffman, Ph.D.
Center for Developmental Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
100 East Franklin Street, Suite 200, CB# 8115
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8115
(919) 843-2401
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING IN BIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL APPROACHES TO TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL DEVELOPMENT at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Eligibility is restricted by federal guidelines to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, and stipends are determined according to experience. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an equal opportunity employer. Women and members of minority groups are especially encouraged to apply. The NIH Roadmap funded Postdoctoral Training Program in Biological and Behavioral Approaches to Typical and Atypical Development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has immediate and ongoing postdoctoral fellowship positions available. Further information about the Biological and Behavioral Approaches to Typical and Atypical Development, including application materials, is available at http://psych.wisc.edu/lang/bbtad/index.html as well as http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=2067
Morton Ann Gernsbacher, Ph.D.
Vilas Research Professor and Sir Frederic C. Bartlett Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1202 W. Johnson Street
Madison, WI 53706-1611
(608) 262-6989
(608) 262-4029 fax
Post-doctoral Fellowship in Computer Vision for Blind/Low Vision Applications
The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute (located in San Francisco, CA) seeks a qualified researcher to join the Computer Vision Lab as a post-doctoral fellow. The Computer Vision Lab, under the direction of Dr. James Coughlan, is part of the Smith-Kettlewell Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center, a group focusing on the development of assistive technology and visual assessment for blindness and low vision.
Research activities will concentrate on developing computer vision algorithms for blind and low vision applications. Current applications include detecting and reading signs in indoor and urban environments, inferring the layout of traffic intersections and finding features such as curbs and curb cuts. Most of these algorithms will be designed to run in real time on a camera cell phone platform (running Symbian C++), and will be tested by blind and low vision users.
A Ph.D. in a computational field such as computer science, engineering, physics or math is required, and the applicant must have experience in computer vision. Proficiency in C++ is also required. Since the Computer Vision Lab emphasizes the use of Bayesian methods, the applicant will ideally have experience in probabilistic modeling and/or machine learning.
The fellowship will be funded by the National Research Service Award Program from the National Eye Institute (part of the National Institutes of Health), and must begin any time before Sept. 2007. One year of funding is guaranteed, and a second year is very likely. US citizenship or permanent residency is required; however, alternate funding may be available for people who do not fulfill these requirements.
Please contact Dr. Coughlan at coughlan@ski.org if you are interested in applying for the position. For more information about the Computer Vision Lab, see http://www.ski.org/Rehab/Coughlan_lab/
Post-Doctoral Position in Psycholinguistics Saarbruecken, Germany
The Department of Computational Linguistics at Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany, invites applications for a post-doctoral position ("Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter") in Psycholinguistics, available from January 1st, 2007. The duration of the post is two years in the first instance. Applicants should demonstrate a strong background in psycholinguistics, and hold a PhD in a relevant discipline.
The successful candidate will contribute substantially to ongoing research and teaching activities in the Psycholinguistics group, and participate in developing future research directions. Candidates with experience in eye-tracking methods for investigating language processing are especially encouraged to apply. The post also involves teaching approximately one course per semester, including a module on experimental methods for psycholinguistics, as well as contributing to student supervision. The working language of the group is English.
Saarbruecken University is a leading centre for language research and offers an active, stimulating research environment. Close cooperations exist with other disciplines (esp. psychology, computer science and artificial intelligence). The institute is committed to excellence in teaching, offering an international MSc program (taught in English) and hosting the International Post-Graduate College in Language Technology and Cognitive Systems, which includes collaboration with Edinburgh, Brown, and Johns Hopkins Universities.
The psycholinguistics group, under the direction of Prof. Matthew Crocker, is actively engaged in both experimental and computational modeling research into sentence comprehension. The research places particular emphasis on "situated" language processing. Further information on the groups activities can be found at: http://www.coli.uni-saarland.de/groups/MC/Salary and social benefits are according to Germany's public sector BAT IIa scale, currently between 2900 and 3800 Euro per month (before taxes), depending on age and family situation. Saarland University aims at increasing the proportion of women in academic research and teaching, and encourages women to apply.
Inquiries or applications in electronic form (including CV, sample publications, a statement of research interests, and the names of two academic referees) should be e-mailed directed to:
Applications by mail should be sent to:
Prof. Dr. Matthew W. Crocker
Department of Computational Linguistics
Building C7.1
Saarland University
66041 Saarbruecken, Germany
Deadline for applications is October 31, 2006, but earlier applications will be considered as they are received.
Research Associate in Department of Psychology, Princeton University
Research Associate (postdoctoral) position available in the Department of Psychology at Princeton University. Support for research with Prof. Adele Goldberg into how constructions are learned and represented. This position is for one-year. Candidate must have a PhD in psychology or linguistics and must be familiar with both fields. Experience in neuroscience or corpus linguistics is beneficial. Please submit CV: SEARCH CJA/AG, Psychology Dept., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ 08544-1010 or by email (). For information: about the research, contact Prof. Goldberg (); about applying to Princeton, please link to http://web.princeton.edu/sites/dof/ApplicantsInfo.htm. PU/EO/AAE.
Postdoc, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
A postdoctoral position in the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University is available for candidates interested in synaptic transmission and/or visual neuroscience. Applicants must have a PhD or/and MD degree and previous experience making electrophysiological recordings from intact animals or in vitro tissue slice preparations. The successful applicant will pursue electrophysiological studies of synaptic transmission at retinal ribbon synapses with the goal of understanding the pre- and postsynaptic factors that govern the strength and timing of signal transfer in a well-characterized neural circuit. Appointments are for one year and are renewable on the basis of good performance.
Applicants should send a CV, a brief statement of research interests and goals, and the names of three references to Joshua Singer via e-mail ().
Postdoctoral position in computational sensorimotor control
A postdoctoral position in computational sensorimotor control is available starting in fall 2006 at the Institute for Cognitive Science, Lyon, France, to participate in a project investigating Bayesian mechanisms for sensorimotor integration and motor control. The position is funded for two years, with generous travel allowance. The project will be supervised by Pierre Baraduc and Sophie Deneve, and will focus on internal estimates of eye and arm state during movement in humans, its update by sensory feedback and its dependence on priors. This question will be addressed by combining behavioral experiments and theoretical models. Facilities include Eyelink II and Optotrak tracking devices integrated in a virtual reality system.
The ideal candidate should have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline, a strong background in mathematics, physics, computer science or engineering, as well as a real interest for neuroscience. Prior experience in psychophysics and human movement recording is preferred, but not required. Programming skills in C/C++ and Matlab are essential.
The ISC is one of the leading French centers specialising in integrative approaches to understanding brain function. It gathers researchers from neuroscience, psychology, computer science and linguistics and is located on a campus strong in vision and sensorimotor control.
Information request and applications (including CV, brief summary of previous research work and research goals, and the names and contact details of two professional references) should be sent to Pierre Baraduc, Institute for Cognitive Science, 67 bd Pinel, 69675 Bron, France, or electronically to , with Cc to .
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING: SCIENCES & DISORDERS ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING
The Department of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences and Disorders at the University of Kansas seek to hire an Assistant Professor with expertise in speech and/or language sciences and disorders. Starting date is August 18, 2007, January 1, 2008, or thereafter. Required: Ph.D. in communication disorders or related field completed by August 2007. Commitment to a program of scholarly research related to area of specialty as evidenced by graduate and/or post graduate coursework, and by publications and/or conference presentations, and/or external research funding in the field; ability to teach courses in communication sciences and disorders as evidenced by a teaching portfolio or by coursework and/or graduate teaching experience in a related area. The successful candidate for the position should be eligible to work in the U.S. prior to the starting date of the position. Preferred: Potential to obtain external funding for research as evidenced by funding history, and/or publications and conference presentations; record of effective teaching and mentoring as evidenced by teaching portfolio, and ability to contribute to the climate of diversity in the college. Initial review of applications will begin on November 17, 2006, and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit a current curriculum vita, letter of application, relevant research papers, statement of teaching philosophy, course syllabi, teaching evaluations, and supporting letters from at least three persons. Materials may be sent by mail, fax, or as e-mail attachments to:
Hugh Catts, Search Committee Chair
Department of Speech-Language-Hearing
The University of Kansas
1000 Sunnyside Ave.
3001 Dole Center
Lawrence, KS 66045-7555
E-mail:
785-864-0630
785-864-3974 (fax)
For a copy of the position announcement, see the CLA&S website at: http://www.clas.ku.edu.
For further information about the Department of Speech-Language-Hearing, see our website:
http://www2.ku.edu/~splh/.
EO/AA Employer.
Postdoctoral Position
The postdoctoral fellow will have the opportunity to be involved in a number of different projects, using a variety of methodological approaches (see http://brainlang.georgetown.edu), and to carry out her/his own studies related to lab interests. Minimum requirements for the position include a PhD and background in cognitive neuroscience, cognitive psychology, theoretical linguistics or a related field; research experience investigating the neurocognition of language; and expertise in two or more of the following: ERPs, fMRI, MEG, adult-onset disorders, developmental disorders, psycholinguistic behavioral techniques, statistics, molecular techniques. We are particularly interested in candidates with a substantial background in, and an aptitude for, experimental design and statistics. Excellent writing skills, a strong publication record, and previous demonstration of funding will all be considered advantageous. Candidates must have completed all PhD degree requirements prior to starting the position.
To allow for sufficient time to learn new skills and to be productive, candidates for this position should ideally be available to work for three years. A start date of spring/summer 2006 is preferable. Interested candidates should email Marco Piñeyro () their CV and up to 3 publications, and have 3 recommenders email him their recommendations directly. Consideration of applicants will begin immediately, and will end when the position is filled. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. This position is NIH-funded. Georgetown University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. The position includes health benefits.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Spatial Representation
Candidates are invited to apply for a post-doctoral fellowship to carry out research on the development of spatial representation in normal children and people with Williams syndrome, who have selective visual-spatial impairments. We seek applicants who have broad interdisciplinary training in spatial representation, preferably with an additional interest in spatial language, and a strong interest in development, learning and plasticity. Target areas of interest include spatial navigation, object representation, visual-manual action, spatial attention, spatial language, and learning and plasticity within these. Funding is in place for two years, with the possibility for further renewal.
Applicants should send a vita, research statement, and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Barbara Landau, Department of Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University, 241 Krieger Hall, Baltimore, MD 21218, or by email to . Applications will be reviewed immediately and the position will remain open until filled.