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Job Postings and
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Non-Tenure Track Faculty
Position Neurobiology of Language, University of California,
Irvine
The Department of Neurology and the Brain Circuits
Laboratory at the University of California, Irvine is searching
for a promising junior faculty member with serious interest in
fundamental neuroscience questions about language, including (but not restricted
to) comprehension, production, lexical semantics, sentential semantics,
syntax, phonology, motor function, or effects in aging, stroke and/or
aphasia. Deep knowledge of functional magnetic imaging methodology is
required. Candidates with a strong background in mathematics or
statistics are particularly encouraged to apply. We are particularly
interested in individuals with strong technical skills in magnetic
resonance imaging, who can help mentor trainees in the laboratory who
are learning to conduct fMRI and DTI studies and to analyze images in
terms of functional, anatomical, and effective connectivity.
All work involves using functional MRI, DTI,
event-related EEG, sleep EEG, and/or TMS to study the human brain and
to uncover the underlying mechanisms of neural processing of language
and/or motor systems in health and disease. This position will be
funded by a combination of the National Institutes of Health, the
McDonnell Foundation, the University of California, Irvine, and/or
other funds. Of course, candidates with independent funding will be
given special consideration. This is a non-tenure track faculty
position with guaranteed funding for 1-3 years at the outset.
Promising candidates should contact directly
Professor Steven L. Small (small@uci.edu), the Director of Language
Research at the Brain Circuits Laboratory. Please forward a CV and an
informal statement of interest. Start dates for these positions are
negotiable, although preference will be given to earlier dates.
Research Senior Faculty Positions at the Basque
Center on Cognition Brain and Language (BCBL)
The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language
(San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) offers SENIOR research staff
positions in several areas: language acquisition, production, multilingualism,
neurodegeneration of language, language and learning disorders,
neurocognition of language and advanced methods for cognitive
neuroscience.
The Center promotes a rich
research environment without teaching obligations. It provides access
to the most advanced behavioral and neuroimaging techniques, including
3 Tesla MRI, a whole-head MEG system, four ERP labs, a NIRS lab, a baby
lab including eyetracker, two eyetracking labs, and several
well-equipped behavioral labs. There are excellent technical
support staff and research personnel (PhD and postdoctoral students).
The senior positions are permanent appointments.
We are looking for cognitive neuroscientists or experimental
psychologists with a background in psycholinguistics and/or neighboring
cognitive neuroscience areas, and physicists and/or engineers with fMRI
expertise. Individuals interested in undertaking research in the fields
described in www.bcbl.eu (research), should apply through the
Ikerbasque web page www.ikerbasque.net.
Deadline September 30, 2012
Candidates should have a strong publication track record.
For more information, please contact Manuel Carreiras, Director
of BCBL at info@bcbl.eu
Research Faculty Positions at the Basque Center on
Cognition Brain and Language (BCBL)
The Basque Center on
Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain)
offers research staff positions in several areas: language acquisition,
production, multilingualism, neurodegeneration of language, language
and learning disorders, neurocognition of language and advanced methods
for cognitive neuroscience.
The Center promotes a rich research environment
without teaching obligations. It provides access to the most advanced
behavioral and neuroimaging techniques, including 3 Tesla MRI, a
whole-head MEG system, four ERP labs, a NIRS lab, a baby lab including
an eyetracker, two eyetracking labs, and several well-equipped
behavioral labs. There are excellent technical support staff and
research personnel (PhD and postdoctoral students). The positions have
a term of appointment between 3 and 5 years with the possibility of a
tenure track.
We are looking for cognitive
neuroscientists or experimental psychologists with a background in
psycholinguistics and/or neighboring cognitive neuroscience areas, and
physicists and/or engineers with fMRI expertise. Individuals interested
in undertaking research in the fields described in www.bcbl.eu
(research), should apply through the BCBL web page
http://www.bcbl.eu/jobs.
Deadline September 30th.
Candidates should have a strong publication track
record and postdoctoral experience
For information about the positions, please
contact Manuel Carreiras, Director of BCBL at info@bcbl.eu
Postdoctoral Positions at the Basque Center
on Cognition Brain and Language (BCBL)
The Basque Center on
Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain)
offers postdoctoral positions in several areas: language acquisition,
production, multilingualism, neurodegeneration of language, language
and learning disorders, neurocognition of language and advanced methods
for cognitive neuroscience.
The Center promotes a rich research environment
without teaching obligations. It provides access to the most advanced
behavioral and neuroimaging techniques, including 3 Tesla MRI, a
whole-head MEG system, four ERP labs, a NIRS lab, a baby lab including
an eyetracker, two eyetracking labs, and several well-equipped
behavioral labs. There are excellent technical support staff and
research personnel (PhD and postdoctoral students). The positions have
a term of appointment of 2 years with a possible renewal.
We are looking for cognitive
neuroscientists or experimental psychologists with a background in
psycholinguistics and/or neighboring cognitive neuroscience areas, and
physicists and/or engineers with fMRI expertise. Individuals interested
in undertaking research in the fields described in www.bcbl.eu
(research), should apply through the BCBL web page
http://www.bcbl.eu/jobs.
Candidates should have a strong publication track
record.
For information about the positions, please
contact Manuel Carreiras, Director of BCBL at info@bcbl.eu
Northwestern Tests for Verbs and Sentences
Two new diagnostic tests for aphasia, developed at
Northwestern University by Cynthia K Thompson and colleagues, are
now published and available to researchers and clinicians everywhere.
The Northwestern Assessment of Verbs and Sentences (NAVS)
assesses verb argument structure production as well as verb and complex
sentence comprehension and production and is an essential tool for
diagnosing agrammatism (available at https://flintbox.com/public/project/9299/).
The Northwestern Anagram Test (NAT), co-authored with Drs.
Saundra Weintraub and M-Marsel Mesulam, is a valuable counterpart of
the NAVS that assesses nonverbal production of simple and complex
sentences when severe motor speech, word retrieval, and/or working
memory deficits impede accurate assessment of verbal sentence
production (available at https://flintbox.com/public/project/19927/).
Fullbright Visiting Chair at
the Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music, McGill University
The Fulbright Visiting Research Chairs enable
promising and prominent American scholars, as well as experienced
professionals to conduct research, develop collaborations, guest
lecture and/or teach at select Canadian universities and research
centres, normally for one semester, though this may be extended to a
full academic year. In addition, successful candidates will have the
opportunity to deliver public lectures, give seminar presentations,
participate in conferences and otherwise contribute to ongoing research
activities at their host institution. Applicants must have received a
Ph.D. or equivalent professional/terminal degree by December 31, 2012
or have equivalent professional experience.
To be eligible, applicants must:
- Be
an American citizen at the time of application (permanent resident
status or landed immigrant status are not sufficient)
- Have
obtained a Ph.D. or equivalent professional/terminal degree by
December 31, 2012 or have equivalent professional experience
- Demonstrate
appropriate language proficiency (English and/or French,
corresponding to the language of instruction at your intended host
institution)
Benefits:
- US$25,000
for one semester
- Health
Benefit Plan
- Fulbright
Enrichment Opportunities
- Access
to world class universities and facilities
- Access
to a prestigious worldwide network of leaders
For more information on the application process,
important dates and deadlines and to find answers to frequently asked
questions, visit: www.fullbright.cawww.fullbright.ca
PhD fMRI Research Scientist, University of
Maryland
The University of Maryland Center for Advanced
Study of Language (CASL) is seeking a research scientist with expertise
in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of language and
cognition to join its Cognitive Neuroscience Team. Appointments to CASL
are as members of the research faculty of the University of Maryland
under renewable three-year contracts, with highly competitive salary
(12-month) and benefits. Candidates must hold U.S. citizenship and be
willing to obtain the appropriate security clearance. Please apply
online by June 30, 2012.
(http://jobs.umd.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=56844). You will need
to submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae (CV), three
writing samples and a list of at least three professional referees. The
position will remain open until a suitable candidate is selected. The
University of Maryland is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Questions about
this position should be sent by e-mail to jobquestions@casl.umd.edu.
Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research
Conference (TISLR 11) - Call For Papers
University College London, Deafness,
Cognition and Language Research Centre
10th - 13th July 2013
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/
TISLR 11 invites unpublished research from any
theoretical perspective that addresses sign languages. Keynote
presentations, organised sessions, and poster sessions will be included
on such topics as:
- phonetics and phonology of sign languages
- prosody in sign languages
- morphology of sign languages
- syntax of sign languages
- semantics and pragmatics of sign languages
- the emergence of sign languages in a historical
context
- sign language acquisition in L1/L2 environments
- sociolinguistic variation and change in sign
languages
- neurolinguistics/psycholinguistics of sign
languages
- sign language and artistic endeavours (including
poetry and literature)
- computational modelling, recognition and synthesis,
of sign languages
- sign language documentation/corpus linguistics
of sign languages
- the relationship between sign language and
gesture
The programme will be single-track (no parallel
sessions); there will be 48 paper presentations and up to 120 posters.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Peter Hauser (Rochester Institute of Technology,
National Technical Institute for the Deaf)
Lars Wallin (Department of Linguistics, Stockholm
University)
SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Prospective authors are invited to submit an abstract,
up to 500 words (+ 1 optional page of references, examples, and/or
figures if necessary) by 31st October 2012, 11:59pm, UK time.
Notification will occur by 19th December 2012. All abstracts will be
handled and reviewed electronically via Easy Chair (for link and
further instructions for submission, see
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/callforpapers). Note that you will need
to set up an Easy Chair account (if you do not already have one) before
you login for your submission. Make sure you allow time for this.
When completing the submission form on Easy Chair,
you will see a space which asks for an abstract to be typed in. This is
not the place for your full abstract! In this field, please enter a
short statement (no more than 50 words) summarising your paper. Further
down the page you will upload your full abstract as an attachment (as a
.pdf, .doc or .docx). Make sure your attachment is fully anonymised,
i.e. no names or affiliations or other identifying information about
authors should be included in the document itself, in the filename, or
in the document properties (properties are accessible via the File menu
in MS Word). Before uploading, please ensure that all special
characters display properly. You should receive confirmation of
submission of your paper from Easy Chair immediately after submission
by email; if you have not, please bear in mind that any emails received
might be found in your spam folder.
NOTE: To facilitate interpreter planning, please
indicate AFTER THE TITLE of your paper (in your pdf, doc, or docx
attachment) which language you will present in if your abstract is
accepted: BSL; ASL; English; other sign language.
The submission form in Easy Chair also asks you:
* whether you prefer a presentation/paper or a
poster (note that the final decision will be taken by the programme
committee)
* whether you want to be considered for best early
career submission prize (you are eligible to be considered if you are a
student or within 3 years of earning your PhD, and are first author on
the submitted abstract)
* which of the conference topic(s) your paper
relates to (NOTE: to faciliate the review process, make sure you select
at least one topicthough you may select more than one)
* any keywords that do not appear in the topics
list that may facilitate the review process
Abstracts should include a clear statement of the
theoretical issue to be addressed, the research methodology to be
presented, and a concise summary of the findings/conclusion. Work must
be unpublished at time of presentation. Maximum of 3 submissions per
author, either as single author or joint co-author.
VENUE AND LANGUAGE INFORMATION
UCL is located in central London, within easy
reach of Heathrow, Gatwick, Stanstead, Luton and London City airports.
This conference will provide interpreters working between English,
British Sign Language (BSL), and American Sign Language (ASL). Access
to spoken English will also be provided by speech-to-text reporting.
Authors wishing interpretation to or from sign languages other than BSL
or ASL are kindly encouraged to bring their interpreters and requested
to contact the interpreter coordinator to make further arrangements.
Authors are encouraged take advantage of the 'direct communication'
policy, which promotes the use of a signed language in making
presentations. A group of advisors will be available to assist
presenters who would like help in preparing their talk in a sign
language.
For further information go to:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dcal/tislr/
IMPORTANT DATES
Registration opens: 1st October 2012
Abstract submission deadline: 31st October 2012
Notification of acceptance: 19th December 2012
Author confirmation deadline: 18th January 2013
Early bird registration deadline: 4th March 2013
Author registration deadline: 5th April 2013
International Symposium on Imitation and
Convergence in Speech (ISICS 2012)
Aix-en-Provence, France, 3-5
September 2012
Second call for
communications - Website: http://isics2012.sciencesconf.org/
OVERVIEW
In the course of a conversational interaction, the
behavior of each talker often tends to become more similar to that of
the conversational partner. Such convergence effects have been shown to
manifest themselves under many different forms, which include posture,
body movements, facial expressions, and speech. Imitative speech
behavior is a phenomenon that may be actively exploited by talkers to
facilitate their conversational exchange. It occurs, by definition,
within a social interaction, but has consequences for language that
extend much beyond the temporal limits of that interaction. It has been
suggested that imitation plays an important role in speech development
and may also form one of the key mechanisms that underlie the emergence
and evolution of human languages. The behavioral tendency shown by
humans to imitate others may be connected at the brain level with the
presence of mirror neurons, whose discovery has raised important issues
about the role that these neurons may fulfill in many different domains,
from sensorimotor integration to the understanding of others'
behaviour.
The focus of this international symposium will be
the fast-growing body of research on convergence phenomena between
speakers in speech. The symposium will also aim to assess current
research on the brain and cognitive underpinnings of imitative
behavior. Our main goal will be to bring together researchers with a
large variety of scientific backgrounds (linguistics, speech sciences,
psycholinguistics, experimental sociolinguistics, neurosciences,
cognitive sciences) with a view to improving our understanding of the
role of imitation in the production, comprehension and acquisition of
spoken language.
The symposium is organized by the laboratoire
Parole et Langage, CNRS and Aix-Marseille University, Aix-en-Provence,
France (www.lpl.univ-aix.fr). It will be chaired by Noell Nguyen (LPL)
and Marc Sato (GIPSA-Lab, Grenoble), and will be held in the Maison
Medditerranenne des Sciences Humaines.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Luciano Fadiga, University of Ferrara, Italy
Maeva Garnier, GIPSA-Lab, Grenoble, France
Simon Garrod, University of Glasgow, United
Kingdom
Beatrice Szczepek Reed, University of York, United
Kingdom
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18th Annual Conference on Architectures and
Mechanisms for Language Processing (AMLaP) Neural Computation and
Psychology
We are glad to announce that the18th Annual
Architectures and Mechanisms for Language Processing (AMLaP) will take
place in Riva del Garda, Italy, from Thursday, September 6 to Saturday,
September 8 2011. This year's organizing committee is based at the
University of Trento.
AMLaP is an international conference which has
established itself as the premier European venue for interdisciplinary
research into how people process language. The aim of the conference is
to bring together psychological, computational, and theoretical
perspectives on the cognitive mechanisms which underlie any aspect of
human language processing. Contributions to AMLaP which explicitly
relate empirical and experimental findings and computational mechanisms
are especially encouraged.
Keynote speakers are:
- Seana Coulson, University of San Diego
- Luigi Rizzi, University of Siena
- Arthur Samuel, BCBL; Stony Brook University
More information about the conference is available
on the website: http://events.unitn.it/en/amlap2012
For further questions, email: amlap2012@unitn.it
The AMLaP 2012 Organizing Committee:
Giovanna Egidi, Uri hass2n, Remo Job, Francesco
Vespignani, Roberto Zamparelli
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