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 Job Postings and Announcements
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.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.
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
CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers are invited on the topics covered by the
symposium. Abstracts not exceeding 2 pages must be submitted
electronically and in pdf format by 15 April 2012 (http://isics2012.sciencesconf.org/).
They will be selected by the Scientific Committee on the basis of their
scientific merit and relevance to the symposium. Notifications of
acceptance/rejection will be sent to the authors by 31 May 2012.
IMPORTANT DATES
- 15 April 2012: Abstract submission deadline
- 31 May 2012: Notification of acceptance /
rejection
- 30 June 2012: Early registration deadline
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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 Thursdsay, 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
Important dates:
Abstract submissions: April 5 - May 25
Notification of decision: mid June
Early registration deadline: July 10
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
Workshop (NCPW13) to be held in San Sebastian
(Spain) from July 12-14, 2012
We cordially invite you to participate in the 13th
Neural Computation and Psychology Workshop (NCPW13) to be held in San
Sebastian (Spain) from July 12-14, 2012: http://www.bcbl.eu/events/ncpw13
This well-established and lively workshop aims at
bringing together researchers from different disciplines such as
artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computer science,
neurobiology, philosophy and psychology to discuss their work on models
of cognitive processes. Previous themes have encompassed
categorisation, language, memory, development, action. There will be no
specific theme, but papers must be about emergent models -- frequently,
but not necessarily -- of the connectionist/neural network kind,
applied to cognition. These workshops have always been characterised by
their limited size, high quality papers, the absence of parallel talk
sessions, and a schedule that is explicitly designed to encourage
interaction among the researchers present in an informal setting.
Furthermore, this workshop will feature a unique
set of invited speakers:
- Mark Seidenberg. University of
Wisconsin-Madison, USA.
- Jeffrey Elman. University of California, San
Diego. USA.
- Randall C. O'Reilly. University of Colorado.
USA.
- Kim Plunkett. University of Oxford, UK.
Important dates to remember:
Abstract deadline: March 31st, 2012
Notification of abstract acceptance: May 1st, 2012
Early registration deadline: June 1st, 2012
Online registration deadline: July 1st, 2012
Conference dates: July 12 - 14, 2012
The Rumelhart Memorial Travel
awards, generously funded by Professor Jay McClelland, will provide
funding to support travel costs for students presenting at the
conference. Awards of US$250 are available to students from Western
European countries, and US$750 for students from elsewhere.
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