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SNL
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November 8-10, 2017
Baltimore, Maryland
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Job Postings &
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Letter from the SNL President
Dear Colleagues and Friends of the Society for the
Neurobiology of Language,
We are delighted to announce the call
for papers for our 9th meeting to be held November 8-10 2017
in the city of Baltimore. Once again, our meeting will take place just
before the Society for Neuroscience in Washington, to facilitate travel
plans and interactions between the two societies.
The meeting will be held at the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel, situated
close to the Inner Harbor which is a historic seaport, a major tourist
attraction and a Baltimore landmark. For two and a half days we will
enjoy keynote talks ranging from developmental neuroscience through
cortical language encoding and aphasia to artificial networks and deep
learning, together with poster sessions, one minute data blitzes, and a
special symposium on neurocomputational modelling of language. There
will be plenty of opportunities for socializing, sightseeing, and, of
course, many lively discussions about language and the brain.
We are also thrilled to announce our first call for
nominations for two Early Career Awards, sponsored by Brain and
Language, to honor early career researchers who have made significant
contributions to our understanding the neurobiology of language. We
will have two awardees, each of whom will receive an honorarium and be
invited to present their work at the annual meeting.
As always, further details can be found on our website, http://neurolang.org.
We look forward to seeing you in Baltimore!
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Call for Submissions
Submissions for
the Ninth Annual Society for the Neurobiology of Language Meeting are
now open.
To submit an
abstract, please Log In to your SNL Account or Create a New Account. Submission Fee
is $40.00. You must be a current 2017 member to submit.
Deadline to submit abstracts is June 12, 2017.
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University of Pennsylvania
Funded Postdoctoral Position in Speech
Comprehension
The Grossman Lab at the University of Pennsylvania is seeking a
motivated and enthusiastic Postdoctoral Research Fellow to contribute
to research projects investigating the neurobiology of language and
cognition. The successful candidate will have completed a PhD in
neuroscience, psychology, or an equivalent field, have
proven technical ability in image analysis, and a demonstrated
publication record. This position is funded in part through a collaborative
grant examining aging and speech comprehension with Jonathan Peelle
(Washington University in Saint Louis) and Art Wingfield (Brandeis
University). We are interested in the neurobiologic basis for the
interaction of acoustic challenges (such as background noise or hearing
loss), linguistic (such as syntactic complexity or semantic
predictability) and cognitive (such as working memory) factors in aging
and early dementia.
The
University of Pennsylvania is a leading center in human brain imaging,
with access to advanced MRI and PET imaging. The lab studies language
and cognitive processing in healthy adults, normal aging, and focal
neurodegenerative disease using converging evidence from multiple
methods. Philadelphia is an outstanding city with extraordinary
cultural resources.
Primary
responsibilities in this position include the analysis, interpretation,
and scientific presentation of functional and structural MRI data
related to the neural systems supporting speech processing in young and
older adults. Previous experience in these areas is helpful, and the
successful candidate will benefit from demonstrated independence in
conducting analyses and interpreting results. Essential skills are
motivation, critical thinking, and a record of scientific communication
(papers, posters, and talks). Background knowledge in speech or aging,
fMRI data analysis, experience with scripting languages, and
familiarity with behavioral statistical analyses are highly desirable.
Basque Center on Brain Cognition and Language (BCBL), Spain
Research Faculty
Positions
The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San
Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) together with IKERBASQUE (Basque
Foundation for Science) offer 3 permanent IKERBASQUE Research Professor
positions in the following areas:
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Any area of Language processing and/or disorders with advanced
experience in MRI
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Any area of Language processing and/or disorders with advanced
experience in MEG
The
BCBL Center (recently awarded the label of excellence Severo Ochoa)
promotes a vibrant research environment without substantial 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, EEG
and NIRS, 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
or MEG expertise. Individuals interested in undertaking research in the
fields described in http://www.bcbl.eu/research/lines/ should apply through the BCBL web page (www.bcbl.eu/jobs). The successful candidate will be working within the
research lines of the BCBL whose main aim is to develop high-risk/high
gain projects at the frontiers of Cognitive Neuroscience. We expect
high readiness to work with strong engagement and creativity in an
interdisciplinary and international environment.
We
encourage immediate applications as the selection process will be
ongoing and the appointment may be made before the deadline.
Only senior researchers with a strong record of research experience
will be considered. Women candidates are especially welcome.
To
submit your application please follow this link: http://www.bcbl.eu/jobs applying for Ikerbasque Research Professor 2017 and
upload:
- Your
curriculum vitae.
- A cover
letter/statement describing your research interests (4000
characters maximum)
- The names
of two referees who would be willing to write letters of
recommendation
Applicants
should be fluent in English. Knowledge of Spanish and/or Basque will be
considered useful but is not compulsory.
For
more information, please contact the Director of BCBL, Manuel Carreiras
(m.carreiras@bcbl.eu).
The Center of Excellence on Brain and
Language (BLRI) and the Institute of Language, Communication and
the Brain (ILCB),
Aix-en-Provence, Avignon and Marseille
The
Center of Excellence on Brain and Language (BLRI, www.blri.fr/) and the Institute of Language, Communication and the
Brain (ILCB, http://www.ilcb.fr/ ) award:
Four
PhD grants (3 years) on any topic that falls within the area of
language, communication, brain and modelling. The institute provides
privileged and free access to fMRI and MEG facilities.
The
BLRI-ILCB is located in Aix-en-Provence, Avignon and Marseille and
regroups several research centers in linguistics, psychology, cognitive
neuroscience, medicine, computer science, and mathematics.
Interested
candidates need to find one or more PhD supervisors amongst the members
of the BRLI-ILCB (http://www.blri.fr/members.html.) Together with the supervisor(s), they would then need
to write a 3-year PhD project. A priority is given to interdisciplinary
co-directions and to projects that involve two different laboratories
of the institute.
- The
application should contain:A full description of the PhD project
(~ 5 pages):
- Title
- Name of
the PhD supervisor(s)
- Short
Summary
- Scientific
context/state of the art/
- Objectives
and hypotheses
- Methodology
- Expected
results
- Brief
statement about the relevance of the project for the BLRI/ILCB
- Proposed
Timeline
- CV and
master degree grades (if available)
- Letter of
motivation
- One letter
of recommendation or contact information of a potential referee
Deadline
for submission: June 11, 2017
Pre-selection of candidates for audition: June 28, 2017
Auditions: July 3-7, 2017 (international candidates might be
interviewed via skype)
Start: September 1, 2017
Monthly salary: 1 685€ (1 368€ net) for a period of 3 years
The Center of Excellence on Brain and Language (BLRI)
and the Institute of Language, Communication and the Brain (ILCB),
Aix-en-Provence, Avignon and Marseille
Three
2-year Postdoc Postions
The
Center of Excellence on Brain and Language (BLRI, www.blri.fr/) and the Institute of Language, Communication and the
Brain (ILCB, http://www.ilcb.fr/ ) offer:
Three
2-year postdoc positions on any topic that falls within the area of
language, communication, brain and modelling. The institute provides
privileged and free access to fMRI and MEG facilities.
The
BLRI-ILCB is located in Aix-en-Provence, Avignon and Marseille and
regroups several research centers in linguistics, psychology, cognitive
neuroscience, medicine, computer science, and mathematics.
The
scientific project, ideally interdisciplinary, should be supervised by
at least one member of the BLRI/ILCB (see http://www.blri.fr/members.html) and should, if possible, involve two different
laboratories of the institute.
A
complete application should contain:
- A full
description of the research project (~ 5 pages):
- Title
- Name of
the collaborator/supervisor/sponsor within the BLRI-ILCB
- Short
Summary
- Scientific
context/state of the art/
- Objectives
and hypotheses
- Methodology
- Expected
results
- Brief
statement about the relevance of the project for the BLRI/ILCB
- Proposed
Timeline
- CV with
complete list of publications
- Letter of
motivation
- One letter
of recommendation or contact information of a potential referee
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Duration: 2 years (1 year, extendable for another year)
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Monthly salary: ~2000 € net (depending on experience)
.
Deadline: June 11, 2017
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Research group "Auditory Cognition,"
Department of Psychology, University of Lübeck
PhD
Graduate Student Researcher
Starting preferably by June 2017
We
are looking for international candidates with an MSc/Diploma degree in
cognitive science, neuroscience, psycholinguistics, psychology, or
engineering. An interest in functional neuroimaging is expected, and
candidates with prior experience in fMRI and/or EEG or another
neuroimaging technique are particularly encouraged to apply. Advanced
English language skills are essential. Good command of German or the
willingness to learn German is expected.
The
position is part of a joint research endeavour between the University
of Lübeck (Prof. Dr. Jonas Obleser) and the Max Planck Institute of
Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (Dr. Gesa Hartwigsen). We aim for a
better understanding of how language and semantic networks in the human
brain interface with executive control networks, using a combination of
different neuroimaging and non-invasive brain stimulation techniques
and modelling approaches. There will also be the opportunity to study
reorganized network in patients with chronic post-stroke aphasia. The position
does not come with any teaching obligations, and initial funding by the
German Science Foundation (DFG) is available for 3 years.
The
Obleser lab at the University of Lübeck has own EEG and eye tracking
facilities and is placed in a new research building (Center of Brain,
Behaviour, and Metabolism; CBBM) with a research-dedicated MR scanner.
MEG research is possible via various collaboration partners.
Applications
and relevant materials (enclosing a cover letter of max. 2 pages that
specifies your research experience and interests, a Curriculum Vitae,
and the contact details of at least two personal references) must be
received no later than April 1 2017 as hardcopy and additionally as a
single PDF to the above e-mail address quoting the reference number
1011/17:
Universität
zu Lübeck - Der Präsident - Dezernat Personal
Ratzeburger
Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck
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'Neural basis of Language' in Dutch Consortium Language
in Interaction
PI
Position
Language in Interaction Consortium
Maximum
salary: € 5.523,65 gross/month
Application
deadline: April 17, 2017, 23:59 CET
The NWO Gravitation consortium 'Language in Interaction' invites
applications for a PI position.
Responsibilities
We are looking for a highly motivated, creative and talented researcher
who is able to establish a PI group on 'the neural basis of language'.
You and your group will enrich a unique consortium of researchers that
aims to unravel the neurocognitive mechanisms of language at multiple
levels. The goal is to understand both the universality and the
variability of the human language faculty from genes to behaviour.
You
will be given the opportunity to establish your own independent
research group, and you will have free access to the scanning
facilities at Donders Institute. You will be expected to conduct
research in one or more research areas relevant to the position applied
for. Supervision of BSc, MSc and PhD projects will be part of your
responsibilities. Administrative duties will include local and/or
national and international committee memberships. You will be provided
with budgetary resources for a PhD candidate or technician, materials
and travelling. You will be eligible to apply for further funding both
internally and externally.
The
Netherlands has an outstanding track record in the language sciences.
The research consortium 'Language in Interaction', sponsored by a large
grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific research (NWO)
brings together many of the excellent research groups in the
Netherlands with a research programme on the foundations of language.
Excellence in the domain of language and related relevant fields of
cognition is combined with state-of-the-art research facilities and a
research team with ample experience in complex research methods and
utilization. This consortium achieves both quality and critical mass
for studying human language at a scale not easily found anywhere else
in the world.
The position will be embedded in the Max Planck Institute for
Psycholinguistics and Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and
Behaviour at Radboud University. Both institutes conduct research in an
international setting. English is the lingua franca. Your primary
working environment is the Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging.
You
should have in-depth expertise in the application of advanced MEG
and/or MR techniques (network analysis, diffusion weighted imaging,
cortical thickness imaging, resting state measurement, voxel based
morphometry, etc.) to the study of the 'language networks' in the
brain. You should also have a solid neuroanatomical knowledge.
The
selection criteria include:
- a PhD degree in any relevant field;
- an interest in and focus on the language system;
- relevant structural imaging expertise;
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relevant neurophysiological expertise;
- solid neuroanatomical knowledge;
- leadership potential and experience with successfully applying for
external funding;
- an excellent scientific track record;
- excellent organizational and communicative skills;
- excellent skills in written and spoken English.
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employment: 1,0 fte (39-hour working week);
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starting salary will be based on Tarifvertrag im Öffentlichen Dienst
(TVöD Bund), Entgeltgruppe 13;
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the starting salary depends on qualifications and experience;
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in addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance;
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budget for a PhD position as a start-up for your research group;
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you will be appointed for a period of 48 months with a trial period of
12 months;
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after four years, there will be good prospects for continuation if your
performance is evaluated positively
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the Max Planck Institute involved has a number of regulations that make
it possible for employees to create a good work-life balance.
The
two institutes involved are equal opportunity employers, committed to
building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and as such
encourage applications from women and minorities.
Would
you like to know more?
Further information on: Language in Interaction Consortium
Further information on: Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and
Behaviour
Further information on: Max Planck Institute for
Psycholinguistics
Prof.
dr. Peter Hagoort, programme director Language in Interaction and
director of MPI
Telephone: +31 24 3610648, +31 24 3521301
E-mail: peter.hagoort@mpi.nl
Prof.
dr. David Norris, director of the Donders Institute, Centre for
Cognitive Neuroimaging
Telephone: +31 24 3610649
E-mail: d.norris@donders.ru.nl
You
should send your application (attn. of Prof. dr. Peter Hagoort) to
Julia Verhoef (j.verhoef@donders.ru.nl). Your application should include (and be limited to)
the following attachments:
- a cover
letter;
- your
curriculum vitae, including a list of publications and the names
of at least two people who can provide references;
- a research
statement.
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NYU Neuroscience of Language Lab (PIs Pylkkänen &
Marantz in New York or Abu Dhabi)
Pre- and post-doctoral research positions in MEG
research
The
NYU Neuroscience of Language Lab (http://www.psych.nyu.edu/nellab/) has openings for research scientists, which could be
realized either as pre-doctoral RAships or as a post-doc. The RAs could
be based either in our Abu Dhabi or New York labs. A post-doctoral
fellow would be based in Abu Dhabi.
A BA/BS, MA/MS or PhD in a cognitive science-related discipline
(psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, etc.) or computer science is
required.
The hired person would ideally have experience with psycho- and
neurolinguistic experiments, a background in statistics and some
programming ability (especially Python and Matlab). A strong
computational background and knowledge Arabic would both be big
plusses.
The pre/post-doc's role will depend on the specific
qualifications of the person hired, but will in all cases involve MEG
research on structural and/or semantic aspects of language.
In Abu Dhabi, salary and benefits, including travel and
lodging, are quite generous. We are looking to start these position in
summer 2017. Evaluation of applications will begin immediately. For the
RAships, please indicate if you have a preference for either Abu Dhabi
or New York.
To apply, please email cover letter, CV and names of
references to Liina Pylkkanen at liina.pylkkanen@nyu.edu and Alec Marantz at marantz@nyu.edu.
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The Modulation of Language Networks Group at the
Department of Neuropsychology / MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain
Sciences, Leipzig
The Modulation of Language Networks Group at the
Department of Neuropsychology/Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive
and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany (MPI-CBS) is offering a
PhD position in a DFG-funded project entitled:
"Modulating neural network dynamics of speech comprehension: the
role of the angular gyrus"
Speech and language are key elementary mental
capabilities that we use to communicate. In an innovative combination
of different neuroimaging and non-invasive brain stimulation techniques
and modelling approaches, we will investigate the role of the left
angular gyrus in speech comprehension, with a particular focus on the
interaction of this node with other domain specific and domain general
networks. In one subproject, we will also investigate computations and
interactions in the reorganised network in patients with chronic
post-stroke aphasia. The project is a joint endeavour between the
Department of Neuropsychology at the MPI CBS Leipzig, and the
Department of Psychology at the University of Luebeck (Prof Dr Jonas
Obleser's Auditory Cognition group). Initial funding is available for 3
years.
The candidate must have a Master's degree (or recognised
equivalent) in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field. He/she
will be a talented, enthusiastic, researcher who is willing to learn.
The ideal candidate will have a profound background in experimental
psychology, solid programming skills, and experience in acquisition and
analysis of neuroscientific data. Advanced English language skills are
required. Proficiency in German or the willingness to learn German is
preferable.
The project is conducted at the MPI CBS in Leipzig, an
internationally leading centre for cognitive and imaging neuroscience
equipped with a 7.0 T MRI scanner, several 3.0 T MRIs, a 306-channel
MEG, several TMS laboratories, tDCS, and several EEG systems. All
facilities are supported by experienced IT and physics staff. PhD
students will have the opportunity to join the International Max Planck
Research School. The PhD student will be integrated into the
international and interdisciplinary team of the Modulation of language
networks group under the supervision of Dr Gesa Hartwigsen. The project
will be conducted in close interaction with the group of Prof Jonas
Obleser at the University of Luebeck (see above).
The starting date is 1st June 2017, or later.
Remuneration is based on the public sector pay scale used by the Max
Planck Society. The Max Planck Society is committed to increasing the
number of individuals with disabilities in its workforce and therefore
encourages applications from such qualified individuals.
Please
submit your application via our online system at http://www.cbs.mpg.de/vacancies (subject heading is "PhD 08/17"). The
deadline for application submission is 30th April 2017.
The
application should include the following documents (in a single PDF
file):
*
Cover letter describing personal qualifications and research interests
*
Contact details of two personal references
University of California Science-based Innovation in
Learning Center (UC SILC), San Francisco
SILC
Coordinator
Join
UC SILC and help build and develop our new center!
- The
Science-based Innovation in Learning Center (SILC) is an
innovative new cross-disciplinary center spanning the University
of California system. The Center will provide services, training,
advocacy, and research to help tackle issues associated with
education and health disparity, with a particular emphasis on
underrepresented populations. The ultimate goal is to provide the
best educational and health outcomes for all children, regardless
of their background. An initial focus is on early identification
and intervention for English language learners (ELLs) at risk for
learning challenges
- Key
leadership includes Fumiko Hoeft MD PhD (Director of SILC, UCSF),
Carol Conner PhD (UC Irvine), Jeff Gilger PhD (UC Merced), Jamal
Abedi PhD (UC Davis), Silvia Bunge PhD (UC Berkeley), Marcelo
Suarez-Orozco PhD (UCLA), Roeland Hancock PhD (UCSF), and Elissa
Epel PhD (UCSF).
- The
central office of SILC is hosted at brainLENS (brainLENS.org) at
the University of California, San Francisco at the main Parnassus
Campus. brainLENS is a developmental cognitive neuroscience
laboratory that uses neuroimaging and interdisciplinary research
methods to examine learning processes, including the acquisition
of skills, such as reading, and factors that impact learning, such
as socio-emotional processing.
Job
Description & Responsibilities
We
are seeking a SILC Coordinator to take on the challenge of developing
our new center and its programs. Responsibilities include, but are not
limited to:
- Creating
program content (e.g. websites, flyers, newsletters, social media
postings) and identifying and managing distribution channels
- Planning
and executing conferences, webinars, and professional development
workshops related to project goals
- Maintain
project budget and manage reimbursements, purchases and expenses
- Coordinating
research pilot studies and supporting data analysis
- Facilitating
communication between team members and managing projects (e.g. via
team meetings, task lists, schedules, etc.)
- Contribute
to knowledge base, grant/research proposals, and
publications/presentations by conducting literature reviews and
writing
- Regular
participation in SILC activities (e.g, talks, lab meetings,
outreach events, etc.), including evening and weekend activities
and travel to other UC campuses or collaborating sites
- Bachelor's
Degree
- Demonstrated
project management ability and organizational skills
- Strong
verbal and written communication skills
- Strong
interpersonal skills
- High
proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets and collaborative
tools (e.g. Asana, Dropbox, Google Docs)
- Capacity
for rapidly learning new skills
- Master's
Degree
- Experience
coordinating or managing large-scale research projects (e.g. NIH,
IES or NSF research/center grants)
- Prior
experience in research lab settings
- Full-time
position (40 hrs/week)
- Preference
given to candidates who can start March/April 2017
- The
selected candidate will work onsite at UCSF in San Francisco, CA
Send
cover letter and resume/CV to brainLENS@ucsf.edu with "SILC Coordinator Application Your
Name" in the subject line. Note that successful applicants will be
asked to provide three letters of recommendation.
Kuperberg Lab - Tufts University
Research Technician Position
JOB DESCRIPTION
OVERVIEW:
We are seeking a full time Research Technician
to assist with all aspects of our cognitive neuroscience and
psycholinguistic research. Our lab is interested in where and when the
brain is activated during language processing. For more information
about what we do, see: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/kuperberglab/. The responsibilities of
this position are very varied and involve the coordination of all
aspects of research projects, including collecting and analyzing
neuroimaging (fMRI, MEG, ERP) data, statistical analysis, scientific
manuscript writing, and maintaining the day-to-day operations of the
lab.
In addition to the intellectual reward, the
position would give the holder experience of research in cognitive
neuroscience, experimental psychology, psycholinguistics, clinical
applications, as well as database and program management. This is an
ideal research opportunity for someone bound for graduate school in
cognitive neuroscience, cognitive science, psycholinguistics or
cognitive psychology. Our lab has sites at both Tufts University
(Medford, MA) and the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
(Charlestown, MA), both of which are easily accessible from Boston, MA.
BASIC
REQUIREMENTS:
(1) B.A., B.Sc. degree in Experimental
Psychology, Linguistics, Computer Science, or a closely related field
(2) Strong interest in how language is
processed in the brain.
(3) Very strong quantitative and analytic
skills.
(4) Some research experience with statistics
and familiarity with statistical analysis software such as SPSS or R.
(5)
Strong computational skills and some programming experience (e.g.
Python, R, MATLAB) and familiarity with Linux/Unix environments and
bash/shell scripting.
(6) Very strong organizational skills: Must be self-motivated,
resourceful, very organized, able to multi-task and prioritize.
(7) Ability to work well in teams, with strong communication (verbal
and written) and interpersonal skills.
(8) A two-year time commitment is requested.
OTHER:
Salary will be based on qualifications and experience. Massachusetts
General Hospital is an equal opportunity and affirmative action
employer. Full-time employees receive full benefits.
Please
apply through mghcareers.org, and search for job number 3033668
(Research Technician I).
The International School
of Advanced Studies (SISSA) and The Center for
Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC)
Post-Doctoral
Position
Applications are invited for a post-doctoral position on
language processing in blind individuals. The position is in the context
of a joint research project between the International School of Advanced Studies
(SISSA) in Trieste and the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC) in
Trento (Italy). The project is funded by a PRIN grant from
the Italian Ministry of Education and Research (MIUR). The
project is dedicated to investigate the neural circuits
involved in semantic processes and their plasticity,
comparing sighted and blind individuals using MEG and fMRI.
The project is coordinated by Davide Crepaldi [www.davidecrepaldi.net] and
Olivier Collignon [https://sites.google.com/site/collignonlab/home].
SISSA and the University of Trento are ranked
among the top research universities in Italy, and they both
offer a friendly international environment with
state-of-the-art research tools, including MRI, EEG, MEG,
TMS, eye tracking, motion tracking, and access
to neuropsychological patients. English is the official
language at both institutions, where a large portion of
the faculty, post-docs and students come from a wide range of
countries. Moreover, both Trieste e the Trentino region are
consistently at the top levels in Italy for quality of
life, with fantastic nature (the Dolomite, lake Garda,
the Triestinian Karst) and a vibrant cultural environment
(Trento film festival, Christmas markets, la Barcolana,
Trieste jazz festival).
The ideal candidate has experience
with electrophysiology (EEG/MEG) and/or fMRI research.
Programming skills, as well as interest in advanced
neuroimaging methods (brain connectivity, pattern recognition,
machine learning), will be highly valued. Experience
in language research and/or research with special populations
is a plus but not a necessity. We are seeking for
candidates with clear potential for publication in high-impact neuroscience/experimental
psychology journals, attention to details, and good attitude
towards teamwork. Knowledge of Italian language
is a bonus but not required. Since the work will mostly
involve testing blind people with neuroimaging techniques,
the post holder will spend most of her/his time at
CIMeC (University of Trento).
The commitment is for up to three years (1+2), with
a competitive European-level salary, depending
upon qualifications and experience.
The ideal starting date would be around April-May
2017, but is negotiable, and applications will be considered
until mid March.
Applications including a CV and the names and
contact details of two referees should be sent to: davide.crepaldi@sissa.it, and/or olivier.collignon@unitn.it. Informal inquiries are
most welcome.
Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (BCBL)
Research
Fellow Position
RESEARCH FELLOW POSITION at the BCBL- Basque Center on
Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) www.bcbl.eu (Center of excellence
Severo Ochoa)
The
Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque
Country, Spain) offers research fellow positions in three main broad
areas or research:
(1)-Language,
reading and developmental disorders: How language acquisition,
comprehension, production, and reading take place in the human brain.
Special attention will be paid to language disorders and the
development of computerized tools for their early diagnosis and
treatment.
(2)-Multilingualism
and second language learning: The cognitive and brain mechanisms of
language acquisition and processing in a second language, taking into
consideration the age of acquisition, proficiency and usage. Special attention
will be paid to multilingualism within the school system and to the
development of new educational technologies for second language
learning.
(3)-
Neurodegeneration, brain damage and healthy aging: Language and
Cognition: Early cognitive and brain markers related to language for
neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer, Parkinson); neural plasticity
and language functions through brain stimulation in the awake patient
during surgical brain operations; developing of computerized diagnostic
and training tools for aphasic patients and neurodegenerative diseases.
The
Center promotes a rich research environment without substantial
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).
We
are looking for cognitive neuroscientists or experimental psychologists
with a background in psycholinguistics and/or neighboring cognitive
neuroscience areas, computational modelers, and physicists and/or
engineers with fMRI/MEG expertise.
These
five year Fellowships are directed to promising young researchers; they
are intended to offer a track towards a PI role and independent
research. The selected Fellows should be able to acquire the necessary
skills for a research leader role. Ikerbasque is committed to offer a
long-term career to the research community.
The
applicants must have their PhD completed between 1/1/2006 and
31/12/2014.
Applications
from women are especially welcomed. The eligibility period will be
extended under special circumstances such as maternity.
Deadline:
March 30th, 2017.
For
further information about the fellowships, please contact the Director
of BCBL, Manuel Carreiras (info@bcbl.eu)
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Basque Center of Applied Mathematics (BCAM) and
Basque Center on Brain Cognition and Language (BCBL)
PhD
Student Position
Applications
are invited for a 4-year full-time multidisciplinar PhD
Studentship in Data Analysis for Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging
in a collaborative project between the BCAM and the BCBL.
The
focus will be on refinement and development of multivariate pattern
analyses techniques and machine learning classification
approaches to study human brain function using fMRI data from different
cognitive tasks involving multi-class semantic categorization and
learning of statistical regularities and the associated
timecourses. Applicants should have an honours and a Masters
degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering or another
relevant area, and have a strong interest in brain and cognitive
sciences.
Strong
computational skills (preferable R and Python) are fundamental.
Experience with functional MRI is not a requirement, but the candidate
should demonstrate the willingness to learn it.
Deadline:
May 30th, 2017 15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Treatment
of Underlying Forms (TUF) was developed for use with individuals with
agrammatic aphasia, a type of aphasia characterized by production of
short, grammatically impoverished utterances, with frequent
word-finding pauses.TUF focuses on non-canonical sentence structures
and incorporates training for both sentence production and
comprehension. Importantly, treatment is based on the premise that
training underlying, abstract properties of language facilitates
generalization to untrained structures with similar linguistic
properties, especially those of lesser linguistic complexity.
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Embodied and Situated
Language Processing Conference
We
have the pleasure to announce that the 10th Anniversary edition of the
"Embodied and Situated Language Processing Conference"
(ESLP 2017) will be held in Moscow on September 10-12, 2017.
On popular demand, abstract submission deadline has been extended to
April 3. This is the only and the last extension. More details can be
found at https://www.hse.ru/cdm-centre/eslp/
The general topic of this Anniversary edition of ESLP is
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Embodied and Situated Cognition. ESLP
2017 will showcase new theoretical and empirical research by
individuals and groups who transcend traditional research fields'
boundaries and combine research methodologies in their investigations
of the embodied and situated nature of linguistic and conceptual knowledge,
and processing.
We
will have the pleasure to welcome the following confirmed keynote
speakers:
Michael
Arbib, University of Southern California, USA
Lawrence
Barsalou, University of Glasgow, UK
Lera
Boroditsky, UC San Diego, USA
Luciano
Fadiga, University of Ferrara, Italy
Pia
Knoeferle, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
Join us in Facebook: @eslp2017
WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR SUBMISSION AND
TO WELCOMING YOU IN MOSCOW!
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AFNI Bootcamp at Vanderbilt
University
Website
Registration will be available beginning on February 1st, 2017, and
remain open until capacity is reached. Registration is open to everyone
on a first-come, first-served basis.
Register at www.afnibootcamp.com.
If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Del Tufo (Stephanie.del.tufo@vanderbilt.edu) for more information.
Biological and Environmental
Factors that Impact Multilingualism
One-Day,
Post Cognitive Neuroscience Society Symposium
Wednesday
March 29th, 2017, Registration 7:30am; Talks 8am-5pm
Genentech
Hall, Byers Auditorium, UCSF Mission Bay
600
16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94158
Cross-linguistic
and cross-cultural studies of language and literacy are situated in a
background of both language-specific and language-independent
variability, the contributions of which are of interest from both a
methodological perspective and in terms of understanding the
relationship between biological and linguistic variability. This
symposium will discuss endogenous and exogenous sources of variability
relevant to cross-linguistic and cross-cultural studies of language and
literacy. At the endogenous level, we will discuss the impact of
cognitive model selection and hierarchical neural oscillations on language
processing, and links between music and language. At the exogenous
level, we will discuss how variability in language exposure and
environmental factors (e.g. socioeconomic status [SES], environmental
exposures). We also examine the challenges inherent in quantifying and
predicting language capacity across diverse groups.
Each
keynote talk will be paired with one of our cross-linguistic
/multiliteracy experts who will present and lead an integrative
discussion of current research directions and how these can inform
future studies with the overall goal of developing an agenda for future
comparative research on language and literacy development, universality
and language disorders that takes these sources of variability into
account.
Environment
- Brenda Eskenazi (UC Berkeley)
Cognitive
Models - Michael C. Frank (Stanford)
Music
and Language - Aniruddh Patel (Tufts)
Linguistic
Background - Elizabeth Peña (UT Austin)
Systems
- David Poeppel (NYU/MPIAE)
OTHER
SPEAKERS & DISCUSSANTS
Blair
Armstrong (U Toronto), Manuel Carreiras (BCBL), Ram Frost (Hebrew), Ken
Pugh (Haskins), Jay Rueckl (U Conn), Nandini Singh (NBRC), Denise Wu
(NCU)
Fumiko
Hoeft (UCSF), Roeland Hancock (UCSF), and Jason Zevin (USC)
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The Basque Center on
Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL)
International Conference on Interdisciplinary Advances
in Statistical Learning
We are pleased to announce the International Conference on
Interdisciplinary Advances in Statistical Learning, which
will take place in Bilbao, Spain June 28-30, 2017.
The
conference will discuss statistical learning and its underlying
mechanisms from behaviour to neuroscience, in various domains such as
language, music, vision, and audition, with data from adult participants,
development, individual differences, computational modeling, and
non-human species.
The
conference will include invited speakers, regular talks, panel
discussions, and poster sessions.
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Jenny Saffran, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Sharon Thompson-Schill, University of Pennsylvania
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Simon Kirby, University of Edinburgh
- Michael C. Frank, Stanford University
For
further information please visit
We
look forward to seeing you at the conference.
Manuel
Carreiras, Ram Frost, Blair Armstrong and Pello
Salaburu
IMPORTANT
DATES TO REMEMBER:
-Early
registration deadline:
April
10th, 2017. (Will open soon)
-Online
registration deadline:
May
14th, 2017. (Will open soon)
-Conference
dates:
June
28-30, 2017.
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International Morphological
Processing Conference
We
are pleased to inform you that the 2017 edition of the International
Morphological Processing Conference will be held in Trieste, Italy, at
the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) on June
22-24.
The core highlight will be a joint effort by MoProc founders and first
organisers, Ram Frost and Jonathan Grainger, on the past
and future of our discipline, moderated by Kathy Rastle.
In addition to this, we'll have a number of symposia, covering the
entire range of disciplines through which we're trying to tackle the
mystery of morphology -- psychology, neuroscience,
linguistics, neuropsychology, and computational modelling. These
will be delivered by bright stars in the morphology sky such
as Jon Andoni Duñabeitia, Na'ama Friedmann, Adam Albright, Jim
Blevins and Petar Milin. Moreover, there will be a special
methodological talk, delivered by Eric Jan Wagenmakers, dedicated
to inference in experimental psychology.
And of course, we'll have the usual host of wonderful contributed
talks, posters, and social events.
Abstracts submission is now open and will be until March 15th.
For all relevant details and full calendar, please refer to the
conference website that is now online: http://indico.sissa.it/e/moproc2017.
For any question, you can e-mail us at moproc2017@sissa.it
We look forward to meeting you in Trieste next summer!
Davide Crepaldi, Simona Amenta, Marco Marelli and the MoProc2017 team
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THE 3RD LEARNING AND PLASTICITY MEETING, APRIL 2-5,
2017, ÄKÄSLOMPOLO, FINLAND
The
Learning and Plasticity (LaP) annual meeting that will be organized for
the third time in April 2017 amongst the fells of the Finnish Lapland!
This cross-disciplinary meeting connects psychological and neuroscience
research on the mechanisms of learning and brain plasticity.
This year our keynote speaker will be Dr. Manuel
Carreiras, the Scientific Director and Ikerbasque Research Professor at
the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language. The special theme
of the 2017 meeting will be adult language learning/bilingualism that
is reflected in the congress keynote and some symposia. However, as
before, most of the congress program will consist of free papers that
reflect the whole spectrum of learning and plasticity research. In
conjunction to the meeting, there will also be a workshop on the use of
the transcranial direct current stimulation method in research, led by
one of the international experts in this field, Dr. Marcus Meinzer who
is an Associate Professor at the University of Queensland.
Despite of its northern location, the congress site can
be reached e.g. by daily flight connections from Helsinki to the nearby
airport at Kittilä. The congress program runs from afternoon to
evening, enabling one to utilize the excellent possibilities for
various winter sports and other outdoor activities during the long days
in early April. Due to auditorium space and to keep the meeting highly
interactive, the number of participants is limited to 100. Please note
that you should do your travel arrangements in good time as the flights
and the night trains tend to become fully booked due to the number of
tourists coming to enjoy the unique Lappish Spring.
Looking forward to see you in Lapland in April, Matti
Laine, PhD Head of the Organizing Committee Professor, Department of
Psychology, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
Biological and Environmental
Factors That Impact Multilingualism
Wednesday March 29th, 2017, Registration 7:30am; Talks
8am-5pm
Genentech
Hall, Byers Auditorium
Cross-linguistic
and cross-cultural studies of language and literacy are situated in a
background of both language-specific and language-independent
variability, the contributions of which are of interest from both a
methodological perspective and in terms of understanding the
relationship between biological and linguistic variability. This
symposium will discuss endogenous and exogenous sources of variability
relevant to cross-linguistic and cross-cultural studies of language and
literacy. At the endogenous level, we will discuss the impact of
cognitive model selection and hierarchical neural oscillations on
language processing, and links between music and language. At the
exogenous level, we will discuss variability in language exposure and
environmental factors (e.g. socioeconomic status [SES], environmental
exposures). We also examine the challenges inherent in quantifying and
predicting language capacity across diverse groups.
Each
keynote talk will be paired with one of our cross-linguistic
/multiliteracy experts who will present and lead an integrative
discussion of current research directions and how these can inform
future studies with the overall goal of developing an agenda for future
comparative research on language and literacy development, universality
and language disorders that takes these sources of variability into
account.
Environment
- Brenda Eskenazi (UC Berkeley)
Cognitive
Models - Michael C. Frank (Stanford)
Music
and Language - Aniruddh Patel (Tufts)
Linguistic
Background - Elizabeth Peña (UT Austin)
Systems
- David Poeppel (NYU/MPIAE)
OTHER
SPEAKERS & DISCUSSANTS
Blair
Armstrong (U Toronto), Manuel Carreiras (BCBL), Ram Frost (Hebrew),
Nicole Landi (U Conn), Nicola Molinaro (BCBL), Ken Pugh (Haskins), Jay
Rueckl (U Conn), Nandini Singh (NBRC), Denise Wu (NCU)
Fumiko
Hoeft (UCSF), Roeland Hancock (UCSF)
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The Basque Center on
Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL)
The
Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language is pleased to announce
the third biennial Workshop on Infant Language Development (WILD). The
overarching goal of WILD is to bring together scientists with different
perspectives and methodological approaches to the study of early
language and cognitive development. The meeting will be held between
June 15th and 17th, 2017 in Bilbao, Spain.
WILD
has been created to highlight recent research on a wide range of topics
within monolingual and bilingual development, including speech
perception and production; word learning; the development of syntax and
morphology; brain mechanisms and first language acquisition; recent
advances in infant brain imaging techniques (i.e., EEG, NIRS); atypical
language development; language and cognition; early bilingualism;
multilingual development; the role of culture in language development;
gestures and non-verbal communication in infants and toddlers.
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Janet Werker, The University of British Columbia
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David Lewkowicz, Northeastern University
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Takao Hensch, Harvard University
For
further information please visit
http://
http://www.bcbl.eu/events/wild2017/en/
Manuel
Carreiras, Arthur Samuel, Monika Molnar and Joana Acha
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
Early
registration deadline:
April
23rd, 2017. (Will open soon)
Online
registration deadline:
May
7th 2017. (Will open soon)
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The Bloorview Research Institute
Pursuit Award competition
The Bloorview
Research Institute at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in
Toronto, Canada is proud to host the annual Pursuit Award competition.
The Pursuit Awards recognize PhD students from across
the globe for their outstanding achievements in childhood disability
research. The focus of the student/graduate's research must be in the
area of applied or clinical research and linked to childhood
disability. Finalists are chosen based on significance of research
results, methodologic rigour, empirical content, and impact
on childhood disability care. For complete details go to:
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SNL
2017
The Society for the Neurobiology of Language
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