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 Announcing SNL 2015 in Chicago!
We
are happy to announce that the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Society
for the Neurobiology of Language will be held in Chicago, Illinois on
October 15-17, 2015. The Meeting will be held at the legendary Drake
Hotel, which has remained a symbol of elegance and superb hospitality
since 1920.
This
iconic Chicago hotel, which is located in the prestigious Gold Coast
neighborhood, is just walking distance to Lake Michigan and Oak
Street Beach. SNL has negotiated great rates for attendees at
$269/night, and the rooms offer beautiful views of Lake Michigan and
the Chicago skyline. Reservations will open the first of the year.
The
"Windy City" of Chicago was just ranked among the top 25
cities in the world, and the fifth best city in the United States by
Condé Nast Travelers, Readers Choice Awards, 2014.
In a city where cuisine is
king, the options are endless. World-class restaurants and eateries,
including the famous Cape Cod restaurant where Joe DiMaggio and
Marilyn Monroe carved their initials into the bar at The Drake Hotel,
offer a staggering array of food options - from savory ethnic
specialties to traditional favorites. This exciting town is known for
its delectable hot dogs and deep dish pizza, but there is much more
to see and do. Not far from the hotel is the Art Institute of
Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Navy Pier and the Shedd
Aquarium where attendees can mingle with dolphins and whales, among
many other sights and places to see.
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Job Postings and Announcements
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Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Cognitive Psychology
or Cognitive Neuroscience, Temple University
The Psychology Department at Temple University is
seeking to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Cognitive
Psychology or Cognitive Neuroscience to join the Brain and Cognitive
Science (BCS) area of the Department. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in
Psychology, Cognitive Science, or Cognitive Neuroscience. Although the
specific area of research is open, the focus should be on human
cognition rather than non-human animals, and preference will be given
to applicants who complement the existing strengths of the area
faculty. Preference will be given to candidates whose research reflects
the interdisciplinary nature of psychological science, and has linkages
to the other areas of the Department (Clinical, Developmental and
Social) or to areas outside the Department (e.g. Decision Sciences in
the Business School, Educational Psychology or Speech and
Communications Disorders), and uses techniques valued by the department
(e.g. fMRI, eye-tracking, or computational modeling). Candidates
should have a dynamic and rigorous research program with strong
potential for external funding, as well as a commitment to excellence
in teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Electronic
applications are preferred. Applicants should send a curriculum
vitae, a statement of research plans, a statement of undergraduate and
graduate teaching interests, three letters of recommendation (which can
be directly emailed), and copies of representative publications to psycapp@temple.edu.
If electronic submission is not possible, hard copies can be sent to
Department of Psychology, Weiss Hall, 1701 N. 13th Street, Temple
University, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6085. Temple University
is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women and
minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply. Candidates are
urged to apply before November 1, 2014. Review of applications
will begin as soon as they are received and will continue until the
position is filled.
Multiple New Faculty Positions at the Assistant
Professor Tenure-Track Level as well as Multiple Permanent Digital
Instructors for Undergraduate Teaching are Available at Florida
International University (FIU)
The Department of
Psychology at Florida International University (FIU) is searching for
multiple new faculty positions at the assistant professor tenure-track
level (senior candidates with active federal grant funding are also
encouraged to apply) as well as multiple permanent digital instructors
for undergraduate teaching. The tenure track positions will be in the
Department's new Cognitive Neuroscience program and/or the new Child
and Adolescent Clinical Science Program. Candidates for tenure track positions
must have a demonstrated evidence of or potential for extramural
funding and a solid track record of scholarship in refereed journals.
Candidates for the
Cognitive Neuroscience area should have proficiency in one or more
cutting-edge research areas and methodologies that may include but are
not limited to neuroimaging, computational modeling, neuropsychology,
genetics, and electrophysiology. Those working with human and non-human
subjects (i.e., Cognitive and/or Behavioral Neuroscience) will be considered.
The Cognitive Neuroscience area within the Department of Psychology is
part of a broader campus-wide initiative to develop further Cognitive
Neuroscience, including a Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging Center
(CNIC) and a STEM Institute.
Candidates for
Child and Adolescent Clinical Science should have research interests in
one of a number of areas, including but not limited to assessment,
longitudinal outcomes, prevention/intervention with childhood or
adolescent internalizing, externalizing, learning, or autism spectrum
disorders, or adolescent substance use. The Clinical Science program is
closely affiliated with the Center for Children and Families (CCF), an
interdisciplinary Center that focuses on research, education, and
service, with strong connections to the community, as well as an active
mental health clinic for children and adolescents, serving altogether
more than 3000 families annually.
Ideally, the
research interests of candidates for both positions should complement
the existing faculty in Developmental Science, Legal Psychology, I/O
Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, or Clinical Science doctoral
programs, as well as the CNIC, CCF, and STEM Institutes. Collaborative
research is emphasized. Faculty in these programs employ a variety of
technologies and populations to study typical development and
developmental psychopathology, lie detection in adults and children,
prevention and intervention for mental health and/or academic problems,
executive function, language, substance abuse, ADHD, autism, depression
and anxiety, learning, memory, and multisensory processing.
The non-tenure
track instructor positions are for 9-month full-time teaching
appointments that will have a primary emphasis on online undergraduate
instruction in one or more of the following areas: Introductory
Psychology and Psychological Research Methods/Data Analysis, with
possible upper-level courses in clinical, developmental, cognitive
neuroscience, and social Psychology, based upon the candidate's area of
teaching specialization. Preference will be given to individuals with
demonstrated history in active and collaborative learning and online or
hybrid instruction and course development and to individuals with
experience or interest in teaching across multiple areas of need.
The department has
32 tenure track faculty, 8 instructors, and 5 research faculty, more
than 150 graduate students spread across five doctoral specialty
programs and a masters program, 9 full time undergraduate advisors, and
4700 undergraduate majors. The department is young and vibrant, with 27
new hires in the past 4 years, the vast majority being assistant
professors, but with well-established and well-funded senior faculty in
each area. Currently, department faculty hold over $40 million in grants
from federal agencies (e.g., NIMH, NICHD, NIDA, NIAAA, IES, NSF, DoJ).
Qualified
candidates are encouraged to apply at facultycareers.fiu.edu as
follows; for the tenure track Cognitive Neuroscience Program apply to
Job Opening ID 508625 and attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and
research statement as a single file; for the tenure track Child and
Adolescent Clinical Science Program apply to Job Opening ID 508624 and
attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and research statement as a
single file; for the Instructor in undergraduate teaching apply to Job
Opening ID 508626 and attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and
teaching statement as a single file. Candidates will be requested to
provide names and contact information for at least 3 references who
will be contacted electronically and automatically upon submission of
the application. To receive full consideration, applications and
required materials should be received by November 1, 2014. Applications
will continue to be accepted and review will continue until positions
are filled.
FIU is a member of
the State University System of Florida and an Equal Opportunity, Equal
Access Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran
status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Rev. 09/2014
Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Cognitive Psychology
The Department of
Psychology, University of California, Riverside, invites applications
for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Cognitive
Psychology, beginning July 1, 2015. We seek applicants whose research
examines language learning, at any time scale, and/or bilingualism. The
ideal candidate will contribute to our emerging emphasis in experience-
dependent change. Applicants should demonstrate a record of research
excellence using methodological approaches involving human behavior,
neuroimaging, and/or computational modeling.
Applicants should
be committed to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education. The
Ph.D. degree is required at time of hire. Salary will be commensurate
with education and experience. Review of completed applications begins
October 10, 2014 and continues until the position is filled. Interested
candidates should send a cover letter describing research and teaching
interests, their curriculum vitae, reprints and preprints, and arrange
to have three letters of recommendation provided, all using the
following link: https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF00159. Questions
about the position should be directed to Professor Christine Chiarello,
Chair, Cognitive Area Search Committee, at christine.chiarello@ucr.edu.
The Riverside
campus of the University of California is growing rapidly and has an
excellent psychology department with a strong record of success in
research, teaching and extramural funding. For information on the
Department of Psychology, see our web site at: www.psych.ucr.edu. The
campus is centrally located in Southern California, about 50 miles east
of Los Angeles and less than an hour's drive from the area's mountains,
deserts and beaches.
The University of
California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability,
protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
*Note
Applicants who use
Interfolio may utilize a feature provided by the Interfolio Service to
allow Interfolio to upload their letters directly into AP Recruit
without bothering the letter writer. Applicants can input an
Interfolio-generated email address in place of their letter writer's
email address. Interfolio refers to this as online application
deliveries. The following link on the Interfolio website shows how to
set this up:
http://help.interfolio.com/entries/24062742-Uploading-Letters-to-an-Online-application-System
Faculty Opening - University of Arizona
The University of
Arizona Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences is seeking
applicants for a full-time tenure-track faculty position
(Assistant/Associate/Full). UA SLHS, situated within the College of
Science, is a nationally top-ranked department with a dynamic,
well-funded, and productive faculty. The environment is collaborative
and supports interdisciplinary research, diversity, peer mentoring, and
a family-friendly approach to work-life balance. Candidates for this
position must have a doctoral degree and primary interests in speech or
language science and disorders. Responsibilities include conducting a
research program consistent with the candidate's area of expertise,
teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, and mentoring students. To
apply, send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of
reference, and any other relevant materials to Jeannette D. Hoit, PhD,
Chair, Search Committee, Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing
Sciences, P.O. Box 210071, University of Arizona, AZ 85721, or to
hoit@email.arizona.edu. An on-line application should also be
completed at www.hr.arizona.edu (Department: 3502-Speech, Language, and
Hearing Sciences position number 56665) or use direct link: https://www.uacareertrack.com/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1413944634430.
Two tenure/tenure-track positions for Fall 2014 that we
are currently conducting in the School of Speech, Language and Hearing
Sciences at San Diego State University.
Brain-based
disorders and neuroplasticity, Associate Professor (Dr. Tracy
Love, Search Chair)
Tenure-track
position in brain-based disorders of speech, language, or cognitive
processing, with adult and/or child populations, and with
neuroplasticity as one focus. Required: Ph.D. in
Communication Sciences and Disorders, Linguistics, Psychology,
Neurosciences or a related field, excellence in teaching, strong
research abilities, and commitment to students from diverse
backgrounds. Responsibilities: Undergraduate and graduate (MA/Ph.D.)
teaching, supervising theses/dissertations and pursuing a research
program in specialty area.
Language Clinical
Scientist, Bilingual emphasis, Assistant Professor (Dr.
Sonja Pruitt, Search Chair)
Tenure-track
position in Bilingualism and Language Science.Required: Ph.D. in
Language Science and Disorders or related field, excellence in
teaching, strong research abilities, and commitment to students from
diverse backgrounds. Preferred: CCC-SLP and eligibility for California
licensure. Responsibilities: Undergraduate and graduate
(MA/Ph.D.) teaching, supervising theses/dissertations and pursuing a
research program.
Details for both
positions can be found on our website (http://slhs.sdsu.edu/open-positions/)
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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
in Neurorehabilitation and Aphasia Laboratory for Cognition and Neural
Stimulation (LCNS), University of Pennsylvania
A postdoctoral
fellowship is available in the Laboratory for Cognition and Neural
Stimulation (LCNS) under the direction of Roy Hamilton, MD, MS, a
behavioral neurologist at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). The
central thrust of work in the LCNS is to use electrical and magnetic
noninvasive brain stimulation to explore the characteristics and limits
of functional plasticity in the intact and injured adult human brain.
The principle NIH-grant funded project related to the postdoctoral
position involves behavioral, neuropsychological, and neurostimulation
(rTMS) approaches in patients with aphasia. Additional available
projects in the LCNS involve other forms of neurostimulation, including
tDCS and HD-tDCS, as well as neuroimaging (fMRI, fNIRS) approaches. The
ideal candidate must have experience in one or more of the following
areas: behavioral studies in brain-injured patient populations, studies
involving measures of human neurophysiology (EEG, ERP), functional or
anatomical imaging techniques, advanced statistics, or noninvasive
brain stimulation techniques. A track record of prior academic
authorship is strongly encouraged. Moreover, an ideal candidate must be
able to work independently and proactively propose and test new ideas
that are relevant to his or her projects. Good oral and written
communication skills are expected. The fellow will train with Dr.
Hamilton as a primary mentor, but will also be expected to interact and
collaborate with a network of outstanding peers and secondary mentors
in the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience (CCN) and the Department of
Neurology at Penn.
Eligible
candidates must hold a PhD or comparable degree. While applicants with
a wide range of training backgrounds will be considered, a doctoral
degree in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, biomedical engineering,
or neurorehabilitation will be considered a strong asset to the
position. The position is a full-time appointment initially for 12
months, with the possibility of renewing for additional years,
contingent upon funding. Pay will follow the NIH payscale. The
anticipated start date would be 1/1/15, but there is room for
negotiation. Women and under-represented groups are encouraged to
apply.
For inquiries
please contact Roy Hamilton, MD, MS at roy.hamilton@uphs.upenn.edu,
(215) 779-1603.
Post-Doctoral
Fellowships in Translational Neuroscience and Neurorehabilitation
Three year
NIH-funded fellowships are available at the Moss Rehabilitation
Research Institute (MRRI), in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania
(Penn), for research training in cognitive and motor neuroscience and
neurorehabilitation. This program is designed specifically to prepare
young investigators to adapt emerging theoretical advances to the
development of rehabilitation treatments. To that end, we invite
applications from (1) individuals with relevant basic science training
who wish to learn to apply basic science principles to the study and
treatment of neurological deficits and (2) individuals with relevant
clinical training who wish to learn cutting-edge neuroscience and
neurorehabilitation research methods. Fellows will train with a primary
mentor at either MRRI or Penn and will interact with peers and mentors
with diverse clinical and experimental backgrounds. Applications will
be reviewed on a rolling basis until all of the available positions are
filled.
Women and
minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applicants must be
citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States or have been
lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Both MRRI and Penn are Equal
Opportunity Employers and welcome and encourages all qualified
candidates to apply including, but not limited to, minorities and
individuals with disabilities. A complete list of available mentors and
instructions for application are available at http://mrri.org/T32.html.
Applications
should be submitted to Kevin Whelihan, Research Administrator,
(whelihak@einstein.edu) and must include:
- current CV
- cover letter describing research interests and career goals. Given
the translational focus of the training program, applicants should
indicate a preferred primary mentor and, if possible, one or more
secondary mentors who appear to offer the best fit in balancing basic
and applied aspects of the candidate's interests.
- 2-3 letters of reference
Ph.D.
Program in Hearing and Speech Sciences at the University of Maryland,
College Park
The Department of
Hearing and Speech Sciences (HESP) at the University of Maryland (UMD),
College Park is accepting applicants to its Ph.D. program. This program
emphasizes research and scholarly achievement, and is designed to
foster intellectual independence in the disciplines of normal and/or
disordered processes of speech, language, or hearing. Students engage
in an integrated set of research activities and scholarship to prepare
them for successful careers in academic and research settings. The
program entails four to five years of full-time study, which includes
graduate-level coursework, research and professional development seminars,
a candidacy project, and a dissertation. Regular interactions with
faculty mentor(s) enable students to define their own areas of
interest, promoting a dynamic, energetic, and collaborative research
environment. This year, we will admit approximately 2-3 Ph.D. students.
These trainees will join a vibrant community of students who are among
the most successful in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences to
obtain external funding. Our Ph.D. students routinely present their
work at major national and international conferences, publish in
high-impact journals, and secure prestigious positions upon graduation.
OPPORTUNITIES.
Ours is a fundamentally translational field, and HESP graduate students
can leverage society's emerging interest in translational science
through our active clinic and top-rated clinical training programs,
which together provide openings for conducting basic-plus-applied
research. The Ph.D. in HESP is not a clinical degree, but students are
invited to integrate the department's clinical resources into their
program to inform their research. Overall, trainees will have access to
internationally recognized scientists and laboratories equipped with
state-of-the-art resources including: eye-tracking systems for
psycholinguistic reading and spoken language studies in young children
and adults; sound-proof testing rooms for speech- and
auditory-perception experiments in young and older populations;
preferential-looking setups for language development research in
infants; electrophysiological recording systems for hearing measures;
various neuroimaging facilities (e.g., fMRI, MEG, EEG) at the Maryland
Neuroimaging Center (www.mnc.umd.edu/); the Aphasia Research Center
(http://aphasia.umd.edu/); and other behavioral testing suites outfitted
for studying normal and disordered groups (acquired and developmental).
Current research combines cognitive, linguistic, computational, and/or
neurobiological approaches to study language development, processing,
and disorders throughout the lifespan. Our program prepares students to
unify these methods through an interdisciplinary approach and
convergent investigation of the mechanisms supporting speech, language,
and hearing/auditory development, processing, and plasticity. For a
list of HESP labs and faculty interests, visit
http://hesp.umd.edu/content/labs-collaborations-and-initiatives. For a
program overview, see
http://hesp.umd.edu/content/program-highlights-doctoral-program-hearing-and-speech-sciences.
CAMPUS COMMUNITY.
Trainees will benefit from well-established connections to related
communities on Maryland's campus, including the Program in Neuroscience
and Cognitive Science (http://www.nacs.umd.edu/), the Maryland Language
Science Center (http://languagescience.umd.edu/), the Center for the Comparative
and Evolutionary Biology of Hearing (http://www.ccebh.umd.edu/), and
the Center for Advanced Study of Language (http://www.casl.umd.edu).
Existing interdisciplinary collaborations include cooperative
co-mentorship arrangements with faculty within the department and
across different departments such as Psychology and Linguistics. UMD is
home to the largest and most integrated community of language
scientists in North America.
BROADER COMMUNITY.
The College Park campus is located in the Baltimore-Washington
metropolitan area in close proximity to numerous world-renowned medical
institutions and research facilities including the NIH, Walter Reed
Army Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, Children's National
Medical Center, and the University of Maryland School of Medicine,
where cross-institutional collaborations routinely occur, permitting
students to explore specialized research interests.
APPLICATION PATHS.
Successful applicants will have well-defined research interests and
prior research experience, and are accepted into the program as a
whole, not into particular subfields. Trainees enter our doctoral
program in several ways. Some apply directly following their Bachelor's
degree or a clinical degree in the field (e.g., M.A. in Speech-Language
Pathology; Au.D. in Clinical Audiology) or pursue a joint degree
program, in which they complete both the clinical degree and the
research Ph.D. at Maryland (e.g., Au.D./Ph.D. and M.A./Ph.D.). Others
apply to the Program in Neuroscience and Cognitive Science (NACS), and
select HESP as their home department. The application deadline for Fall
2015 admission to the Ph.D. Program in HESP is January 15, 2015
(http://hesp.umd.edu/content/how-apply). The application deadline for
Fall 2015 admission to the Ph.D. Program in NACS is December 1, 2014
(http://www.nacs.umd.edu/program/apply.html).
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Research
Coordinator Positions
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AVAILABLE:
RESEARCH POSITION IN MOVEMENT SCIENCE AND REHABILITATION
Moss
Rehabilitation Research Institute, internationally known for its
research in neuroscience and neurorehabilitation, seeks a scientist to
join its expanding program in movement science and motor disability.
Applicants should have a background in movement science and interest in
translational research, particularly as applied to neurologic
populations. An interest in neuroplasticity as affected by practice
and/or as modulated by pharmacologic agents or electrical stimulation
is desirable. Early career investigators with postdoctoral research
training, as well as mid-career scientists, are welcome to apply.
This full-time
research position offers numerous opportunities for collaboration with
other MRRI investigators and skilled MossRehab clinicians, and with
colleagues in cognitive neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania,
including those involved in structural and functional neuroimaging,
TMS, and tDCS. Office and laboratory space are available in a newly
renovated research building, with ready access to relevant patient
populations and gait and motion laboratory facilities.
Albert
Einstein Healthcare Network is proud to offer our employees
unparalleled career opportunities including competitive compensation,
attractive benefits plan including medical/dental/vision coverage,
generous vacation time, and tuition reimbursement. EOE
Interested
candidates should submit a cover letter, CV, and 3 letters of reference
to Kevin Whelihan, Administrator, MRRI, MossRehab @ Elkins Park, 50
Township Line Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027 or whelihak@einstein.edu.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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