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COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2005 Lisa Sanders, a postdoctoral fellow in the Brain Development Lab the University of Oregon's Department of Psychology, is being featured in the month of February. Here's an excerpt of her profile: 1) What are your research interests? I'm interested in mechanisms of cortical
plasticity in humans. I am exploring this area in several
contexts: 1) the impact of limited or absent visual input on basic
auditory and multi-modal processing, 2) relationships between
developmental trajectories of language processing subsystems and adult
plasticity in those same subsystems, 3) how differences in language
experience influence basic auditory processing, and 4) the role of
selective attention in plasticity during sensitive periods and in
adulthood. 2) What do you like most about what you do/study? Research is one of
the few careers that never gets boring. There is an unlimited
number of interesting questions to ask and the freedom to pursue the
topics that are most interesting to me. By having several
projects going at once, there is always at least one at a really
exciting jump-out-of-bed-in-the-morning stage. ****************************************************************************************************** II ANNOUNCEMENTS/CONFERENCES ****************************************************************************************************** Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting April 9-12, 2005 New York, New York Registration: Discounted pre-registration will be open through 2/28/05. The deadline for registration via the website is March 25, 2005. All badges and printed receipts will be issued at the meeting. All meeting events are open to those wearing a meeting badge. Hotel Reservations: New York Marriot Marquis. Located in the heart of the Broadway Theater District, adjacent to the Fashion District and convenient to Fifth Avenue, and Restaurant Row. The hotel is offering a special room rate of $219 single/double, $249 triple, and $279 quad to all attendees of the CNS meeting. Call Group Reservations at 1-800-843-4898 or 212-398-1900, before March 17, 2005 to receive the special room rates. Transportation: The official airline of CNS Meeting is American Airlines. Call American Airlines Meeting Services desk toll free number: 1-800-433-1790 to make a reservation. The ID code for discounts is AA Contract Booking 1545AA. ****************************************************************************************************** 6th Schloessmann Seminar (Conference/Symposium/Event) on Cognitive Neurosci. of Human Ontogeny, June 4–12, 2005 6th Schloessmann Seminar on Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Ontogeny June 4–12, 2005 The Max Planck Society intends to foster interdisciplinary research in selected areas by promoting early career development. For this purpose, it organizes seminars in memory of Dr. Ernst-Rudolf Schloessmann, a former supporting member of the Society. The seminars take place annually or biannually at a beautiful location in Germany. The focus of the 2005 Seminar is on cognitive neuroscience of human ontogeny. The seminar is organized by Angela Friederici and Ulman Lindenberger. Advanced doctoral students and young research scientists (i.e., dissertation completed within the last three years) are encouraged to submit research proposals that investigate neuronal or behavioral processes during child development and aging. Prior developmental research experience is nota prerequisite for successful application as long as implications for ontogeny are considered. The main emphasis of the seminar will be on humansbut relevant research with animal models as well as computational approaches are also welcome. Evening lectures will be held by Anne Cutler, Angela Friederici, Theo Geisel, Ulman Lindenberger, Theo Logothetis, WolfgangPrinz?, Wolf Singer, and Michael Tomasello. For a list of priority topics, see www.schloessmann.mpg.de. Successful applicants will be invited to the seminar to present their research proposals. Acceptance to the seminar includes coverage of travel expenses and accommodation. The most outstanding oral contributions and research proposals will be honored by awards (up to 8 awards of 2500 €), and by postdoctoral stipends at one of the participating Institutes of the Max Planck Society (up to3 stipends). Contact Information: Prof. Dr. Ulman Lindenberger 6th Schloessmann Seminar on Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Ontogeny Lentzeallee 94 D-14195 Berlin Phone: +49-30/82406-572/573 seklindenberger@mpib-berlin.mpg.de www.schloessmann.mpg.de and www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de ****************************************************************************************************** The Visiting Fellowship Program in Functional MRI continues to be offeredthree times per year in Charlestown (5 minutes from Boston), Massachusetts. It is sponsored by the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging and the The MGH-NMR Center. * The next program is scheduled for March 7-11, 2005. * The March 7-11, 2005 program is a 5-Day intensive workshop. Participants attend lectures, have ample time for informal discussion with the lecturers, attend a "demonstration" fMRI experiment, get some hands-on experience with data analysis, design a group fMRI experiment, and implement, execute, and analyze the data from that experiment. The main focus is on the basics of the physics, experimental design, and data analysis of fMRI-based experiments. It serves as a rapid and thorough introduction to people new to the field, who are considering active research or are planning and carrying experiments based on fMRI. Many laboratories have found this an efficient way to get new people started (in contrast to having to wait for a full semester's normal academic program). Participants with a modest amount of experience in an fMRI-based laboratory, and who are ready for a more thorough presentation of the foundations, also report getting a great deal from the program. The emphasis continues to be on theoretical basics, with hands-on experimental design workshops and detailed discussion of issues associated with data analysis and data-analysis-software packages. However, this is not primarily a course designed to teach participants the details of using any specific package. For on-line registration and more detailed information regarding registration, accommodation, etc., consult the web page at: www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fmrivfp <http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fmrivfp>; or send e-mail to: fMRIVFP@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu ****************************************************************************************************** F.C. Donders Toolkit Course: Advanced data analysis and sour (Conference/Symposium/Event) course EEG MEG data analysis, F.C. Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Radboud University Nijmegen Advanced data analysis and source modeling of EEG and MEG data April 18-21, 2005 F.C. Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. For registration see http://www.ru.nl/fcdonders/ (goto Courses -> Tookit2005) The registration fee is € 450 for senior participants. The student fee (PhD? students included) is € 225. Sincerely, Ole Jensen e-mail : ole.jensen@fcdonders.ru.nl URL : http://oase.uci.ru.nl/~olejen ****************************************************************************************************** Neurophilosophy Conference (Conference/Symposium/Event) McDonnell? Project in Philosophy and the Neurosciences, , CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA NEUROPHILOSOPHY: THE STATE OF THE ART THE FINAL MEETING OF THE MCDONNELL PROJECT IN PHILOSOPHY & THE NEUROSCIENCES CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 21 – 23 JUNE 2005 To honour the end of the McDonnell? Project, there will be a final public conference and workshop, to be held at Caltech just prior to the 9th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Scientific Study for Consciousness (ASSC9). In keeping with the general aims of the McDonnell? Project, the purposes of the conference and workshop are to facilitate collaboration between philosophers and neuroscientists, to communicate new research in neurophilosophy, and to encourage a new generation of researchers in this burgeoning and exciting field. The McDonnell? Project conference will host a distinguished group of philosophers and neuroscientists, drawn both from within the Project and from the larger community, who will present their most recent research as wellas speculating on the present and future prospects of neurophilosophy. Prior to this public meeting, there will be a 3-day workshop for early career researchers (see separate announcement). Information about the McDonnell? Project and the meeting’s web site can be found at: http://www.sfu.ca/neurophilosophy/ ASSC9 web site: http://assc.caltech.edu/assc9/ The McDonnell? Project invites submitted papers and posters for this meeting. TOPICS: While specific topics have been identified as central themes of the conference, submissions are welcome from all areas relevant to neurophilosophy. The identified themes are: neural representation and computation, social neuroscience, neuropsychiatry, colour perception, theory building in neuroscience, and subjectivity and consciousness. SUBMITTED PAPERS: A submission for an oral presentation should consist ofa 500-word abstract. Abstracts of submitted papers will be refereed and selected on the basis of quality and relevance to neurophilosophy. Papers should not exceed a length of 30 minutes for a total 40-minute session. POSTERS: A submission for a poster presentation should consist of a 500-word abstract (graphs, tables or other figures may be included as extra material). Submitted papers may also be considered for presentation as posters. DEADLINES: Paper and poster submissions should be received by Friday 18th March 2005. HOW TO SUBMIT: All submissions for oral and poster presentations should be emailed to Dr. Anthony Atkinson: a.p.atkinson@durham.ac.uk. All abstracts should be submitted as either MS Word or PDF files, as email attachments. CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS Dr. Anthony Atkinson Dept. of Psychology University of Durham, U.K. Email: a.p.atkinson@durham.ac.uk Dr. Pete Mandik Dept. of Philosophy William Paterson University of New Jersey, USA Email: mandikp@wpunj.edu Dr. Jon Opie Dept. of Philosophy University of Adelaide, Australia Email: jonathan.opie@adelaide.edu.au Contact Information: Dr. Anthony Atkinson Department of Psychology, University of Durham, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK a.p.atkinson@durham.ac.uk http://www.sfu.ca/neurophilosophy/meetings/caltech/ ****************************************************************************************************** Reprogramming the Human Brain featuring Eric Kandel 4/7-4/8 (Conference/Symposium/Event)****************************************************************************************************** NEW FUNDING SPONSOR: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) SUMMARY: The DARPA Information Processing Technology Office (DARPA/IPTO) is soliciting proposals to perform research and development in support of the Biologically-Inspired Cognitive Architectures (BICA) program. The main goal of the program is to develop and evaluate psychologically-based and neurobiologically-based theories, design principles, and architectures of human cognition. In a subsequent phase, the program has the ultimate goal of implementing and evaluating computational models of human cognition that could eventually be used to simulate human behavior and approach human cognitive performance in a wide range of situations. The complete Proposer Information Pamphlet for the BICA Program (BAA 05-18; posted CONTACT: Mr. Thomas Armour, DARPA/IPTO email: tarmour@darpa.mil Mr. David Gunning, DARPA/IPTO email: dgunning@darpa.mil Special Issue of CORTEX on "Working Memory in the Brain" (Conference/Symposium/Event) We are inviting original papers for a special issue of Cortex on the topic of Working Memory in the Brain, to be published in 2006. We welcome papers concerned with any aspect of working memory, to include behavioural studies of healthy adults and children that offer insight into brain organisation, single case or group based studies of working memory impairments, functional or structural brain imaging and brain evoked potentials in the healthy or damaged brain, computational modelling of working memory function, single cell recording and lesion studies. Robert Logie from the University of Edinburgh and Mark D'Esposito from the University of California, Berkeley will serve as guest editors. Submissions are due February 28, 2005. Manuscripts should be prepared in Cortex house style (see http://www.cortex-online.org/) and should be submitted to cortex@ed.ac.uk Contact Information: Mark D'Esposito despo@socrates.berkeley.edu ****************************************************************************************************** 6th Schloessmann Seminar: Last Call (Deadline: 28/01/05) (Conference/Symposium/Event)****************************************************************************************************** Women in Cognitive Science Awards (Conference/Symposium/Event)****************************************************************************************************** Undergraduate Summer Workshop (Conference/Symposium/Event)****************************************************************************************************** Special Issue of CORTEX on "Working Memory in the Brain" (Conference/Symposium/Event) ****************************************************************************************************** III POSITIONS AVAILABLE ****************************************************************************************************** Clinical Research Scientist Position in Neuroimaging at Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation The Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Laboratory at Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation (KMRREC), located in West Orange, NJ (http://www.kmrrec.org), is seeking a PhD? level researcher trained in functional neuroimaging techniques. The successful candidate will play a central role in an ongoing NMSS-funded neuroimaging study of working memory in Multiple Sclerosis, as well as other ongoing studies of working memory and episodic memory in Multiple Sclerosis and Traumatic Brain Injury. Responsibilities include grant writing, study coordination, recruitment and screening, neuropsychological testing, fMRI scanning, data management/analysis, preparation of findings for publication and supervision of Research Assistants. There are opportunities to join existing programs of TBI, stroke or MS research including neurocognitive effects of brain injury, functional neuroimaging, and cognitive rehabilitation. Key resources include the KMRREC Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Laboratory which houses a new neuroimaging laboratory consisting of 3 data analysis workstations, 2 for functional neuroimaging analysis and 1 for optical tomography analysis, 3 neuroimaging dedicated laptops, and a recently built near-infrared optical tomography system. FMRI scanning is performed at the UMDNJ/Rutgers University Advanced Imaging Center, which contains a state of the art head-dedicated Siemens 3T scanner (http://psychology.rutgers.edu/fmri/tour.html). In addition, the Department of Radiology at UMDNJ / New Jersey Medical School houses two GE 1.5 Tesla scanners. Requirements include prior neuroscience coursework, prior experience with fMRI data analysis software, and commitment to clinical research. Excellent organizational, project management written/oral communication skills are required. KMRREC is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse, cooperative work environment. Women, members of under-represented minority groups and individuals with physical disabilities are encouraged to apply. Qualified candidates should send a letter outlining career goals and interests, CV, 3 letters of recommendation, and sample reprints to: John DeLuca?, Ph.D., ABPP at (973)530-3600 or via email at jdeluca@kmrrec.org ****************************************************************************************************** Call for applications (Faculty Position) Psychology and Psychiatry, Michigan State University The Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at Michigan State Universityare jointly recruiting a faculty member for a tenure track position for those interested in studying the neurological substrate of psychopathology using imaging techniques. Candidates should hold an MD, DO and/or PhD? degree. The Department of Psychiatry is a joint department of the Collegeof Human Medicine and the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Michigan State University. The Department of Psychology is located in the College ofSocial Science and includes active research and graduate programs in Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical, Cognitive, Community, Industrial/Organizational, and Social/Personality Psychology. The successful candidate will be jointly appointed, and will be expected to join other faculty members in psychiatry, psychology and around the university in imaging research. Superb imaging facilities are located in the Department of Radiology onthe MSU campus, including PET, CT and fMRI. A dedicated research 3T magnet will be operational this fall. Current fMRI research in the Department of Psychiatry involves mood disorders and chronic pain. Functional MRI researchers on campus are investigating the neural substrates of anxiety and depression and cognitive processing using face emotion and other paradigms. Junior and midlevel faculty members who have the demonstrated capacity to develop a research program in any of these or related areas and teach in a collaborative, multidepartmentenvironment are encouraged to apply. Michigan State University is the pioneer land-grant institution. It is a Big 10 and AAU university located in East Lansing with a wide variety of cultural, athletic and recreational activities. The school systems are excellent and housing costs are reasonable. We will begin considering applications on February 15 and continue until we have filled the position. Prospective candidates should send letters of interest and a CV to: Jed Magen DO MS Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychiatry A222 East Fee Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1316 (517) 53 4363 (517) 432 9118 Fax magenj@msu.edu MSU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities have the right to request and receive reasonable accommodations. Contact Information: Jed Magen DO MS Department of Psychiatry A222 East Fee Hall East Lansing, MI 48824-1316 magenj@msu.edu ****************************************************************************************************** Senior Search, Director, UCSB Brain Imaging Center (Faculty Position)****************************************************************************************************** FULL-TIME NEUROIMAGING RESEARCH POSITION FOR PHYSICIANS (Faculty Position) ****************************************************************************************************** Neuroscience of Mind-Body Medicine (Postdoctoral Position) Neurology and Behavioral Neuroscience, Oregon Health & Science University A postdoctoral position is available to work with Barry Oken and lab staff to develop a program of experimental research in mind body medicine. The lab has been focused on cognitive changes with aging and Alzheimer’s disease and is currently incorporating mind-body medicine in its research(www.ohsu.edu/orccamind). Physiologic techniques available include analysis of EEG/ERP, scanpath, and autonomic nervous system function. Applicants should have an interest in mind-body medicine as well as an adequate background in signal processing, statistics, and experimental psychology. Fellows conducting clinical research will be expected to participate in the Human Investigations Program at OHSU (http://www.ohsu.edu/dmice/hip/).Applicants must be a US citizen or permanent resident. Applicants should send (preferably by email) a letter describing their training, substantive interests, research-related skills and long-term career interests. Please include a CV and names of three references. Salary will be commensurate with skills and experience. OHSU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Contact Information: Barry Oken OHSU CR-120 3181 SW Sam jackson Pk Rd Portland, OR 97239 oken@ohsu.edu ****************************************************************************************************** NEUROIMAGING ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT (Postdoctoral Position) Brain Imaging Center, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of California, Irvine The College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of California, Irvine has a position immediately available as a post-doctoral researcher/research associate to develop fMRI and other imaging analysis methods. The position will be funded by a federal multi-site consortium grant involving Biomedical Informatics Research Network(BIRN) technology and by other funding sources. Requirements include: APh?.D. in neuroimaging, psychology, cognitive sciences, or related field;experience with fMRI experimental design, data collection and analysis; and familiarity with the software package FSL and the Linux/Unix environment. Experience with experimental stimuli delivery software packages is a plus. The position will have primary responsibilities for developing and implementing automated fMRI analysis methods in the context of multi-site, multi-scanner studies and a nationwide federated datasharing system. Trainingand supervision of a team of imaging data analysts is expected. Current studies underway involve working memory, auditory perception, and visual attention, in control and patient populations; the successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop and refine further research projects.Collaborative opportunities with other investigators are encouraged. Please send CV, Statement of Research Interest and names of two references Contact Information: Jessica Turner Jessica A. Turner, Ph.D. Biomedical Informatics Research Network, University of California, Irvine 5251 California Ave., Suite 240 Irvine, CA 92617 turnerj@uci.edu www.nbirn.net ****************************************************************************************************** The Cognition and Brain Sciences Lab at Rutgers University, Newark is seeking a post-doctoral research scientist to design and conduct neuroimaging and behavioral studies of working memory in normal and impaired groups, and perform data analysis. Experience with Linux/UNIX, Matlab, IDL, C++, and fMRI data analysis tools (SPM, VoxBo?, AFNI, FSL) is preferred. Fluency in Spanish is a plus. Please send cover letter and CV to Drs. Bart Rypma and Donovan Rebbechi, Rutgers University Psychology Dept., Smith Hall, 101 Warren Street, Newark, NJ 07102-1822 or email rypma@psychology.rutgers.edu <mailto:rypma@psychology.rutgers.edu>;. ****************************************************************************************************** Teaching/Research Post-doc in Developmental Psychology (Postdoctoral Position) Bauer/Brannon/needham, Psychological and Brain Sciences, Duke University The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Duke University seeks applicants interested in a 1- to 2-year teaching/research post-doctoral position. The responsibilities include teaching courses covering topicsin cognition and development and getting involved in the research in one(or more) of our cognitive development laboratories (run by Patricia Bauer, Elizabeth Brannon, and Amy Needham). The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is an interdisciplinary group with strengths in different approaches to cognition and perception. We seek applications from individuals with a Ph.D. who wish to develop their teaching and research skills and participate in our interdisciplinary model of training graduate and undergraduate students. See more about our department at www.pbs.duke.edu To apply, please send a brief statement of research and teaching interests, a CV, and the names of (and contact information for) three referees via email to all three email addresses listed below. applications received by February 15th will receive full consideration. Contact Information: Amy Needham Needham@psych.duke.edu ****************************************************************************************************** Post Doctoral Position in Functional Imaging of MTBI (Postdoctoral Position) Functional Imaging Group, Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Florida Atlantic University The Functional Imaging Group at the Center for Complex Systems & Brain Sciences is seeking to fill a postdoctoral fellowship position (2yrs with possible extension) in the area of neuroimaging and brain injury. The successful candidate will work on an NINDS funded project using functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the neurophysiological basis of cognitive deficits resulting from mild brain injury and the associated mechanisms underlying recovery of function. The research will be carried out using a GE 3.0T MRI. A 128 channel Neuroscan EEG system is also available and possibilities exist for extending the work to include MEG and PET. The applicant will have a background in the study of mild brain injury encompasing knowledge of cellular and molecular mechanisms and how they relate to behavioral and cognitive deficits. The applicant will have demonstrable experience with fMRI. The candidate should be capable of designing, running, and analyzing experiments independently Contact Information: Kelly J Jantzen, PhD? Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road Boca Raton, Fl, 33431 jantzen@ccs.fau.edu www.ccs.fau.edu ****************************************************************************************************** Postdoctoral Fellowships in Vision and Cognition (Postdoctoral Position)****************************************************************************************************** POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING (Postdoctoral Position)****************************************************************************************************** Cognitive Neurology Research Fellowship (Postdoctoral Position) ****************************************************************************************************** PhD? Program in Vision and Cognition (Graduate Student Position) ****************************************************************************************************** RESEARCH ASSISTANT/LAB MANAGER: (Research Assistant) Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania Applications are invited for a position as a full-time Research Assistantin Russell Epstein's lab at the University of Pennsylvania. Research in the lab focuses on the neural correlates of place recognition, scene perception and spatial cognition. This is a great opportunity for a person interested in refining their knowledge of fMRI and behavioral experimentaltechniques in preparation for graduate school in psychology or neuroscience. Duties include developing and programming experiments, collecting/creating stimuli, recruiting subjects and running them in both fMRI and behavioral paradigms, fMRI data analysis, assisting in writing peer reviewed scientific articles, as well as some general office/lab duties such as ordering equipment and supervising undergraduate work-study students. This job is best suited for a highly-motivated person with a strong scientific background such as an undergraduate degree in psychology, neuroscience, or computer science. Facility with computers and an ability to work independently are essential. Penn offersgreat benefits such as health and dental insurance, retirement package, and the opportunity to take free classes. The position will begin in the summer of 2005. A minimum commitment of two years is required. Candidates should mail a CV (especially detailing research experience andcomputer experience), a statement of future goals and interests, undergraduate transcript (photocopies are fine), and the names and e-mail addresses of two people willing to provide letters of reference to: Contact Information: Russell Epstein Department of Psychology 3720 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19104. epstein@psych.upenn.edu http://www.ccn.upenn.edu/epstein_web ****************************************************************************************************** FULL-TIME RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITION (Research Assistant) Stanford Memory Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Stanford University The Stanford Memory Lab in the Department of Psychology is seeking a full-time Social Science Research Assistant/Lab Coordinator to provide support for the lab's brain imaging research program. The RA/Lab Coordinator will coordinate all aspects of essential lab business, recruit, screen, andschedule subjects for participation in functional MRI, magnetoencephalography, and transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, and will collaboratively conduct brain imaging investigations of memory and cognitive control. Qualifications: BS/BA required; strong computer proficiency desired; a concentration in Cognitive Neuroscience/Cognitive Science a plus. Previous research experience (>1year) is highly recommended. Working knowledge of cognitive neuroscience, research methodology, and interest in brain imaging technologies is preferred. Experience with Linux OS and MATLAB, familiarity with Macintosh computers, and proficiency with Microsoft Office andother spreadsheet/database applications is desirable. Outstanding clerical, organizational and interpersonal skills are required. MUST be available to start June 2005 or earlier. Contact Information: Anthony Wagner Wagner Lab Psychology Dept. Stanford Univ. Mail Code 2130 (450 Serra Mall) Stanford, CA 94305 wagner@psych.stanford.edu http://www-psych.stanford.edu/~wagner/ ****************************************************************************************************** Full Time Research Study Assistant Position UW Autism Center (Research Assistant) UW Autism Center Psychophysiology lab, University of Washington UW Autism Center Psychophysiology lab, which includes eye tracking and EEG/ERP studies with individuals of all ages with autism and other developmental delays. Assist in testing of subjects and collection of data using EEG/ERP and Eye tracking methods for 3 projects studying the Neurobiology of Autism. General Duties/ Description Assist in testing of subjects and collection of data. Development of EEG and Eye Tracking experiments. Report and track data collection. Data analysis of EEG and Eye Tracking. Perform general office duties. Perform related duties as required. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in psychology or related field; emphasis in development, psychopathology, cognitive neuroscience, biology, or neuroscience. Experience working with children with developmental disorders and/or EEG/ERP research. Desirable 18 month to 2 year commitment to position Please send a cover letter, vita and the names of 3 references to Sara Webb, Ph.D., sjwebb@u.washington.edu. The University of Washington is an equal opportunity employer. Contact Information: Sara Webb Box 357920, CHDD Seattle, WA 98195 sjwebb@u.washington.edu http://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/index.html ****************************************************************************************************** Research Assistant - Video Games and Visual Attention (Research Assistant)****************************************************************************************************** fMRI and Cognitive Development (Research Assistant)****************************************************************************************************** Cognitive Neuroscience Research Assistant (Research Assistant) ****************************************************************************************************** <>Research Technical Assistant Position in Functional Neuroimaging at the START DATE: Immediately – Summer 2005 (flexible). Research technician in multimodal neuroimaging. DESCRIPTION: We are seeking a full time Research technician with strong computing skills to assist with the work of acquiring and analyzing fMRI data and electrophysiological data. We are interested in where and when the brain is activated during language processing in healthy individuals and in patients with schizophrenia. REQUIREMENTS: (i) B.A., B.Sc. or M.Sc. degree in Psychology, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, or a closely related field (ii) Some programming skills would be a plus, in C, MATLAB, and UNIX (iii) Must be self-motivated, resourceful, be able to multi-task, prioritize, be a team player and have strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills. In addition to the intellectual reward, the position would give the holder experience of research in cognitive neuroscience using some of the best neuroimaging analysis techniques available. An ideal research opportunity for someone bound for A two-year time commitment is requested. Full-time employees receive full benefits. OTHER: Salary will be based on qualifications and experience. The CONTACT: Please send (1) a curriculum vitae with description of research and/or computing experience, (2) a statement of goals and interests and (3) the names and contact details of three references to: Gina Kuperberg, M.D., Ph.D. by e-mail: kuperberg_research_position@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu or FAX: 617 812 4799 ****************************************************************************************************** |
