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COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER JULY 2004 Table of Contents: I Welcome to the Newsletter II Society News III Announcements/Conferences IV Positions Available ****************************************************************************************************** I WELCOME TO THE COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE SOCIETY NEWSLETTER ****************************************************************************************************** This newsletter is intended for CNS members only. It is a monthly newsletter designed to update CNS members on events, job opportunities, and related information in the field of Cognitive Neuroscience. The Newsletter is emailed monthly to all current members (receipt of this Newsletter does not confirm membership status, see www.cogneurosociety.org for the most up-to-date current member list or contact cnsinfo@cogneurosociety.org for membership status), and sections are posted on the Society's Web site at http://www.cogneurosociety.org. To become a member or to renew your membership, go to the membership page at our web site for online submission. For guidelines on submitting an announcement to the Newsletter, see the website www.cogneurosociety.org or email cnsnewsletter@cogneurosociety.org. Please note that the guidelines for submitting an ad for the Newsletter have changed. Please check the guidelines on the website periodically as they may change again in the future. ******************************************************************************************************* II SOCIETY NEWS ******************************************************************************************************* The Society will be seeing many exciting changes in the upcoming months to come... Tammy Lo joined the Society at the end of June as Administrative Assistant. Tammy will be manning the office from Monday to Friday from 9 am - 5pm. Cathy Harding, who previously conducted all business associated with the CNS Business Office has been promoted to Executive Director.** Due to increasing financial demands on the Society, CNS will be increasing membership fees within the next few months. ** CNS is also pleased to announce updates to the CNS website: --- The Cognitive Neuroscience Society will be implementing Bank of America as the new online credit card system for membership payment. We expect the new BofA system to be much easier to use and a more detailed explanation of the new system will be featured in upcoming newsletters. --- CNS now has an online form available for Newsletter Submissions to make sending in an advertisement easier. Please visit www.cogneurosociety.org/content/LearnHowToSubmitYourAnnouncementForTheCNSNewsletter --- We've made it easier for members to update personal information and view payment history. Please visit the membership page upon logging in to update information. All fields marked with an asterisk (*) must be completed. Also, please provide a current email address where you would like the newsletters to be sent. NOTE: students are persons without Ph.D's and proof of student status must be submitted to the CNS Business Office. As always, your password is CASE SENSITIVE and can be changed at any time. Just visit the membership page after logging in. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!! If you have any suggestions as to how we can improve, please tell us at cnsinfo@cogneurosociety.org ****************************************************************************************************** III ANNOUNCEMENTS/CONFERENCES ****************************************************************************************************** International Conference on Cognitive Modeling Pittsburgh, USA Carnegie Mellon University + University of Pittsburgh July 29 - Aug 1, 2004 Online registration for ICCM2004 is now open. Early registration rates are valid until June 28, 2004. Follow the registration link at: http://simon.lrdc.pitt.edu/~iccm/ Early registration: Students $50, Nonstudents $100 Full registration (after June 28th): Students $75, Nonstudents $150. These fees include the cost of the program, the proceedings, the poster reception, the banquet, the break food, and a few other surprises (i.e., the conference fee is surprisingly low). Full and half-day tutorials (on CHREST, Cogent, EPIC, and SOAR) are taking place on the 29th of July, at an extra cost. ($40/half day for nonstudents, $30/half day for students). Registration for tutorials, parking, and staying on campus at the dorms are all done on the same registration page. Those choose to stay at local hotels will make their hotel reservations directly with the hotels. Links are available at: http://simon.lrdc.pitt.edu/~iccm/hotels.html Plenary speakers are Ken Forbus and Michael Mozer. Special symposia include modeling of eye-movements and the robopoker competition results. The schedule of talks will appear later this week. CONFERENCE CHAIRS Marsha Lovett (lovett@cmu.edu) Christian Schunn (schunn@pitt.edu) Christian Lebiere (clebiere@maad.com) Paul Munro (pmunro@mail.sis.pitt.edu) ****************************************************************************************************** IV POSITIONS AVAILABLE ****************************************************************************************************** School of Psychology, University of Birmingham A Research Associate / Fellow post is available for 2 years, funded by the Leverhulme Trust. The successful applicant will join an interdisciplinary team of developmental and cognitive neuropsychologists (led by Drs Apperly, Samson and Prof. Humphreys based in the Behavioural Brain Sciences Unit of the School. The project will investigate the cognitive basis of belief reasoning in adults with and without brain injury. The primary activities will be to design, implement and conduct experimental investigations with neurological patients and other adult research participants, the collation and statistical analysis of data, and the writing of journal articles. Applicants should have at least a good honours degree (2i) in psychology or a related discipline. Knowledge of research design, evaluation and statistical analysis is also essential. Informal enquires to Dr Ian Apperly email: i.a.apperly@bham.ac.uk Salary will be £18,893 - £21,010 dependent on qualifications and experience. Application forms (returnable by 18th June 2004) and details from Personnel Services, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT. Tel: 0121 415 9000, web: www.punit.bham.ac.uk/vacancies. Please quote reference H32965. Working towards equal opportunities Dr. Ian Apperly School of Psychology Frankland Building Rm. 217 The University of Birmingham Edgbaston B15 2TT (0121) 414 3339 ****************************************************************************************************** Full-Time Research Assistant Position Available The Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center in Emeryville, CA The Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center in Emeryville, CA has an immediate opening for a Full-Time Research Assistant. Responsibilities include assisting in behavioral & FMRI experiments with human subjects. Requires a college degree (BS/BA in biology or related field) and strong organizational skills. Working knowledge of Excel, Matlab, E-prime, and SPSS desired. Experience with substance abusing populations and/or with FMRI data acquisition & analysis a plus. Excellent opportunity for a recent graduate. One-year commitment required. To apply please send a brief statement of research experience, resume/CV, and names of 2-3 references with (SRA-CB) in subject to: hr@egcrc.net or fax to: HR at (510) 601-7943. www.egcrc.org ******************************************************************************************************* CLINICAL
NEUROPSYCHOLOGISTApplications are invited for a Clinical
Neuropsychologist to work with Dr Marjan Jahanshahi in the recently established
Functional Neurosurgery Unit at the The post is suitable for a newly qualified clinical psychologist intending to specialize in neuropsychology, or for graduates wishing to gain neuropsychological and clinical experience prior to training in clinical psychology or before starting a PhD. Applicants should have a good degree in Psychology or Behavioural Neuroscience. Post available from Informal enquiries and visits welcome, please contact Dr Marjan Jahanshahi, (Tel: 020 7837 3611 ext 3055; email: m.jahanshahi@ion.ucl.ac.uk). For further details of how to apply, please contact: Anne Wardrobe, Personnel Assistant, ******************************************************************************************************* CENTER FOR MOLECULAR & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, NEWARK One tenure-track faculty position in behavioral/cognitive neuroscience is available at the assistant professor level. Scientists with a research focus on brain/behavior relationships that affect human mental or neurological disorders, whose research bridges across two or more of the following domains (molecular/systems/behavioral/cognitive/computational/clinical neuroscience) and who would be stimulated by the integrative focus and collaborative environment of the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, are encouraged to apply. Research areas include (but are not limited to) brain imaging, neuroplasticity, neural basis of learning, attention, memory, speech, information processing, sensory motor integration, emotion, psychophysics and behavioral genetics. State of the art human and animal laboratories and equipment, and a doctoral program in the Integrative Neuroscience Program are available in the Center. Applicants should send CV, three letters of references and a brief letter stating research goals and philosophy to Dr. Paula Tallal, Rutgers University, Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience, 197 University Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07102. Rutgers is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. ******************************************************************************************************* Post-Doctoral Position Available Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School Position in Clinical Affective Neuroscience working with psychosis and brain imaging techniques Post-Doctoral Fellowship to oversee and develop a program of research related to emotion and emotional processing in psychotic disorders. Initial projects will examine neutral and emotional facial expression processing using ERP techniques, with subsequent studies developed for other modalities, such as fMRI. Experience with psychiatric populations and diagnostic instruments desired. Skills with ERPs or other imaging modalities a plus. Two year appointment with possibility for extension pending satisfactory performance and funding. Please send cover letter and CV (identified by name, not CV.doc). Contact: DF Salisbury, PhD?, Director, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, McLean Hospital, NBG21, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA, 02478. e-mail: dsalisbury@mclean.harvard.edu website: http://research.mclean.org/departments/clinicalunit/cogneuro/index.html ****************************************************************************************************** Post Doctoral Position Available Georgetown University POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN DEVELOPMENTAL COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AT GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY A post-doctoral position is available immediately at Georgetown University, Washington DC on a NIMH funded grant that investigates Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by integrating neuroimaging and genetic analyses. The fellow will be involved in studies using fMRI to image response to stimulant medication during performance of executive function tasks in healthy and ADHD children. The fellow will also be able to initiate his/her own research projects and will have opportunities to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including pediatric neurologists, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate research assistants. Experience in either clinical evaluation/ diagnosis of ADHD OR with fMRI is preferred but not necessary. To apply for this position, please send a letter describing research interests and experience, curriculum vita, and three letters of recommendation to: Chandan Vaidya, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, 306E White-Gravenor, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057. Inquiries can be made to cjv2@georgetown.edu or (202) 687-4274. For information about the lab go to http://www.georgetown.edu/research/vaidyalab/index.html ****************************************************************************************************** Postdoctoral position in fMRI/ERP studies of Traumatic Brain Injury or Fear-Related Disorders. A 2-year postdoctoral position is availabe for qualified applicants in the application of event-related fMRI and high-density event-related potential studies of higher cognitive functioning in patients with traumatic brain injury or anxiety disorders. The Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory in the McKnight? Brain Institute of the University of Florida is seeking qualified applicants with experience with fMRI and/or high-density ERP data acquisition and analysis. Our laboratory has access to a research-dedicated Siemens Allegra 3T research-dedicated scanner and houses a 64-channel EEG system. Qualified applicants should contact Dr. William Perlstein, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, HSC Box 10065, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610 (e-mail: wmp@grove.ufl.edu, tele: 352-273-6139). ****************************************************************************************************** Post-Doctoral Research Associate in the Neural Bases of Speech and Lexical Processing Brown University A post-doctoral position in the neural bases of speech and lexical processing is available from July 1, 2004. The research program focuses on event-related fMRI to investigate neural systems underlying perception of the phonetic categories of speech, mapping of sound structure to the lexicon, and lexical-semantic processing. Facilities include a 1.5 T Symphony Magnetom and a newly installed research dedicated 3T Siemens Trio MR system. Candidates should have an interest and some background in language research and should have some experience working with functional neuroimaging including fMRI design and analysis. Ph.D. must be completed before starting. Current position is for a year, but additional funding is possible. Send vita, brief statement of research interests, and 3 letters of reference to Prof. Sheila E. Blumstein, Post-Doc Search, Brown University, Department of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences, Box 1978, Providence, RI 02912; Sheila_Blumstein@brown.edu. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. Brown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer ****************************************************************************************************** Post-doctoral position in Brain mapping at Harvard Medical School. Multi-modality brain mapping lab. Our research applies brain mapping techniques to both clinical problems in neurosurgery and basic questions in cognitive physiology. We use multiple functional brain mapping techniques (functional MRI, DTI, intracranial EEG, and cortical stimulation) to better understand the brain basis of memory and other higher cognitive functions. We also use these techniques to improve pre-surgical brain mapping for patients with brain diseases. The successful candidate is a motivated and independent team player who is seeking a highly productive research environment with strong mentorship and multi-disciplinary collaboration. The position is suitable for M.D. or Ph.D. from a variety of fields including neuroscience, psychology, neurology etc.. This is an NIH grant-supported position. Must be a US citizen or permanent resident. Experience in functional MRI or EEG required. Applicants should submit letter of application with a statement of career goals, CV, and three references to Dr. Alexandra Golby, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital. 617 525-6776. E-mail: agolby@partners.org. For more information go to http://golbylab.bwh.harvard.edu ******************************************************************************************************* POST-DOCTORAL POSITION VA Northern California Health Care System VA- and NSF-funded projects to study the effects of frontal lobe lesions on executive control of cognition and emotion. Multidisciplinary research environment for neuropsychological and ERP studies of the neural organization and dynamic interplay of distributed regions that regulate responses to cognitive and affective conflict. Opportunities for fMRI research in collaboration with investigators at the Martinez VA, the Center for Mind and Brain (UC Davis), and the Brain Imaging Center (UC Berkeley). Available now, but start date flexible. Send CV and names of three references to Diane Swick, diane@ebire.org http://biosci.ucdavis.edu/FacultyProfiles/NeuroGG/DisplayFacultyProfile.cfm?ResearcherID=1045 ******************************************************************************************************* Post-doctoral Position Available: The University of Pennsylvania Post Doctoral Positions Available
University of Oregon
Positions begin Fall 2004
The Brain, Biology and
Machine Initiative (BBMI) at the University of Oregon includes the Lewis Center
for Neuroimaging, the Mammalian Genetics Center, the Institute for Neuroscience
and the Neuroinformatics Center. We are looking for postdoctoral candidates
interested in integration across levels of analysis, including cells, genes,
proteins, neural systems and cognitive neuroscience. The positions are
available starting Fall 2004. Send vita, 2-3 page research statement, reprints
and letters of reference to: BBMI Postdoctoral Search, Straub Hall, 1227
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1227
The University of
Oregon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution committed to
cultural diversity and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities
Act.
Contact:
Helen Neville
Psychology Department
1227 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1227
541-346-4260
neville@uoregon.edu POST-DOCTORAL POSITION AT
******************************************************************************************************* Description: A 3-year position is available at Boston University School of Medicine, funded through NIH and private foundation grants, to explore the neurobiological bases of language and related social-communicative impairments in autism using structural and functional MRI and DTI. The research involves collaborations between the Lab of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, the new Center for Biomedical Imaging (at BUSM) and colleagues at Description: Candidates must have a PhD. in relevant area (cognitive neuroscience; psychology) with expertise in MRI and fMRI. Responsibilities: Oversee several interrelated brain imaging projects on autism, and manage staff and students. Coordinate subject scheduling; design and program fMRI experiments; analysis of structural, fMRI, and DTI data; preparation of manuscripts. For Information: Contact Helen Tager-Flusberg, PhD at BUSM: htagerf@bu.edu (www.bu.edu/autism). ******************************************************************************************************* POSTDOCTORAL POSITION investigating SYNAESTHESIA******************************************************************************************************* |
