Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Jobs for Undergrads

Position #3: Research Assistant in Psycholinguistics/Cognitive Neuroscience This person will be involved in studies of language comprehension usingbehavioral and electrophysiological techniques (training provided). Theperson will also contribute to Maryland's IGERT training program in LanguageScience, http://languagescience.umd.edu. Previous research experience preferred. 1 year initial appointment,possibility of extension. Contact: Colin Phillips, colin@umd.edu.

Position #4: Research Assistant in Psycholinguistics/Cognitive Neuroscience This person will be involved in projects examining language comprehensionwith behavioral and neurophysiological methods including ERP, MEG, and fMRI(training provided). Previous experience in linguistics and/or languageprocessingis preferred; reasonable comfort with basic programming andstatistics is a significant plus. 1 year initial appointment withpossibility of extension. Contact: Ellen Lau, ellenlau@umd.edu.

Position #5: MEG Laboratory ManagerThis person will play a leading role in the operation of an MEG facilitymanaged by the Department of Linguistics but serving researchers from manydepartments. The person will be trained as an expert user and will guideother users, coordinate resources, and manage the smooth daily operation ofthe lab. The person will also help to coordinate the relocation of the labto the new Maryland Neuroimaging Center. Opportunities to participate inresearch projects and a range of other intellectual activities in languageand cognitive neuroscience. Previous lab experience preferred. Prior experience with MEG is NOTrequired. 1 year initial appointment, with the possibility of extension.

Contact: lab co-directors Colin Phillips (Linguistics, colin@umd.edu) orJonathan Simon (Electrical Engineering, jzsimon@umd.edu).

Applicants for any of the positions should submit a cover letter outliningrelevant background and interests, including potential faculty mentors;current CV; writing sample; names and contact information for 3 referees.Letters are not needed for the initial application. All applicationmaterials should be submitted electronically. Individuals may submit oneapplication and specify which positions they are interested in.The Department of Linguistics has facilities for testing of infants,children and adults, 2 eye-tracking labs, ERP and MEG labs. The departmentis part of a vibrant language science community of 200 researchers across 10departments.Application Deadline: 20-Apr-2012 (Open until filled) Email Address for Applications: zukowski@umd.edu Contact Information: Dr Andrea Zukowski Email: zukowski@umd.edu

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