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> Subject: [AMLaP-list] Three posts in psycholinguistics Ghent (two pre-doc, one post-doc)
> Date: 30 May 2013 08:58:38 GMT+01:00
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> Three vacancies in psycholinguistics (two pre-docs, one post-doc)
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> The interface between memory and language in multilingualism
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> We offer three positions in psycholinguistics in connection to the project “the interface between memory and language in multilingualism”. This project investigates language processing in a first and second language and its relation with memory processes. The project is unique because of its wide scope of psycholinguistic processes under examination (listening, reading, speaking, self-monitoring, of words, sentences, texts, and discourse), its focus on the interface between language and memory, and in its relation with educational sciences. The project uses laboratory studies (reaction time studies, “megastudies”, corpus studies, eye-tracking, neuro-imaging methods), computational modeling, and intervention studies in classroom settings.
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> The project is funded by a “concerted research effort” grant from the special research fund of Ghent University, awarded to Rob Hartsuiker (spokesperson), Wouter Duyck, Marc Brysbaert, and Martin Valcke. It runs from 2013 – 2018.
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> We are currently recruiting three researchers on this project. The researchers will be based at the department of Experimental Psychology (http://expsy.ugent.be/staff/cstaff.htm ), of Ghent University (http://www.ugent.be/en).
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> Post 1 (post-doctoral researcher): semantic memory in L1 and L2
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> The post-doc will investigate the organization of semantic memory in a first and second language of multilinguals, using large-scale data collections (semantic feature generation), computational modeling, and behavioral experiments (cross-language priming). We also expect the post-doc to contribute to the design and stimulus selection of an fMRI study.
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> Start date: 1 October 2013
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> Duration: 3 years
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> Supervisor: Marc Brysbaert
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> Profile:
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> - You have a PhD in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, linguistics or a related discipline. You need to have successfully defended before you can start the post;
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> - You have conducted behavioral and/or neuroscientific research on language processing, ideally in the domain of bilingualism / multilingualism;
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> - Experience with computational modeling and advanced data analysis methods (LME/R) is considered an asset.
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> - You have an excellent research track record as demonstrated for instance by publications in top-tier international peer-reviewed journals and talks at major international conferences.
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> The position will be at the level of post-doctoral researcher. Salary is according to standard Belgian regulation and depends on years of experience at the post-doctoral level. Although the governing language at Ghent University is Dutch, knowledge of Dutch is not a pre-requisite.
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> Please contact Marc Brysbaert (marc.brysbaert(a)ugent.be +32 9 264 9425 or Rob Hartsuiker (robert.hartsuiker(a)ugent.be +32 9 264 6436) for informal enquiries or a copy of the project text.
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> Applications should be sent by e-mail to Marc Brysbaert (marc.brysbaert(a)ugent.be), no later than 14 July 2013. Your application package should contain: (1) motivation letter; (2) curriculum vitae, including the contact details of two referees we may contact; (3) your two most important publications (please indicate in your letter why you think these are the most important). We foresee to interview shortlisted candidates in the last week of June or first week of July.
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> Post 2 (PhD student): word recognition in L1 and L2
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> This PhD student will do research on word recognition and text comprehension in processing in a first and second language of multilinguals. Depending on the student’s experience, skills, and interests, the focus will either be on the written or spoken modality. The research also includes smaller-scale experimental studies that investigate effects of “advance organizers” on eye-movement parameters in text understanding.
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> Start date: 1 October 2013
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> Duration: 4 years
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> Supervisor: Wouter Duyck
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> Profile
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> - you hold a Master’s degree in psychology, linguistics, cognitive neuroscience or a related discipline (you need to have your diploma before you can start the post; thus students finishing this summer are also eligible to apply)
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> - you are fascinated by the neural and cognitive systems underlying linguistic performance; your interest is demonstrated by the course curriculum you followed and in particular by your choice of thesis and/or internship topic.
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> - experience in eye-tracking research is an asset
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> The position will be at the level of doctoral bursary. The project will culminate after four years in a PhD thesis. Salary is according to standard Belgian regulations (scholarship: ± €22.000, net/year). Although the governing language at Ghent University is Dutch, knowledge of Dutch is not a pre-requisite.
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> Please contact Wouter Duyck (wouter.duyck(a)ugent.be +32 9 264 9425 or Rob Hartsuiker (robert.hartsuiker(a)ugent.be +32 9 264 6436) for informal enquiries or a copy of the project text.
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> Applications should be sent by e-mail to Wouter Duyck, no later than 14 July 2013. Your application package should contain: (1) motivation letter; (2) curriculum vitae, including an indication of your study results and the contact details of at least two referees; (3) a sample of your work (e.g., master’s thesis, report of internship, submitted manuscript, and so on) or an extensive summary thereof. We foresee to interview shortlisted candidates in the last week of June or first week of July .
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> Post 3 (PhD student): speaking in L1 and L2
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> The PhD student will investigate the production of sentences and short discourse in a first and second language, using paradigms that measure naming latencies in picture description. Further studies focus on the larger level of discourse and investigate effects of advance organizers on for instance the time course and propositional content in the description of short cartoons.
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> Start date: 1 October 2013
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> Duration: 4 years
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> Supervisor: Robert Hartsuiker
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> Profile
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> - you hold a Master’s degree in psychology, linguistics, cognitive neuroscience or a related discipline (you need to have your diploma before you can start the post; thus students finishing this summer are also eligible to apply).
>
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> - you are fascinated by the neural and cognitive systems underlying linguistic performance; your interest is demonstrated by the course curriculum you followed and in particular by your choice of thesis and/or internship topic.
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> The position will be at the level of doctoral bursary. The project will culminate after four years in a PhD thesis. Salary is according to standard Belgian regulations (scholarship: ± €22.000, net/year). Although the governing language at Ghent University is Dutch, knowledge of Dutch is not a pre-requisite.
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> Please contact Robert Hartsuiker (robert.hartsuiker(a)ugent.be +32 9 264 6436) for informal enquiries or a copy of the project text.
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> Applications should be sent by e-mail to Robert Hartsuiker, no later than 14 June 2013. Your application package should contain: (1) motivation letter; (2) curriculum vitae, including an indication of your study results and the contact details of at least two referees; (3) a sample of your work (e.g., master’s thesis, report of internship, submitted manuscript, and so on) or an extensive summary thereof. We foresee to interview shortlisted candidates in the last week of June or first week of July
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Silvia Gennari
Department of Psychology
University of York
York, YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
https://sites.google.com/site/silviapgennari/
Dear Users
Today, (YNiC open plan from 4.30 pm) there will be an internal
presentation by Philip Quinlan. Philip will be presenting the findings
from one of his fMRI projects on multi-tasking. The title of the talk is
"Neural multi-tasking and the Left Executive Control Network: Preparing
for one task whilst undertaking another".
Abstract: This study was aimed at determining the neural underpinnings
of how people prepare themselves for events cued to take place in the
imminent future. We addressed this in an fMRI setting in which
participants made a speeded judgement (either regarding magnitude or
parity) about each of a sequence of digits. Immediately, prior to each
sequence, a letter either primed participants to expect a task switch
for the last digit or it provided no information about which task to
expect. Performance on the trials prior to the fourth digit as a
function of switch predictability is key. Evidence for task preparation
was found that could not have been due to inhibition of a competing task
set. A network of regions was more active in the predictable than
unpredictable conditions that accords well with the Left DLPFC/Parietal
(Left Executive Control) Network that has been established in
independent resting state connectivity studies.
Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided afterwards.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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*Cam-CAN postdoctoral researcher *
*University of Cambridge, Department of Psychology*
*Vacancy Ref: PJ00953*
**
*Salary: £27,854 - £36,298 pa*
Applications are invited for a 2-year post-doctoral researcher to join
the Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience (Cam-CAN). This centre
brings together a large group of researchers across the University of
Cambridge and at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC-CBSU)
who aim to relate brain changes to cognitive changes over the adult
lifespan (covering ages 18-88). The appointee will work with a unique
population-representative sample of 700 adults on whom we have collected
extensive cognitive and neural measures. A subset of these individuals
will be run in a further set of fMRI and MEG studies designed to probe
major cognitive functions. The Cam-CAN project will integrate across
these data-sets using a variety of methods, relating changes in neural
structure and function over the lifespan to changes in cognitive
function and capacity.
The role of the postholder will be to continue ongoing analyses of the
700 dataset, carry through the second stage fMRI and MEG studies, and
play a key role in integrating the various Cam-CAN cognitive and imaging
data-sets using multivariate and multimodal neuroimaging analysis
methods. The appointee will be a cognitive neuroscientist with a strong
background in imaging and imaging statistics, and cognitive and/or
physiological ageing.
Candidates should have, or be in the final stages of obtaining, a PhD in
cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging methods, applied statistics or
cognitive ageing. Knowledge of and experience in advanced imaging
analyses, particularly connectivity analysis is essential, and it would
be an advantage to have some experience of MEG/EEG and/or fMRI.
Excellent statistical, computer programming (MATLAB and/or Python) and
MEG analysis (SPM, Fieldtrip) skills are essential. Candidates should be
careful, efficient, able to communicate effectively, and enjoy working
as part of a diverse and energetic interdisciplinary team.
The applicant will be based in the Centre for Speech, Language and the
Brain, Department of Psychology in central Cambridge. The Centre has
access to a research-dedicated 3T Siemens MR scanner, EEG and MEG
facilities housed at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in
Cambridge.
Applications in the form of a covering letter, CV with full publication
list, and completed cover sheet (CHRIS/6 Parts 1 and 3 only, including
details of three referees) shouldbe sent to Mrs M Dixon at
csladmin(a)csl.psychol.cam.ac.uk <mailto:csladmin@csl.psychol.cam.ac.uk>
or by post to Mrs Marie Dixon, Centre for Speech, Language and the
Brain, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Downing
Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EB. The CHRIS/6 can be downloaded from
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/forms/chris6/. The Vacancy number
for this position is PJ01285.
/Closing date: 2 July 2013/
/Start date: to be negotiated but no later than 1 October 2013/
/Limit of tenure: The funds for this post are available for 2 years. /
For further details, please see our website at
http://www.cam-can.com/vacancies/index.html
The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are
eligible to live and work in the UK.
Dear all,
We would like to inform you of an upcoming talk,
this *Monday 3 June at 12:30 in room PS B204*,
organised by the Psycholinguistics Research
Group<https://wiki.york.ac.uk/display/PRGCAL/PRG-cal+Home>(PRG).
Elise Lesage<http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/psychology/people/dr-students/lesage-el…>,
from the University of Birmingham, will be presenting her talk entitled
"Language and the cerebellum". Elise combines eye-tracking, rTMS, fMRI and
behavioural methods to study the role of the cerebellum in language and
cognition.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Best wishes,
Kirsten and Huarda, PRG organisers.
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Huarda Valdés-Laribi
Early Stage Researcher / PhD Student
Room C104 - Department of Psychology
The University of York
York, YO10 5DD
Dear Users
This Thursday (YNiC open plan from 4.30 pm) there will be an internal
presentation by Philip Quinlan. Philip will be presenting the findings
from one of his fMRI projects on multi-tasking. The title of the talk is
"Neural multi-tasking and the Left Executive Control Network: Preparing
for one task whilst undertaking another".
Abstract: This study was aimed at determining the neural underpinnings
of how people prepare themselves for events cued to take place in the
imminent future. We addressed this in an fMRI setting in which
participants made a speeded judgement (either regarding magnitude or
parity) about each of a sequence of digits. Immediately, prior to each
sequence, a letter either primed participants to expect a task switch
for the last digit or it provided no information about which task to
expect. Performance on the trials prior to the fourth digit as a
function of switch predictability is key. Evidence for task preparation
was found that could not have been due to inhibition of a competing task
set. A network of regions was more active in the predictable than
unpredictable conditions that accords well with the Left DLPFC/Parietal
(Left Executive Control) Network that has been established in
independent resting state connectivity studies.
Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided afterwards.
Best wishes
Rebecca
Dear Users
As you will be aware, all the data that is generated using the YNiC
scanners is stored and made available to users in an anonymised format.
The reason we do this is to try and protect participants being
identified with a specific scan and therefore attempt to maintain some
protection of what is ultimately information about the structure and
function of their brain.
Some studies, for good scientific reasons, will be involved in scanning
individuals at other sites and there will be a wish to bring that data
to YNiC for analysis. But please can we ask you to ensure that:
a) you have permission to do so from the remote site's own ethical
governance committee and if necessary their data protection officer. You
should also ensure that the list of people who will analyse that data in
YNiC do have permission to access that data. Permission from YNiC alone
is not sufficient.
b) that YNiC is informed that this data is being stored on our systems.
If we receive a freedom of information request or an enquiry within the
laws of the data protection legislation we cannot respond accurately if
we do not know about it. We are obliged to provide this information. Not
knowing is not a defence.
c) that the data is anonymised. This is critical. No study has
permission to access non-anonymised data on our systems under any
circumstances.
d) No data is transferred to us from outside Europe without specific
permission from the University's data protection office. We would be
happy to help if this is necessary.
We have a duty of care to our participants and their willingness to take
part in studies is related to us treating their data respectfully and
legally.
This is not being issued because we are aware of any current problems at
YNiC but because we have heard of problems at other sites where they
have not taken care about data storage.
Please can I ask everyone to be diligent about these important issues.
Thank you
Gary
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Gary Green
Director
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
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tel. Claire Fox : +44 (0) 1904 435329
Claire,Fox(a)ynic.york.ac.uk
fax +44 (0) 1904 435356
mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004
We will be taking Krish Singh to dinner this evening.
If you would like to join us please let me know
Gary
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Gary Green
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
Innovation Way
Heslington
York
YO10 5NY
http://www.ynic.york.ac.ukhttps://www.ynic.york.ac.uk/about-us/people/ggrg
tel. Claire Fox : +44 (0) 1904 435329
Claire,Fox(a)ynic.york.ac.uk
fax +44 (0) 1904 435356
mobile +44 (0) 788 191 3004
Dear Users
TODAY, (YNiC open plan from 4.30 pm) there will be a presentation
by Krish Singh from CUBRIC. The title of Krish's talk is "Non-invasive MEG
measures of cortical oscillatory dynamics in health and disease".
Abstract: Magnetoencephalography (MEG) allows the non-invasive
localisation and characterisation of a range of cortical oscillatory
phenomena, which are
increasingly thought to reflect both local and network properties of the
neural populations underpinning different aspects of perceptual and
cognitive function. These studies reveal complex, task-specific and
spatially localised effects, some of which appear to be co-localised with
the BOLD-fMRI response to the same task. In this talk I shall explain some
of the methodology behind these studies and how these human MEG signals
compare with invasive recordings in both animals and humans. The main
focus
will be in looking at how individual differences in oscillatory parameters
such as amplitude and frequency can be related to variations in
perceptual/behavioural task performance and to individual differences in
neurotransmitter concentrations. Finally I will talk about the relevance
of
these studies to clinical conditions such as Epilepsy and Schizophrenia.
Everyone is welcome to attend and refreshments will be provided
afterwards.
Best wishes
Rebecca
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Dr. Rebecca E. Millman
York Neuroimaging Centre
The Biocentre
York Science Park
York
YO10 5DG
Email: rem(a)ynic.york.ac.uk
Tel: 01904 435 5373
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*Full Time Post-Doctoral Research Position in Social Neuroscience *
The Person Perception and Person Knowledge Lab at New York University
Abu Dhabi (located in the United Arab Emirates), under the supervision
of Professor Susanne Quadflieg, is seeking a talented post-doctoral
researcher. The successful candidate will conduct MEG and behavioral
studies on person perception and person inferences. The position should
commence in September 2013 (but the exact start date is negotiable). For
more information, please note the attachment. You may also contact
Susanne Quadflieg via email (susanne.quadflieg(a)nyu.edu
<mailto:susanne.quadflieg@nyu.edu>), and/or visit her web site
(http://nyuad.nyu.edu/academics/faculty/quadflieg/).