McGill Job Announcement

[Fred Genesee]

McGill University
Department of Psychology
  Canada Research Chair in Psychology of Language

The Department of Psychology of McGill University invites applications from
exceptional candidates for a Tier II Canada Research Chair in Psychology of
Language. The successful applicant will have a tenure-track appointment at the
Assistant or junior Associate Professor level.  Consideration will be given to
candidates with interests in any domain of scientific language research
including, acquisition, speech and language perception and processing, neural
representation, and language disorders. The Department has excellent
facilities
for interdisciplinary research through the Centre for Language, Mind, and
Brain
which links researchers in related academic units at McGill University
(Linguistics, Communication Sciences and Disorders, and  Education), the
Montreal Neurological Institute, and other universities in Montreal.

Applicants are expected to have a doctorate in psychology or a closely related
field, a record of significant, externally-funded research, an aptitude for
undergraduate and graduate teaching and the ability and interest to work
collaboratively in an interdisciplinary research environment.
Consideration of
applications will begin March 1 and continue until suitable candidates have
been identified. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a description
of
research interests and philosophy, a statement of teaching interests and
philosophy, selected reprints of publications, and should arrange for three
confidential letters of recommendation to be sent to

Chair, Psychology of Language Search Committee
Department of Psychology
McGill University
1205 Dr. Penfield Avenue
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1B1.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however Canadians and
permanent residents will be given priority.

Psychology Department           phone: (514) 398-6022
McGill University               fax: (514) 398-4896
1205 Docteur Penfield Ave.
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
H3A 1B1