positions in cognitive neuroscience of language

Ping Li pli at richmond.edu
Thu Jan 10 20:16:37 UTC 2002


Dear Colleagues,

I am posting the following info for a colleague who is not on the
list. Please address all inquiries to tanlh at hkucc.hku.hk.
Thanks.

Ping Li

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Ping Li, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Department of Psychology, University of Richmond
Richmond, VA 23173, USA
Email: pli at richmond.edu
Phone: (804) 289-8125 (O),287-1236 (lab); Fax: (804) 287-1905
http://www.richmond.edu/~pli/  or  http://cogsci.richmond.edu/
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     Research Assistant Professorship and
        Post-doctoral Fellowships in
      Cognitive Neuroscience of Language


Applications are invited for a research assistant professorship
and two post-doctoral fellowships in Cognitive Neuroscience
of Language, attached to the Laboratory for Language and
Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Linguistics,
tenable from as soon as possible, but in any case no later
than 1 August, 2002. The appointments will be made on a
2-3 year fixed-term basis.

The successful applicants will join our interdisciplinary
group that employs state-of-the-art fMRI recording and analysis
techniques as well as computational modeling to study topics
in cognitive neuroscience of language processes. In addition
to our resources and well developed plans for fMRI research
at the University of Hong Kong, we are engaged in long-term
collaborations with colleagues at Research Imaging Center at
San Antonio, National Institutes of Health, University of
Pittsburgh and the Key Laboratory of Cognitive Science and
Learning of the Ministry of Education of China. Ample scanner
time and training in fMRI techniques will be provided.

The University of Hong Kong runs an active Cognitive Science
undergraduate degree. The successful applicants may have the
opportunity to contribute to the teaching of Linguistics and
Cognitive Science at this university.

Applicants should have a PhD in cognitive psychology,
cognitive neuroscience, linguistics, or related fields. The
appointments will be made usually on the first point of the
4-point salary scale: HK$542,520 - 660,240 per annum for
the research assistant professor post and HK$378,240 - 497,580
per annum for the post-doctoral fellow post. For the research
assistant professor post, a taxable financial subsidy fixed
at HK$7,000 per month towards rented accommodation may be
provided, subject to the Prevention of Double Housing Benefits
Rules. At current rates, salaries tax will not exceed 15% of
gross income. The appointments carry leave and medical benefits.

Application forms (41/1000) can be obtained at
https://extranet.hku.hk/apptunit/; or from the Appointments
Unit (Senior), Registry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
(Fax: (852) 2540 6735 or 2559 2058; E-mail: apptunit at reg.hku.hk).
Applicants should submit cover letter, resume, and application
form by March 30, 2002 to: Dr. Li-Hai Tan, Director, Laboratory
for Language and Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Linguistics
and Cognitive Science Programme, University of Hong Kong, Hong
Kong (email: tanlh at hku.hk).



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