Postdoctoral Position Penn State

[Ping Li]

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION
CENTER FOR LANGUAGE SCIENCE
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY

The Center for Language Science at Pennsylvania State University invites
applications for an anticipated postdoctoral position associated with a new
NSF training program,* Partnerships for International Research and Education
(PIRE): Bilingualism, mind, and brain: An interdisciplinary program in
cognitive psychology, linguistics, and cognitive neuroscience*. The program
seeks to provide training in research on bilingualism that will include an
international perspective and that will take advantage of opportunities for
collaborative research conducted with one of our international partner sites
in the UK (Bangor, Wales), Germany (Leipzig), Spain (Granada and Barcelona),
The Netherlands (Nijmegen), and China (Hong Kong and Beijing) and in
conjunction with our two domestic partner sites at Haskins Labs and the VL2
Science of Learning Center at Gallaudet University. The successful candidate
will benefit from a highly interactive group of faculty whose interests
include bilingual language processing, second language acquisition in
children and adults, and language contact. Applicants with experience and
interests in these topics and with an interest in extending their expertise
within experimental psycholinguistics, cognitive neuroscience, or linguistic
field research are particularly welcome to apply. The time that a candidate
will spend abroad will be determined by the nature of their research project
and by ongoing collaborative arrangements between Penn State and the partner
sites.
Questions about faculty research interests may be directed to relevant core
training faculty:* Psychology*: Judith Kroll, Ping Li, Janet van Hell, and
Dan Weiss; * Spanish*: Giuli Dussias, Chip Gerfen, and John Lipski;* German*:
Richard Page and Carrie Jackson. Administrative questions can be directed to
the Director of the Center for Language Science, Judith Kroll: *
jfk7 at psu.edu*. More information about the Center for Language Science (CLS)
and faculty research programs can be found at* http://www.cls.psu.edu*.

The position is subject to final NSF budget approval and will be for one
year, with a good possibility of renewal for the next year. Salary and
benefits are set by NSF guidelines. Provisions of the training program limit
funding to US citizens or permanent residents.

Applicants should send a CV, several reprints or preprints, and a statement
of research interests. This statement should indicate two or more core PIRE
faculty members as likely primary and secondary mentors and should describe
the candidate's goals for research and training during a postdoctoral
position, including directions in which the candidate would like to expand
his/her theoretical and methodological expertise in the language science of
bilingualism and ways in which the opportunity to conduct research abroad
with different bilingual populations would enhance those goals. Applicants
should also provide names of three recommenders and arrange for letters of
recommendation to be sent separately.

Application materials should be sent electronically to*
pirepostdoc at gmail.com*.  For fullest consideration, all materials should be
received by June 15, 2010, however we will consider applications until the
position is filled. The appointment date is August 15, 2010. We encourage
applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds.  Penn State is
committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its
workforce.




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Ping Li, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Linguistics, Information Sciences & Technology
Department of Psychology and Center for Language Science
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802, USA
Email: pul8 at psu.edu
http://cogsci.psu.edu
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