<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; text-underline: none"><U><FONT
face="Times New Roman">RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITIONS<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns
= "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
/><o:p></o:p></FONT></U></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><U><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Laboratory of Developmental Cognitive
Neuroscience<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></U></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><U><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></U></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><U><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></U></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoTitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none"><U><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></U></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoSubtitle style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 3pt"><STRONG><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>SPRING/SUMMER 2005</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 265.5pt"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Several full time positions available on
NIH-funded projects that focus on children with neurodevelopmental disorders
(autism, Williams syndrome, specific language impairment) with special emphasis
on language, face processing, and other aspects of cognition in school-aged
children, brain imaging in preschoolers, and early development in toddlers.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Requirements include: <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>background in Psychology or related field
with Bachelors degree; research experience; excellent organizational,
interpersonal and computer skills.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>We are seeking recent college graduates with a strong intellectual
interest in our specific research programs and prior coursework in
cognitive/developmental/clinical science and/or neuroscience.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Although not required, experience with
computer programming and hardware used in cognitive science research paradigms
is highly desirable.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Experience
working with children in research or clinical settings is required.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: .5in"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: .5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Responsibilities include administration of
standardized diagnostic, cognitive and language tests with children and adults;
assistance in design and development of experimental tasks; programming computer
presentation of stimuli and data collection; helping children prepare for brain
scan experiments; managing, coding and analyzing data; preparation of literature
reviews, maintaining participant files, and writing testing reports. </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; tab-stops: 265.5pt"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoBodyTextIndent
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">We are seeking mature, responsible, and
highly motivated people who would enjoy the experience of being involved in a
large and active research lab (see our website:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT><A
href="http://www.bu.edu./autism"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>www.bu.edu./autism</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> ).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A two-year commitment to the position is
required with a start date no later than July 1, 2005.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: 265.5pt"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 265.5pt"><U><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>For more information, please send a cover letter
describing your interests and goals, your resume, a copy of your college
transcript and the names of 3 references to:</FONT></U></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 265.5pt"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: 265.5pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Helen Tager-Flusberg, Ph.D.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: 265.5pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Director, Laboratory of Developmental Cognitive
Neuroscience,</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: 265.5pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Department of Anatomy &
Neurobiology,</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: 265.5pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Boston University School of Medicine, </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: 265.5pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>715 Albany Street L-814</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: 265.5pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Boston, MA 02118-2526</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: 265.5pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Fax: 617-414-1301, </FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: 265.5pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>email: </FONT><A
href="mailto:htagerf@bu.edu"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>htagerf@bu.edu</FONT></A></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: 265.5pt"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; tab-stops: 265.5pt"><U><FONT
size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></U></P>___________________________________________</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Helen Tager-Flusberg, PhD</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Professor, Anatomy & Neurobiology</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Director, Lab of Cognitive Neuroscience (<A
href="http://www.bu.edu/autism">www.bu.edu/autism</A>)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Boston University School of Medicine</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>715 Albany Street L814</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Boston MA 02118</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fax:
617-414-1301</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Voice: 617-414-1312</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Email:
htagerf@bu.edu</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.bu/"></A></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>