27.1059, Jobs: Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics; Neurolinguistics; Phonetics; Psycholinguistics: Post Doc, University of Rochester

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Date: Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:39:05
From: Jaeger T. Florian [fjaeger at bcs.rochester.edu]
Subject: Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics; Neurolinguistics; Phonetics; Psycholinguistics: Post Doc, University of Rochester, New York, USA

 
University or Organization: University of Rochester 
Department: Human Languge Processing Lab, Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Job Location: New York, USA 
Web Address: https://www.hlp.rochester.edu
Job Title: Post-doctoral Researcher (2 positions)
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics; Neurolinguistics; Phonetics; Psycholinguistics 


Description:

We are searching for two outstanding post-doctoral researchers to join our
lab. Both positions offer competitive NIH-level post-doctoral salaries for up
to 3 years, an annual travel budget, and moving expenses. The lab has a good
record at job placement, with three of the four most recent post-docs now
holding tenure-track positions in linguistics or psychology. For the team and
further information, see https://www.hlp.rochester.edu/.

Project 1: Inference and learning during speech perception and adaptation
Project 2: Web-based self-administered speech therapy

Interested candidates should contact HLP lab manager Olga Nikolayeva
(onikolay at u.rochester.edu) along with:

1) a CV
2) a brief statement of primary research interests

Recommendations will be elicited after initial review of applications.

Project 1: Inference and learning during speech perception and adaptation

Preferred start date: as early as now, as late as 09/2016. Applications are
reviewed on a rolling basis starting 3/10.

We are particularly interested in researchers with a strong computational
background (ideally, including Bayesian inference, sampling, etc. though that
is not necessary). Expertise in phonetics or speech perception are preferred,
but not required. The core of our research project is behavioral and
computational, but expertise in fMRI and, specifically, MVPA and related
methods are an additional plus. There is the potential to collaborate across
labs on the neural foundations of speech adaptation (with Raj Raizada). 

The project includes research on lack of invariance, learning in
non-stationary environments, inference under uncertainty, causal attribution,
and the relation between linguistics and social perception. For an overview,
of our research program and goals, see Kleinschmidt and Jaeger
(2015-PsychRev).

Project 2: Web-based self-administered speech therapy

Preferred start date: as early as 05/2016, as late as 05/2017. Applications
are reviewed on a rolling basis starting 4/1/2016.

We are particularly interested in researchers with an interest in extending
and testing theories about language learning and adaptation to a clinical
setting. Candidates with a background in speech perception or production are
preferred, ideally from a cognitive science perspective. Clinical experience
is a plus, but not required (an interest to extend in that direction is
required). This project is a collaboration between HLP Lab and Dr. Helen
Meng‘s lab at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr. Meng’s lab focuses on
human-computer interaction. Candidates should have a strong interest in being
part in this type of cross-disciplinary international research team (including
research visits to Hong Kong).

We explore the use of a web-based system for second language pronunciation
teaching and learning, developed by Dr. Meng’s lab, for speech therapy. This
project has two phases. In the first phase, we will explore the effectiveness
of the interface for second language pronunciation training. We will
investigate also what types of training samples will elicit the best learning
results. In the second phase, we will extend the system to allow patients with
pure speech disorders (e.g., dysarthria) to self-administer pronunciation
therapy from the comfort of their home.



Application Deadline: 10-Mar-2016 (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: onikolay at u.rochester.edu 
Contact Information:
	Associate Professor Jaeger T. Florian 
	Email: fjaeger at bcs.rochester.edu 
	Phone: 585 276 3611 


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