Postdoc Opportunity at Penn State

[Ping Li]

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION
CENTER FOR LANGUAGE SCIENCE
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY

The Center for Language Science (CLS) at Pennsylvania State University (*
http://cls.psu.edu/*) invites applications for an anticipated postdoctoral
position. We are seeking a candidate who has extensive language neuroscience
experience, particularly with fMRI methods, and who would like to develop
expertise on bilingual language processing. The position will include
interaction with CLS faculty and students and the larger Penn State
neuroscience community (see* http://www.imaging.psu.edu* and*
http://www.huck.psu.edu/education/neuroscience*) towards developing fMRI
expertise among students and faculty and creating potential collaborative
projects. 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 interests in these topics and with an interest in extending
their expertise within experimental psycholinguistics and cognitive
neuroscience are particularly welcome to apply. There is no expectation that
applicants will have had prior experience in research on bilingualism but
previous fMRI expertise is critical.


The CLS is home to a cross-disciplinary research program that includes 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
provides training in research on bilingualism that includes an international
perspective and that exploits opportunities for collaborative research
conducted with one of our international partner sites in the UK (Bangor,
Wales), Germany (Leipzig), Spain (Granada and Tarragona), The Netherlands
(Nijmegen), Sweden (Lund) 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
postdoctoral candidate will have an opportunity to engage in collaborative
research within the Center's international network.


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*: Rena Torres Cacoullos, Giuli Dussias, Chip Gerfen,
John Lipski, and Karen Miller;* Linguistics*:  Nola Stephens;* Communication
Sciences and Disorders*:  Carol Miller;* German*: Carrie Jackson, Mike
Putnam, and Richard Page. 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), about the PIRE
program, and faculty research programs can be found at* http://cls.psu.edu*or
* http://cls.psu.edu/PIRE*.


The initial appointment will be for one year, with a strong possibility of
renewal for the next year. Salary and benefits follow NSF/NIH guidelines.
The search is open to all eligible candidates regardless of citizenship.
Applicants should send a CV, several reprints or preprints, and a statement
of research interests. This statement should indicate two or more core
faculty members as likely primary and secondary mentors and should describe
the candidate's goals for research and training during a postdoctoral
position, including previous fMRI experience and directions in which the
candidate would like to develop his/her expertise in the language science of
bilingualism. 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 December 1, 2011. The appointment can begin any time between
February 1, 2012 and June 1, 2012. 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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