[parislinguists] [echos] 3 offres etudiants

Tue Apr 6 06:51:16 UTC 2004

1. PhD studentships available at the Centre for Brain & Cognitive 
Development,
School of Psychology, Birkbeck University of London
Closing date: 30 April 2004

2. Postdoctoral Position in Computational Neuroscience and fMRI
Lab for Neural Information Processing, Department of Neuroscience
Georgetown University

3. DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Lecturer in Psychology
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 7 April 2004.

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1. PhD studentships available at the Centre for Brain & Cognitive 
Development,
School of Psychology, Birkbeck University of London

  Two MRC studentships and one EPSRC studentship are available at the 
Centre
for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck London
(http://www.cbcd.bbk.ac.uk). The MRC studentships will go to applicants
  interested in (1) the relation between postnatal brain development and
  visual cognition (broadly defined) in human infants using both
  behavioural and/or neuroimaging (ERP/optical imaging) techniques, or 
(2)
  computer modelling and behavioural studies of typical and atypical
development.  The EPSRC studentship is for empirical testing, using 
behavioral techniques,
 of a computational model of top-down feedback in the visual system 
(see Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 16(2):219-37 for further 
details).

Details of the School of Psychology MPhil/Phd programme can be found at:
http://www.psyc.bbk.ac.uk/courses/phdleaflet.html

Closing date: 30 April 2004
Informal enquiries: Mark Johnson (mark.johnson at bbk.ac.uk)
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2. Postdoctoral Position in Computational Neuroscience and fMRI
Lab for Neural Information Processing
Department of Neuroscience
Georgetown University

A postdoctoral position is available immediately in the lab of
Max Riesenhuber at Georgetown University to study the neural
mechanisms underlying real world object recognition (in particular
object recognition in cluttered scenes and the role of attention in
object recognition) using a combination of computational modeling,
psychophysics, and fMRI. The project is part of an NIH-funded
collaboration between the Riesenhuber lab at Georgetown and labs at
MIT, Caltech and Northwestern. Candidates should have a research
record in a vision-related field, a strong quantitative background and
experience in two of the following: computational neuroscience, visual
psychophysics, fMRI. Initial appointment will be for a two-year
period, with the possibility of extension for another year. Salary is
based on experience and conforms to NIH levels.

The lab investigates the computational mechanisms underlying human
perception as a gateway to understanding information processing and
learning in cortex.  In our work, we combine computational models with
psychophysical and fMRI data from our own lab and collaborators, as
well as with single unit data obtained in collaboration with
physiology labs. We also collaborate with machine vision groups to
compare the performance of our model of object recognition in cortex
to current machine vision systems on real-world vision tasks. For more
information, see http://riesenhuberlab.neuro.georgetown.edu, or
email Max Riesenhuber at mr287 at georgetown.edu.

Georgetown University has a strong neuroscience community with fifty
labs involved in the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience. Its
scenic campus overlooks the Potomac River in Washington, DC, one of
the most intellectual and culturally rich cities in the country.

Interested candidates should send a CV, representative reprints, and
the names and contact information of three references to Maximilian
Riesenhuber (mr287 at georgetown.edu). Review of applications will begin
immmediately, and will continue until the position is filled.

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Maximilian Riesenhuber                             phone: 202-687-9198
Department of Neuroscience                         fax:   202-784-3562
Georgetown University Medical Center       email: mr287 at georgetown.edu
Research Building Room EP09
3970 Reservoir Rd., NW
Washington, DC 20007        http://riesenhuberlab.neuro.georgetown.edu
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3. DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
Lecturer in Psychology

We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Psychology to initiate and
collaborate in high quality research and contribute to teaching at
undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

In addition to being highly rated for teaching, the Psychology 
Department
was rated 4A in the last RAE.  The department has a high level of 
ongoing
ESRC support, and a state-of-the-art research suite will open in January
2005 in a new interdisciplinary Centre for Cognition, Computation and
Culture.

We encourage applications from candidates with a strong track record of
research, publications, and with clear plans for future research 
relevant
to one of the department's three main areas of strength (Cognition, 
Brain
and Behaviour; Development and Social Processes; Occupational 
Psychology).
Experience in presenting research papers at conferences or other similar
settings is essential, and you will be able to provide evidence of good
teaching skills, ideally at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. 
The
ability to teach theories of personality and/or psychometrics would be 
an
advantage. You will have a good first degree in Psychology or a related
area and a PhD in a relevant area.

Salary will either be on the Lecturer A scale =A324,325 - =A327,585 or =
Lecturer
B scale =A328,404 - =A335,813, inclusive of =A32,134 per annum London =
Weighting
depending on qualifications and experience.

For further information contact the Personnel Department, Goldsmiths
College, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW, ring 020 7919
7999 (24-hour answerphone), or email personnel at gold.ac.uk, quoting
reference 04/73AE.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 7 April 2004.
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