[ACT-R-users] postdoc positions at LRDC

Christian Schunn schunn+ at pitt.edu
Tue Jun 3 09:44:42 EDT 2008


6 postdoc positions in cognitive science / cognitive neuroscience and  
education

Reflecting five large new grants from several different federal  
funding agencies, the Learning Research and Development Center at the
University of Pittsburgh is seeking candidates for up to 6 new  
postdoctoral fellows in the area of connecting cognitive science /
cognitive neuroscience to formal and informal education to begin as  
early as September 2008 and possibly as late as January 2009. Faculty
advisors for these positions include: Kevin Crowley, Julie Fiez, Tim  
Nokes, Walter Schneider, Christian Schunn, and Natasha Tokowicz.
Positions are for one to three years. The salaries are approximately  
$38,000/year plus traditional benefits. Relevant backgrounds include
the cognitive and learning sciences broadly, and particularly relevant  
is some experience in higher-level cognition, second language learning/
psycholinguistics, mathematical cognition, scientific reasoning,  
training research, or cognitive neuroscience and brain imaging.
Candidates must have completed their dissertations prior to commencing  
the postdoc position. Review of applications will begin on July 1st,
2008. Applicants should feel free to send an email to one of the  
faculty advisors to explore fit. Full applications can be sent by
email tocrizzo at pitt.edu and should include: a cover letter expressing  
areas of interest, a CV, one or two representative papers, and at
least two reference letters. Details about the various positions are  
listed at http://www.lrdc.pitt.edu/about/job-postings.php .


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    Christian Schunn
    Associate Professor of Psychology, Intelligent Systems, and  
Learning Sciences and Policy
    Research Scientist, Learning Research & Development Center
    University of Pittsburgh

    schunn at pitt.edu, http://www.lrdc.pitt.edu/schunn
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