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search committee at the Department of Psychology at York University. We are currently embarking on a search for a highly talented Computational Neuroscientist with a focus on vision-related research, broadly defined. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">This unique position is part of the prestigious
</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><a href="https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/index-eng.aspx" target="_blank" id="OWA38d48310-21c0-642b-c475-0b56d43ee6e6" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/index-eng.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Canada
Research Chairs program</a></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);"> (CRC) and is also supported by the
</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><a href="https://vista.info.yorku.ca/" target="_blank" id="OWAdffdb737-9735-c57b-5452-f0a89ab39561" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="https://vista.info.yorku.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Vision:
Science to Applications (VISTA) program</a></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">. We are actively looking for candidates to fill this role at either the Assistant or Associate Professor level, depending
on qualifications and experience (within 10 years from their terminal degree). <u>
Recognizing the underrepresentation of women and gender minorities among CRCs, this position is open only to qualified researchers who indicate on the Affirmative Action self-identification form that they identify as women or gender non-conforming.</u></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">If you could kindly help us by distributing this call for applications to any colleagues or contacts you believe may be interested or suitable
for this position, we would greatly appreciate your assistance in reaching potential candidates.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(33, 33, 33);">Please see the ad at:
</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://www.yorku.ca/vpepc/faculty-affairs/faculty-positions/" target="_blank" id="OWA2145ba97-b9b5-26c3-a891-b89e95db6e32" class="x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">https://www.yorku.ca/vpepc/faculty-affairs/faculty-positions/</a> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://www.yorku.ca/vpepc/faculty-affairs/wp-content/uploads/sites/698/2020/06/HH_CRC_ComNeuro_.pdf" target="_blank" id="OWA854fe82e-589f-ac00-6786-f2580a831607" class="x_OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">https://www.yorku.ca/vpepc/faculty-affairs/wp-content/uploads/sites/698/2020/06/HH_CRC_ComNeuro_.pdf</a></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best regards,</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Liya</span></p>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Liya Ma, PhD</span></div>
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Assistant Professor, Tier II Canada Research Chair</div>
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Visual Neurophysiology Centre</div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">York University</span></div>
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