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<b>Postdoctoral Position in Electrophysiology and Computational Modeling of Language (Start date: by June 1, 2026)</b></div>
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The NeuroCognition of Language Lab (PI: Gina Kuperberg), jointly based at Tufts University and the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston), invites applications for a fully funded, two-year postdoctoral position.</div>
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Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled, with an intended start date of June 1, 2026</div>
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This position offers opportunities to pursue theory-driven research at the intersection of psycholinguistics, computational neuroscience, and electrophysiology. We are especially interested in applicants whose expertise aligns with one or more of the following
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<div role="presentation" class="elementToProof">Using MEG and/or EEG to characterize the spatiotemporal dynamics of predictive processing during real-time language comprehension, with an emphasis on sentence- and discourse-level mechanisms.</div>
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<div role="presentation" class="elementToProof">Developing mechanistic models (e.g., predictive coding simulations), and linking model behavior to behavioral and neural signatures of comprehension. We are also interested in decision-making and confidence-updating
frameworks that formalize how comprehenders evaluate uncertainty, accumulate error evidence, and engage reprocessing following linguistic errors.</div>
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<div role="presentation" class="elementToProof">Analyzing large-scale corpora of patient speech, using computational language methods, including Large Language Models (LLMs), to quantify and understand disorganized language production in schizophrenia.</div>
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Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in cognitive science, psycholinguistics, psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, computational neuroscience, or a related field. Candidates may be strongest in one area (electrophysiology, computational modeling, or NLP/LLM-based
language analysis), while demonstrating interest in the broader research program.</div>
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Core qualifications</div>
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Strong interest in mechanistic accounts of sentence and discourse comprehension and its neural implementation</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Strong computational and programming skills (Python, MATLAB, and/or R)</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
Experience with linear mixed-effects models and related statistical approaches</li></ul>
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Additional qualifications (one or more, depending on area of focus)</div>
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Experience collecting and/or analyzing EEG and/or MEG data</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Experience developing and testing computational models of comprehension, for example predictive coding simulations</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
Experience applying computational language analysis methods, including distributional semantic similarity and embedding-based metrics, topic models, and LLM-based approaches, to understanding behavioral and neural data from naturalistic language paradigms</li></ul>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For more about our lab, see our website: </span>
<span style="color: blue;"><u><a data-linkindex="0" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: blue;" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://kuperberglab.com/" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA607f0914-ae93-611b-cabf-a9df4ca53abb" target="_blank" href="https://kuperberglab.com/">https://kuperberglab.com/</a></u></span></div>
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Massachusetts General Hospital and Tufts University are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. Full-time employees receive full benefits.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To apply, please send the following materials to Gina Kuperberg, M.D., Ph.D. (</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a data-linkindex="1" style="color: blue;" title="mailto:gkuperberg@mgh.harvard.edu" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWAf8425ff2-496c-6ed1-082a-e65b9b5af923" href="mailto:gkuperberg@mgh.harvard.edu">gkuperberg@mgh.harvard.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">)
and cc Arim Choi (</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a data-linkindex="2" style="color: blue;" title="mailto:arim.choi@tufts.edu" class="x_x_x_OWAAutoLink" id="OWA6f6f0d13-66ee-5e9c-b0df-4d6e32fb0fff" href="mailto:arim.choi@tufts.edu">arim.choi@tufts.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">):</span></div>
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Cover letter describing research experience and interests, including (i) which project area(s) you are applying to, and (ii) a brief statement of fit connecting your interests to the lab’s approach (for example, by referencing 1–2 relevant papers from our group
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Curriculum Vitae</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, "Aptos_EmbeddedFont", "Aptos_MSFontService", Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">
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PDFs of published or submitted papers</li></ol>
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<div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="elementToProof">Gina Kuperberg, MD PhD</div>
<div style="font-family: Tahoma;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Dennett Stibel Professor in Cognitive Science,
</span><span style="font-size: 9.75pt;">Department of Psychology, Tufts University </span></div>
<div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="elementToProof">Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Mass. General Hospital</div>
<div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="elementToProof">Tel: 617 863-0727</div>
<div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="elementToProof">Fax: 617 812-4799</div>
<div style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;" class="elementToProof">email: Gina.Kuperberg@tufts.edu OR
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GKuperberg@mgh.harvard.edu</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA4036b955-e4ec-0680-a9e2-6166b19d6d1f" href="https://kuperberglab.com/">https://kuperberglab.com/</a></span></div>
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