Faculty Position in Cognition, Brown University

[anderson@magnum.cog.brown.edu]

FACULTY POSITION IN COGNITION, BROWN UNIVERSITY.  The Department of
Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences at Brown University invites applications
for a four-year faculty position in Human Cognition, to begin July 1, 1997
(initial three year appointment with one year renewal, non-tenure-track).
The position would be suited to either a senior visitor who would receive
half-time salary support and teach two courses per year, or a more junior
applicant who would receive full salary support and teach three courses per
year.  Candidates should have core teaching and research interests in an
area of human cognition such as perception, attention, memory,
categorization, problem solving, reasoning, or decision making, as well as
an interest in interacting with members of an interdisciplinary department.
Familiarity with computational modeling is desirable.  All applicants must
have received the Ph.D. degree or equivalent by the beginning of the
appointment.

The initial deadline for applications is March 1, 1997, but applications
will be accepted after that time until the position is filled.  Please send
CV, recent publications, and a cover letter describing teaching and
research interests to the address below.  Senior applicants should enclose
the names of three referees;  junior applicants should have three letters
of reference sent to:   Cognitive Search Committee, Department of Cognitive
and Linguistic Sciences, Box 1978, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912.

Brown is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  Women and
minorities are especially encouraged to apply.