Job announcement for MEG lab

[Didier A. Depireux]

Technical Coordinator, MEG Laboratory
Cognitive Neuroscience of Language Laboratory, 
Department of Linguistics
University of Maryland College Park

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Language Laboratory at the University of
Maryland is developing a new state-of-the-art magnetoencephalography (MEG)
facility. The MEG facility will perform non-invasive recordings with
millisecond resolution in time, and high spatial resolution, afforded by a
dense sensor array (160+ channels). The laboratory will be used for
research in a number of disciplines, including linguistics, neuroscience,
electrical engineering, computer science, and physics.

The lab is seeking a full-time Technical Coordinator, starting September
1st, 2001, or as soon as possible thereafter.  The Technical Coordinator
responsibilities include: maintaining the MEG laboratory, including
stimulus delivery equipment and a number of PC workstations for data
acquisition/analysis; supervising and running experiments; developing
protocols and manuals, and training new lab users; assisting in preparing
experiments and analyzing data.  The position provides an exciting
opportunity to gain expertise in a cutting edge cognitive neuroscience
laboratory.

The position demands energy and initiative, technical aptitude, ability to
work with a wide variety of people, and a serious interest in brain
function. Experience in any of the following areas is desirable, though not
necessary: cognitive science, neuroscience, computer programming,
electrophysiology, radiology, electrical engineering, or physics.

The position comes with a competitive salary and full benefits. For more
information on the Cognitive Neuroscience of Language Laboratory, see
http://www.ling.umd.edu/cnl. Inquiries should be directed to 
Prof. David Poeppel, 
dpoeppel at deans.umd.edu
(301)-405-1016; 
Department of Linguistics,
1401 Marie Mount Hall, 
University of Maryland, 
College Park, MD 20742.

The University of Maryland is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunities
Title IX employer. Women and minority candidates are especially encouraged
to apply.