Connectionists: Developmental neuroscience position @ Penn State

[Rick Gilmore]

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE

Description:

The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a postdoctoral research
Associate in Human Developmental Neuroscience. The position is part of a
new research initiative in Human Developmental Neuroscience (HDNI)
sponsored by the College of the Liberal Arts' Child Study Center with
financial support from the Penn State Children, Youth, and Families
Consortium.

Dr. Rick Gilmore, Associate Professor of Psychology, directs the
initiative. The position will involve participating in research with Dr.
Gilmore (biological bases of visual and motor development), and/or with
one or more of the faculty associated with this initiative (see HDNI  
link
below for a faculty listing).

Depending on the interests and expertise of the successful applicant,
the position may also involve providing training or technical assistance
in one or more neuroscience research methodologies to interested faculty
and graduate students. The position is for two (2) years, with the
possibility of a third. The start-date is negotiable, but a date on  
or after
September 1, 2007 is preferred.

Resources:

Penn State has made major investments in neuroscience research
infrastructure at its University Park campus.  The Human
Electrophysiology Facility at Penn State, a shared use research
laboratory, consists of two acoustically-shielded testing chambers, each
equipped with a 128-channel NetStation system for high density/impedance
EEG/ERP research. A 32-channel low density/impedance system, currently
configured for steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) research, is
also available to investigators. Faculty affiliated with the initiative
have equipment and expertise in the use of near-infrared optical
tomography (NIROT), and ambulatory psycho physiological measures. In
addition, we anticipate the installation of a 3T magnet dedicated to
MRI-related research within the next year.

Qualifications:

We seek applicants with Ph.D.s in Psychology, Human Development,
Neuroscience, Statistics, Computer Science, or Engineering, who have
expertise in EEG, structural or functional MRI, psychophysiological,
neuroendocrine, or genetic methods. Applicants should be interested in
applying these techniques and in taking an interdisciplinary approach to
questions concerning perceptual, cognitive, communicative, affective,
social, or motor development across the life span.

Application procedure:

Interested candidates should send a CV, letter of interest, and 2
publications to:

Dr. Rick Gilmore
c/o Neuroscience Postdoc
Department of Psychology
417 Moore Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 865-3664
rick.gilmore at psu.edu

Letters of reference will be requested from finalists for the position
after an initial review of qualifications.

More Information:

Child Study Center, http://csc.psych.psu.edu
Children, Youth, and Families Consortium, http://cyfc.psu.edu
HDNI Initiative, http://csc.psych.psu.edu/research/initiatives/ 
DevNeuro.shtml
Human Electrophysiology Facility, http://www.cyfc.psu.edu/hef/