Connectionists: Position at RUTGERS--COMPUTATIONAL NEUROIMAGING

[Stephen José Hanson]

The Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience  (CMBN) at Rutgers
University-Newark has an opening for a tenure-track Assistant Professor
in COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE/BRAIN IMAGING. 

The ideal candidate would be someone who uses brain imaging to ask
fundamental hypothesis-driven questions about brain structure and
function. We are particularly interested in candidates who use imaging
in combination with other methods such as behavioral methods, animal
research, neurocomputational modeling, genetics, and/or clinical
patient studies. 

Applicants should apply as soon as possible, but no later than
September 15th, 2012.

The applicant would be expected to be an active member of the Rutgers
Brain Imaging Center (RUBIC) and make use of our new NSF-funded
research-dedicated Siemens 3T TRIO magnet located on the ground floor
of the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience in Newark. This
facility can also be used for animal imaging.

We seek a candidate who will interact well with a diverse community of
neuroscientists including molecular, systems, behavioral, and cognitive
neuroscientists. The candidate will be expected to contribute to
undergraduate research training and teach graduate courses in
neuroscience, mentor Ph.D. students in our Behavioral and Neural
Sciences graduate program, and maintain an active externally-funded
research program. Women and members of underrepresented minorities are
especially encouraged to apply; Rutgers-Newark is noted for its
exceptionally diverse student population.

Although not required, a candidate who has current and transportable
external funding is preferred. 
For more information on neuroscience at Rutgers-Newark see
http://www.neuroscience.newark.rutgers.edu. Additional information on
our brain imaging center is at http://rubic.rutgers.edu/ . To apply,
please create four PDF files: 

(1) Cover letter summarizing (a) past training, (b) future research and
professional goals, (c) past honors, grants, and fellowship awards,
current external grant awards with start and end dates, and plans for
future grant submissions, (d) why you are a good fit for Rutgers/CMBN
and visa versa, (e) names, affiliations, and email addresses of three
people whom you have contacted for letters of recommendation, and (f) a
one sentence precis of research interest and activities, (2) C.V., (3)
Research Statement, (4) One representative first-authored paper. These
four files should be emailed as PDF attachments to mri at cmbn.rutgers.edu
with a header: "<Candidate's last name, first name>. Cog Neuro Faculty
Application". 

In addition, all applicants should arrange for at least three letters
of recommendation to be emailed directly to the same email address,
with a header that reads: "<Candidate's last name, first name>:
Recommendation from <Reviewer's last name, first name>.


 
     
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Stephen José Hanson
Professor 
Psychology Department
Rutgers University

Director RUBIC (Rutgers Brain Imaging Center)
Director RUMBA (Rutgers Brain/Mind Analysis-NK) 
Member of Cognitive Science Center (NB)
Information Science, NJIT (NK)

email: jose at psychology.rutgers.edu
web: psychology.rutgers.edu/~jose
lab: www.rumba.rutgers.edu
fax: 866-434-7959
voice: 973-353-5440 x 1412