Postdoctoral Fellow - Psychology Department

Dr. Nazbanou Nozari's laboratory in the Psychology Department at Carnegie Mellon University is accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellowship. The position is broadly defined, with opportunities to explore mechanisms of learning, monitoring and control in language production, as well as the relationship between perception and production. We are interested in big questions that not only further our understanding of the language production system, but also of cognition in general. Example of such questions include: how do perception and action influence one another? How is a hierarchical task monitored and controlled? How does a system learn and how does such learning transfer to another system? As a complex, yet highly practiced, cognitive function, language production is an ideal tool for studying these and many other big-picture questions. We, therefore, encourage students from diverse backgrounds with expertise in language production, cognitive control, or learning to consider applying.

The position provides special opportunities for studying perception-production transfer in the acoustic-phonetic domain in collaboration with Dr. Lori Holt, and for the application of machine learning techniques to the analysis of EEG and fMRI data in language production, in collaboration with Dr. Leila Wehbe.

In addition to the opportunities listed above, CMU provides unique research resources, such as an in-house pool of 3-5-year-old children for longitudinal developmental research, as well as many opportunities offered by the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC) for professional development, geared specifically towards preparing postdoctoral fellows for a successful career.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Conceiving and conducting research experiments under the PI's supervision
• Collecting, or supervising the collection of, data, performing statistical analysis, and disseminating the results by presenting the findings in conferences and writing journal articles

Flexibility, excellence, and passion are vital qualities within the Psychology Department. Inclusion, collaboration and cultural sensitivity are valued competencies at CMU. Therefore, we are in search of a team member who is able to effectively interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work.

Qualifications:

• PhD in cognitive psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, or a related field
• Background in language processing, learning and/or cognitive control research
• Research that has resulted in publications in cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, or related fields
• Proficiency in experimental design, statistical analysis, and use of the relevant software
• Programming skills in MATLAB or Python
• Highly motivated to pursue an independent research career in the future
• Candidates with computational, EEG, neuroimaging, or eye-tracking skills may be prioritized, but these skills are not strictly necessary for applying

Requirements:

• Background check

Additional Information:

• Along with your application please submit a CV. Recommendation letters are not necessary at the time of application, but if an application is selected for further processing, the applicant must be ready to provide 3 letters of reference from academic supervisors/teachers.
• Start date is flexible. August 15, 2023 is a desirable, but negotiable, target date. The position is offered for one year, with the possibility of renewal pending satisfactory performance. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Salary is commensurate with NIH guidelines.

To learn more about our lab, please visit here: https://www.nozarilab.com/

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Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Job Function
Pre/Post-Doctoral Associates & Fellows
Position Type
Postdoctoral Associate / Fellow (Fixed Term)
Full Time/Part time
Full time
Pay Basis
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