3 Developmental Neuroscience jobs

Jul 25, 2018
Assistant Professor – Developmental Psychology Featured
The Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia–Vancouver campus ( psych.ubc.ca ) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in developmental psychology, which will begin July 1, 2019. Candidates must hold a PhD before starting the position. We are seeking applicants with strong research records appropriate to a research-oriented doctoral program. We are looking for outstanding candidates in any area of developmental psychology, but we are particularly interested in candidates whose work focuses on language development, including perceptual and conceptual development. Applicants should have research interests that complement existing strengths in the department ( psych.ubc.ca/faculty/index.psy ). We encourage applications from candidates who use diverse methodologies (e.g., behavioural, computational, neuroimaging) and who can contribute to UBC’s Language Sciences Initiative ( languagesciences.ubc.ca ). The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a program of scholarly research that leads to publication; conduct effective undergraduate and graduate teaching and research supervision; and contribute to departmental service. Applications are to be submitted online through the UBC Faculty Careers website at: www.facultycareers.ubc.ca/30619 .  Applicants should upload by the deadline the following documents in the order listed: cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and 3 publications. In their research statement, we encourage applicants to discuss their past and/or planned research approach in the context of ongoing discussion in the sciences about research practices, replicability, and open science. In addition, applicants should arrange to have at least three confidential letters of recommendation submitted via email to ubcpsycjobs@psych.ubc.ca . The deadline for applications is October 1, 2018. The position is subject to final budgetary approval. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Métis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada Full time
Jul 09, 2018
Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology Featured
HARVARD UNIVERSITY . The Department of Psychology anticipates making a tenure-track appointment at the assistant professor level to begin July 1, 2019.  We seek candidates with expertise in developmental cognitive science, broadly conceived.  Our interest is less in specific topic areas or methods than in innovation and excellence in the applicant’s research program.  For instance, in addition to experimental behavioral research on human children, successful candidates might employ cognitive neuroscience, animal cognition, cross-cultural ethnographic work or computational modeling, among approaches.  Topics of study might include perception, action planning, conceptual representation, social cognition, reasoning, decision-making or language, among other topics.  We seek candidates whose research complements research already going on in the Department, taking it in clearly new directions. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2019.  Candidates at all levels are encouraged to apply.   Candidates must have a strong doctoral record and have completed their Ph.D.  Candidates should have demonstrated a promise of excellence in both research and teaching.  Teaching duties will include offerings at both undergraduate and graduate levels.  Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, up to three representative reprints, and names and contact information of three to five references (three letters of recommendation are required, and the application is complete only when all three letters have been submitted) to http://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/8336 . Questions regarding this position can be addressed to spelke@wjh.harvard.edu .  The committee will consider completed applications starting immediately and on a rolling basis until September 15. Interviews will be conducted in October and November. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.  
Harvard Psychology Department Cambridge, MA, USA Full time
Aug 14, 2018
Faculty Positions in Learning and Plasticity
The  Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Iowa invites applications from candidates studying behavioral, cognitive, or affective change. This search is part of a multiyear effort to build a community of collaborative scholars who study the mechanisms and processes of learning and plasticity in humans and non-human animals at multiple levels of analysis and from a diversity of perspectives. This search is open to applicants across all areas of psychology (e.g., clinical, social, developmental, and cognitive psychology) who use behavioral and/or neuroscience approaches. We are also interested in applicants from allied fields (e.g., robotics, education) and those who work in interdisciplinary areas (e.g., computational neuroscience, socioemotional development). We are focusing these hires at the rank of assistant and associate professor. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, with screening of applicants beginning on September 4, 2018. Appointments will begin as early as August 2019. The University of Iowa is a leading public university located in Iowa City , a midsize community with a high quality of life. The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is experiencing vigorous growth and enhancement, including construction of a new  building . The University is also making substantial investments in neuroscience—already a large community with more than 100­­­­ faculty members across five colleges and 26 departments—including the recent founding of the  Iowa Neuroscience Institute and the creation of a new undergraduate major in neuroscience. The DeLTA Center brings together a vibrant campus-wide community of researchers interested in all aspects of learning and development. There are extensive opportunities for collaboration with researchers in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Carver College of Medicine, the College of Education, and the College of Public Health. The university also supports a variety of state-of-the-art research facilities, including the  Iowa Magnetic Resonance Facility , which includes 3T and 7T scanners, the  Central Microscopy Research Facility , and the Iowa Institute of Human Genetics . Qualified applicants should have a Ph.D by August 15, 2019. Candidates must identify principally with a traditional psychological sub-discipline or may adopt an inherently interdisciplinary perspective; have a record of research productivity and external funding commensurate with their level of experience. Independent teaching experience is desirable. To apply, please visit the electronic submission website at http://jobs.uiowa.edu and refer to requisition #73268. Materials should be submitted electronically, including a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, copies of selected scholarly papers, research statement, and email contact information for three letters of recommendation. Informal inquiries about the position can be directed to the department chair, Mark Blumberg, at mark-blumberg@uiowa.edu . The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences and the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are strongly committed to diversity; the strategic plans of the University and College reflect this commitment. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preference, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA, USA Full time