Assistant Professor in Cognitive or Developmental Neuroscience
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Description: University of Utah is at present recruited Assistant Professor in Cognitive or Developmental Neuroscience right now, this job will be assigned in Utah. More details about this job opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental Neuroscience at the University of Utah.
The Department of Psychology at t! he University of Utah invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the assistant professor level in COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE and in DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE. For both positions we are seeking individuals with a strong human-based neuroscience research program. For the COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE position the content areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the study of perception, attention, memory, decision making or executive function. Applicants should have the ability and interest to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in cognitive neuroscience and neurobiology. We are looking in particular for neuroscience candidates whose work considers translation of basic research into applied settings and questions. For the DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE position we especially welcome applicants with interests in the developmental sequelae of early stress exposure, and whose work encompasses epigenetic approaches. Applicants should have the ability and inter! est to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in development! al psychology and developmental neuroscience.
The Department of Psychology values interdisciplinary approaches to research and training, and strongly encourages collaboration across four traditional programs (Clinical, Developmental, Social, and Cognition and Neural Sciences). The Psychology Department is one of several departments contributing to the University’s highly-ranked interdepartmental graduate program in Neuroscience. The Department also promotes multidisciplinary collaboration with active ties to the University of Utah Brain Institute, the School of Computing, the Business School, the College of Education, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Neurology, Psychiatry, and the Salt Lake Veterans Administration Medical Center. Resources are available for fMRI and EEG/ERP in collaboration with the Imaging and Neurosciences Center and the Department of Radiology.
The University of Utah is a PAC-12 institution located in Salt Lake City and nestled in the foothills of t! he Wasatch Mountains. With an enrollment of 31,000 students, it is the flagship university for the state of Utah. The University Administration provides strong support for faculty research in the Psychology Department. The Department of Psychology is committed to the goal of promoting diversity in academia and welcomes candidates whose interest and skills contribute to this goal.
Please submit a letter detailing current research and teaching interests, a vita, representative reprints or preprints of publications, and contact information for three individuals who will provide letters of recommendation. Applications for the Cognitive Neuroscience position should be submitted at: http://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/24357 , and applications for the Developmental Neuroscience position should be submitted at: http://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/24353 . Review of applications will begin October 1, 2013 and will continue until the positions are filled.
The University of U! tah is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator. T! he University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds, and possess a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students. Minorities, women and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans preference. Reasonable accommodations provided. For additional information: http://www.regulations.utah.edu/humanResources/5-106.html .
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