Music Cognition position

[Laurel Trainor <ljt@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My apologies for posting this again, but the attachment was not  
readable by everyone.
Here is the text version of the job ad at McMaster University for a  
position in the School of the Arts.
Laurel Trainor




Music Cognitive Science

The School of the Arts at McMaster University is seeking an  
outstanding individual for a tenure-track position at the Assistant  
Professor rank in the area of Music Cognition. Candidates must have a  
doctoral degree in Music, Psychology, or a related discipline, and  
have a strong interdisciplinary research program in the Cognitive  
Science of Music with an interest in educational applications.  
University-level training and a deep understanding in both music and  
psychology is essential.

The candidate will be expected to take a leadership role in the  
McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind (http://mimm.mcmaster.ca/)  
and in coordinating the offerings of the Music Program with this new  
initiative. The Institute involves collaborations between the Faculty  
of Humanities and the Faculties of Science, Engineering, Social  
Science, and Health Science, with the goal of promoting  
multidisciplinary research in the scientific study of music. The  
ideal candidate's interests and strengths will both complement and  
connect existing strengths at McMaster in Music, Music Cognition,  
Perception, Neuroscience and Linguistic Cognitive Science.

In addition to demonstrating accomplishment and future potential in  
research and publication, the candidate will be expected to teach  
core undergraduate music courses as well as courses associated with  
the forthcoming new concentration in the Cognitive Science of Music,  
and to be instrumental in setting up an anticipated graduate program  
in the cognitive science of music and music education.

McMaster is a research-intensive university, with rich traditions in  
the areas of Music (with particular strengths in education, theory,  
and criticism), and Experimental Psychology (with particular  
strengths in perception, cognition, development, behavioural  
neuroscience and evolutionary psychology).  McMaster has excellent  
facilities for behavioural, computational and neuroimaging research.

Applicants should include a letter of application, full CV including  
a list of publications, and a statement of teaching and research  
interests. Candidates should arrange to have three confidential  
letters of reference sent directly to the address below. Applications  
and supporting documentation should be sent to:

Dr. Keith Kinder, Director
School of the Arts
McMaster University
1280 Main St. W.
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada  L8S 4M2

Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. To  
be assured of early consideration, all application materials should  
be received by November 30, 2007. All qualified candidates are  
encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent  
residents will be considered first for these positions. McMaster  
University is strongly committed to employment equity within its  
community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The  
University encourages applications from all qualified candidates,  
including women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples,  
members of sexual minorities and persons with disabilities.


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Laurel Trainor, Ph.D.
Director, McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind
Professor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour
McMaster University
1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1
office: 905-525-9140 x23007
fax: 905-529-6225
http://psycserv.mcmaster.ca/ljt/