Postdoctoral Position in Speech Perception

[David L Woods <dlwoods@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Human Cognitive Neurophysiology Laboratory (www.ebire.org/hcnlab 
<http://www.ebire.org/hcnlab>) is searching for a postdoctoral fellow to 
study basic mechanisms of phonological processing and speech 
perception.  HCNLAB is affiliated with UC Davis and the VA Northern 
California and is located in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Planned 
experiments involve the development of new assessments of phonological 
processing and the development of PC-based perceptual training paradigms 
to improve speech comprehension in noise.  Additional experiments will 
evaluate the relationship between auditory short-term verbal memory and 
phonological processing abilities and will study the effects of 
perceptual learning on short-term memory in young and elderly normal 
subjects and in the hearing-impaired.  Behavioral measures will be 
correlated with anatomical and functional characteristics of auditory 
cortex imaged using multimodal structural and functional brain imaging. 
The job involves close collaboration with international scientists, 
graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows. */Job Availability:/* 
Immediate. */Job duration:/* 2-3 years. Salary: $45,000-$70,000 
depending on experience.

*/QUALIFICATIONS. /*Successful candidates should have a strong 
background in speech perception, phonology, linguistics, auditory 
psychophysics,  or auditory neuroscience (PhD required), a good 
publication record, familiarity with Windows and Linux operating 
systems, and some programming experience. Knowledge of neuropsychology, 
aging effects on the CNS, and advanced neuroimaging methods is desirable 
but not necessary.  US citizenship preferred.   Interested candidates 
should email a C.V., relevant publication, letter of intent, and the 
names of three references to: dlwoods@xxxxxxxxxxxx

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David L. Woods, Professor of Neurology, Dept. of Neurology,UC Davis,
Chief, Clinical Neurophysiology and Chief, Research MRI,
Neurology Service (127E), Bldg. R4, VANCHCS, 150 Muir Rd., Martinez, CA 94553
Tel (925) 372-2571, Fax (925) 229-2315 Email:dlwoods@xxxxxxxxxxx 
Website: http://www.ebire.org/hcnlab