Postdoctoral position in computational modeling of music perception

[Petr Janata <pjanata@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Postdoctoral position in computational modeling of music perception

A 1-year postdoctoral position is available in the laboratory of Dr.  
Petr Janata in the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of  
California, Davis (http://atonal.ucdavis.edu).  The project, funded by  
the US National Science Foundation (NSF), involves the modeling of  
tonality perception and analyzing behavioral and functional  
neuroimaging data using the model.

The position is envisioned for someone with a background in music  
information retrieval and an interest in psychology and cognitive  
neuroscience, or someone with a strong background in cognitive  
neuroscience and music who is interested in computational modeling.   
Excellent programming skills and experience with MATLAB are required.   
Interested applicants should send a statement of interest along with  
their CV, 1-3 representative publications, code samples, and contact  
information for three references to Dr. Petr Janata  
<pjanata@xxxxxxxxxxx>.

Deadline for applications is June 1, 2011, with an anticipated start  
date of September 1, 2011.