Subject: [AUDITORY] Two Postdoctoral Positions at University of Pittsburgh / CMU From: Lori Holt <lholt@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2017 08:29:47 -0500 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--001a1147b9045e32100547f0c0f3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =E2=80=8B*Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Position **in Basal Ganglia-Cortic= al Coding of Speech* Description: Two postdoctoral positions are available in the University of Pittsburgh Departments of Neurosurgery and Psychology. The research involves the use of invasive deep brain electrical recording and stimulation in patients with Parkinson=E2=80=99s disease to study subcortical contributions to spee= ch production. One of the Postdoctoral Associates will work closely with a mentorship team led by Dr. Mark Richardson and the other will work closely with a mentorship team led by Julie Fiez. Support for this position comes from a recently awarded BRAIN Initiative grant (Research Opportunities Using Invasive Neural Recording and Stimulating Technologies in the Human Brain, U01), for which Dr. Richardson is the PI. Other co-Investigators include Tom Mitchell and Lori Holt (CMU), Diane Litman, Rob Turner, Sue Shaiman and Mike Dickey (Pitt), Stan Anderson and Nathan Crone (JHU). Research Description: An abstract of the U01 grant can be found here: https://goo.gl/IzfOFn A major strength of this project is the complimentary nature of extensive, multi-disciplinary expertise from team members at the University of Pittsburgh, Johns Hopkins University and Carnegie Mellon University. This combined expertise allows us to employ a novel combination of classical analytic methods and more recent machine learning methods for supervised and exploratory analyses to document the neural dynamics of basal ganglia and cortical activity during speech production. Job Responsibilities: Assume an integrated role in all aspects of 1) administration of behavioral protocols, 2) intraoperative speech data collection, with advisory role for pre- and post-surgical data collection, 3) data analysis performed independently, including application of speech processing and machine learning algorithms to analyze collected data, and 4) manuscript and grant writing. Qualifications: Ph.D. in computational neuroscience, computer science, linguistics, psychology, neuroscience, communication science, engineering, bioengineering, or equivalent; previous research experience in computational neuroscience, neurolinguistics, or speech-language processing desired, along with expertise in MATLAB, acoustic signal processing and behavioral studies of human speech. Interested Candidates please send a Cover Letter and CV to Corrie Durisko at cgaglia@xxxxxxxx=E2=80=8B ______________________________________________________________ loriholt Professor, Department of Psychology | Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition Carnegie Mellon University loriholt@xxxxxxxx | www.psy.cmu.edu/~holtlab/ --001a1147b9045e32100547f0c0f3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,he= lvetica,sans-serif"><br clear=3D"all"></div><div><div class=3D"gmail_signat= ure"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:ari= al,helvetica,sans-serif">=E2=80=8B<b style=3D"font-size:12.8px;text-align:c= enter"><span style=3D"font-size:20pt;color:black">Interdisciplinary Postdoc= toral Position=C2=A0</span></b><b style=3D"font-size:12.8px;text-align:cent= er"><span style=3D"font-size:20pt;color:black">in Basal Ganglia-Cortical Co= ding of Speech</span></b></div><p class=3D"gmail-m_2922149718980414566gmail= -MsoPlainText" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12= .8px"><span style=3D"color:black">Description:=C2=A0</span></p><p class=3D"= gmail-m_2922149718980414566gmail-MsoPlainText" style=3D"font-family:arial,h= elvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style=3D"color:black">Two postd= octoral positions are available in the University of Pittsburgh Departments= of Neurosurgery and Psychology. The research involves the use of invasive = deep brain electrical recording and stimulation in patients with Parkinson= =E2=80=99s disease to study subcortical contributions to speech production.= One of the Postdoctoral Associates will work closely with a mentorship tea= m led by Dr. Mark Richardson and the other will work closely with a mentors= hip team led by Julie Fiez.=C2=A0 Support for this position comes from a re= cently awarded BRAIN Initiative grant (Research Opportunities Using Invasiv= e Neural Recording and Stimulating Technologies in the Human Brain, U01), f= or which Dr. Richardson is the PI. Other co-Investigators include Tom Mitch= ell and Lori Holt (CMU), Diane Litman, Rob Turner, Sue Shaiman and Mike Dic= key (Pitt), Stan Anderson and Nathan Crone (JHU).</span></p><p class=3D"gma= il-m_2922149718980414566gmail-MsoPlainText" style=3D"font-family:arial,helv= etica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style=3D"color:black">Research Des= cription:</span></p><p class=3D"gmail-m_2922149718980414566gmail-MsoPlainTe= xt" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span= style=3D"color:black">An abstract of the U01 grant can be found here:=C2= =A0<a href=3D"https://goo.gl/IzfOFn" target=3D"_blank">https://goo.gl/IzfOF= n</a></span></p><p class=3D"gmail-m_2922149718980414566gmail-MsoPlainText" = style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span sty= le=3D"color:black">A major strength of this project is the complimentary na= ture of extensive, multi-disciplinary expertise from team members at the Un= iversity of Pittsburgh, Johns Hopkins University and Carnegie Mellon Univer= sity. This combined expertise allows us to employ a novel combination of cl= assical analytic methods and more recent machine learning methods for super= vised and exploratory analyses to document the neural dynamics of basal gan= glia and cortical activity during speech production.</span></p><p class=3D"= gmail-m_2922149718980414566gmail-MsoPlainText" style=3D"font-family:arial,h= elvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style=3D"color:black">Job Respo= nsibilities:</span></p><p class=3D"gmail-m_2922149718980414566gmail-MsoPlai= nText" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><s= pan style=3D"color:black">Assume an integrated role in all aspects of 1) ad= ministration of behavioral protocols, 2) intraoperative speech data collect= ion, with advisory role for pre- and post-surgical data collection, 3) data= analysis performed independently, including application of speech processi= ng and machine learning algorithms to analyze collected data, and 4) manusc= ript and grant writing.</span></p><p class=3D"gmail-m_2922149718980414566gm= ail-MsoPlainText" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size= :12.8px"><span style=3D"color:black">Qualifications:</span></p><p class=3D"= gmail-m_2922149718980414566gmail-MsoPlainText" style=3D"font-family:arial,h= elvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style=3D"color:black">Ph.D. in = computational neuroscience, computer science, linguistics, psychology, neur= oscience, communication science, engineering, bioengineering, or equivalent= ; previous research experience in computational neuroscience, neurolinguist= ics, or speech-language processing desired, along with expertise in MATLAB,= acoustic signal processing and behavioral studies of human speech.</span><= /p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;f= ont-size:12.8px"><span style=3D"color:black">=C2=A0</span></p><div class=3D= "gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span styl= e=3D"color:black;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Interested = Candidates please send a Cover Letter and CV to Corrie Durisko at <a href= =3D"mailto:cgaglia@xxxxxxxx">cgaglia@xxxxxxxx</a></span>=E2=80=8B<br clear= =3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signat= ure"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>___= ___________________________________________________________</div><div><span= style=3D"font-family:'arial black',sans-serif;font-size:large"><fo= nt color=3D"#999999">lori</font></span><span style=3D"font-family:'aria= l black',sans-serif;font-size:large"><font color=3D"#444444">holt</font= ></span><div><div style=3D"font-size:small"><font color=3D"#999999"><font f= ace=3D"tahoma, sans-serif">Professor, Department of Psychology |=C2=A0</fon= t><span style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Center for the Neural Basis= of Cognition</span></font></div><div style=3D"font-size:small"><font face= =3D"tahoma, sans-serif" color=3D"#999999">Carnegie Mellon University</font>= </div><div style=3D"font-size:small"><font color=3D"#999999"><font face=3D"= tahoma, sans-serif"><a href=3D"mailto:loriholt@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">l= oriholt@xxxxxxxx</a>=C2=A0|=C2=A0</font><font face=3D"tahoma, sans-serif"><a= href=3D"http://www.psy.cmu.edu/~holtlab/" target=3D"_blank">www.psy.cmu.ed= u/~holtlab/</a></font></font></div></div></div><div style=3D"font-family:ar= ial;font-size:small"><br></div></div></div></div> </div></div><div><font color=3D"#999999"><br></font></div></div></div> </div> --001a1147b9045e32100547f0c0f3--