Subject: [AUDITORY] Postdoctoral fellowship in Neuroplasticity and Auditory Aging at the University of Maryland From: "Jonathan Z. Simon" <jzsimon@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 10:57:59 -0500 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>*Postdoctoral fellowship in Neuroplasticity and Auditory Aging at the = University of Maryland* We are currently accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in = Neuroplasticity and Auditory Aging at the University of Maryland, = College Park, sponsored by a P01 grant from the National Institute of = Aging. The candidate will join a project whose goal is to improve speech = recognition in noise for older normal-hearing adults. This is to be = accomplished by the design, implementation, and testing of interventions = that train top-down, executive functions while performing auditory = tasks. The team includes Dr. Jonathan Simon, Dr. Samira Anderson, Dr. = Stefanie Kuchinsky, in addition to many trainees. Primary responsibilities include experimental design, analysis, = interpretation, and scientific presentation of neuroscience and = behavioral experiments supporting speech processing in noise, for both = younger and older adults. Techniques include the use of MEG, = Pupillometry, and MRI. Previous experience in any of these areas is = highly desirable. Background knowledge in aging, speech or computational = techniques is also desirable.=20 In addition to working on this project, the fellow will be encouraged to = develop an independent research program and to collaborate with others. =20= The University of Maryland, College Park, is a world leader in auditory = neuroscience and behavior, whose researchers span many departments = across campus, and also have strong ties to nearby institutions, = including the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication = Disorders (NIDCD) and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center = (WRNMMC). College Park is a suburb of Washington DC and also within easy = commuting distance of Baltimore.=20 A Ph.D. in Audiology, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, = Neuroscience, Psychology or a related field must be obtained by the = applicant=E2=80=99s start date. The fellowship is for a two-year = appointment with the potential for renewal upon the mutual agreement of = the fellow and mentors.=20 =20 Send a brief cover letter, a curriculum vitae, and two letters of = reference to Dr. Samira Anderson, Department of Hearing and Speech = Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 USA or to = sander22@xxxxxxxx Initial review will begin immediately. The = University of Maryland is an equal opportunity/affirmative action = employer. Employment eligibility verification required on hire. -- Jonathan Z. Simon University of Maryland Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering / Dept. of Biology / = Institute for Systems Research 8223 Paint Branch Dr. College Park, MD 20742 USA Office: 1-301-405-3645, Lab: 1-301-405-9604, Fax: 1-301-314-9281 http://www.isr.umd.edu/Labs/CSSL/simonlab/