Subject: [AUDITORY] 5 PhD positions in Language and Cognition at the University of Connecticut From: Christian Brodbeck <Christian Brodbeck> Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 23:03:40 -0500--Apple-Mail=_9CAE3622-163D-4073-B5AF-30AC5ECD969A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 The Language and Cognition program in the Department of Psychological = Sciences at the University of Connecticut is recruiting diverse and = creative scholars to join our PhD program in Fall 2022. We have a strong track-record of interdisciplinary research spanning = from theory and computational modeling to empirical cognitive and = neuroscience approaches. Research in our program examines a number of = major themes, including neurobiological mechanisms in speech perception, = reading, sentence processing, semantic memory and concept formation, = event cognition, individual differences, and dynamical systems = approaches to language and cognition, in typical and atypical = populations. We have strong collaborative links to researchers outside of UConn as = well as our colleagues at UConn including those in Linguistics, Speech, = Language, and Hearing Sciences, Educational Psychology, Philosophy, = Engineering, and Medicine. We are affiliated with UConn=E2=80=99s = Cognitive Science program, the CT Institute for the Brain and Cognitive = Sciences (IBACS), and Haskins Laboratories. Facilities include state-of-the-art MRI, high-density EEG, eye-tracking, = TMS, and other neuromodulation techniques at UConn=E2=80=99s Brain = Imaging Research Center and IBACS, as well as access to computing = clusters, lab space, and a dynamic program of colloquia, internal talk = series, and interest groups. Graduate students are unionized and funding includes health insurance. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION Our faculty and program are actively committed to supporting diversity, = equity, and inclusion in our local and global communities. We welcome = all people to apply, and we particularly seek applicants who have been = underserved by current societal norms including members of the BIPOC = community, LGBTQIA+ community, people with disabilities, = first-generation college students, and individuals from low-income = backgrounds. TRAINING GRANTS Our faculty are core members of current training grants from the NIH, = the NSF, and the Department of Education. These grants provide many = opportunities for trainee support, including stipend support and funding = for conference travel, professional development, and research. Moreover, = these grants provide innovative, interdisciplinary training = opportunities that support advanced training including training in = science communication and teaching excellence. CURRICULUM Our program provides broad training in foundations of language and = cognition while simultaneously supporting individualized training goals = including expertise in cognitive neuroscience, computational modeling, = science communication, and teaching excellence. COMMUNITY Our trainees are part of a vibrant, interdisciplinary community, = exploring ideas and practices to creatively expand science and also to = creatively change the status quo with regard to diversity, equity, and = inclusion. There is a strong emphasis on students taking the lead and a = strong spirit of community involvement. CAREER PATHS Our graduates pursue careers in academia and industry, and are = successful in securing employment upon graduation including postdoctoral = fellowships, faculty positions, and positions at data analysis and = cognitive science oriented companies. Further info and applications instructions are available at: = http://langcog.psychology.uconn.edu/ = <http://langcog.psychology.uconn.edu/> The Language & Cognition faculty, and their interests, include: Gerry Altmann <https://psych.uconn.edu/person/gerald-altmann/> Sentence = processing and prediction; the mapping between language and vision; = event cognition. Christian Brodbeck <https://christianbrodbeck.net/> Cognitive = neuroscience of language, speech perception, EEG/MEG. Roeland Hancock <https://psych.uconn.edu/person/roeland-hancock> = (Associate Director, Brain Imaging Research Center). Neurochemistry and = neuromodulation; Neurobiology of sentence processing; Auditory = Processing. Fumiko Hoeft <https://psych.uconn.edu/person/fumiko-hoeft> (Director, = Brain Imaging Research Center). Brain development; various neuroimaging = methods; machine learning; individual differences; literacy acquisition; = dyslexia. Jim Magnuson <https://psych.uconn.edu/person/james-magnuson> (Director, = NSF NRT training program in Science of Learning & Art of Communication). = Neurobiology and psychology of language; spoken language understanding; = computational modeling; language and learning over the lifespan; science = communication. Emily Myers <https://psych.uconn.edu/person/emily-myers> (Co-Director, = NIH training program in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Communication). = Speech perception; cognitive neuroscience of speech and language; = aphasia; second language acquisition. Ken Pugh <https://haskinslabs.org/people/kenneth-pugh> (President, = Haskins Laboratories). Reading; reading disorders; neurobiology of = language. Jay Rueckl <https://psych.uconn.edu/person/jay-rueckl> Neurobiology and = psychology of reading; implicit and explicit memory; statistical = learning; computational modeling and dynamical systems. Whit Tabor <https://wp.solab.uconn.edu/> Sentence processing; theory of = grammar; dynamical systems; neural networks; language change; group = coordination. Rachel Theodore <https://slaplab.uconn.edu/> (Director, Neurobiology of = Language training program). Speech perception; perceptual learning; = phonetic variability; individual differences; cognitive neuroscience; = language acquisition. Eiling Yee <https://psych.uconn.edu/person/eiling-yee> Semantic memory = and the neural representation of concepts; spoken word recognition and = situated/embodied language processing. To apply: Contact a potential faculty advisor from the list above, = explore UConn <https://uconn.edu/> and, by Dec 1, 2021, complete the = application procedure = <https://grad.uconn.edu/admissions/apply-to-uconn>. --Apple-Mail=_9CAE3622-163D-4073-B5AF-30AC5ECD969A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><div class=3D"">The Language = and Cognition program in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the = University of Connecticut is recruiting diverse and creative scholars to = join our PhD program in Fall 2022.</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">We have a strong track-record of = interdisciplinary research spanning from theory and computational = modeling to empirical cognitive and neuroscience approaches. Research in = our program examines a number of major themes, including neurobiological = mechanisms in speech perception, reading, sentence processing, semantic = memory and concept formation, event cognition, individual differences, = and dynamical systems approaches to language and cognition, in typical = and atypical populations.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">We have strong collaborative links to researchers outside of = UConn as well as our colleagues at UConn including those in Linguistics, = Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Educational Psychology, = Philosophy, Engineering, and Medicine. We are affiliated with UConn=E2=80=99= s Cognitive Science program, the CT Institute for the Brain and = Cognitive Sciences (IBACS), and Haskins Laboratories.</div><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Facilities include = state-of-the-art MRI, high-density EEG, eye-tracking, TMS, and other = neuromodulation techniques at UConn=E2=80=99s Brain Imaging Research = Center and IBACS, as well as access to computing clusters, lab space, = and a dynamic program of colloquia, internal talk series, and interest = groups.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Graduate= students are unionized and funding includes health insurance.</div><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Our faculty and program are actively = committed to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in our local = and global communities. We welcome all people to apply, and we = particularly seek applicants who have been underserved by current = societal norms including members of the BIPOC community, LGBTQIA+ = community, people with disabilities, first-generation college students, = and individuals from low-income backgrounds.</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">TRAINING GRANTS</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">Our faculty are core members of current training grants from = the NIH, the NSF, and the Department of Education. These grants provide = many opportunities for trainee support, including stipend support and = funding for conference travel, professional development, and research. = Moreover, these grants provide innovative, interdisciplinary training = opportunities that support advanced training including training in = science communication and teaching excellence.</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">CURRICULUM</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">Our program provides broad training in foundations of = language and cognition while simultaneously supporting individualized = training goals including expertise in cognitive neuroscience, = computational modeling, science communication, and teaching = excellence.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">COMMUNITY</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Our trainees are part of a vibrant, = interdisciplinary community, exploring ideas and practices to creatively = expand science and also to creatively change the status quo with regard = to diversity, equity, and inclusion. There is a strong emphasis on = students taking the lead and a strong spirit of community = involvement.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br= class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">CAREER PATHS</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Our graduates pursue careers in = academia and industry, and are successful in securing employment upon = graduation including postdoctoral fellowships, faculty positions, and = positions at data analysis and cognitive science oriented = companies.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Further info and applications = instructions are available at: <a = href=3D"http://langcog.psychology.uconn.edu/" = class=3D"">http://langcog.psychology.uconn.edu/</a></div><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">The Language & = Cognition faculty, and their interests, include:</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><a = href=3D"https://psych.uconn.edu/person/gerald-altmann/" class=3D"">Gerry = Altmann</a> Sentence processing and prediction; the mapping between = language and vision; event cognition.</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><a href=3D"https://christianbrodbeck.net"= class=3D"">Christian Brodbeck</a> Cognitive neuroscience of = language, speech perception, EEG/MEG.</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><a = href=3D"https://psych.uconn.edu/person/roeland-hancock" class=3D"">Roeland= Hancock</a> (Associate Director, Brain Imaging Research Center). = Neurochemistry and neuromodulation; Neurobiology of sentence processing; = Auditory Processing.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D""><a href=3D"https://psych.uconn.edu/person/fumiko-hoeft" = class=3D"">Fumiko Hoeft</a> (Director, Brain Imaging Research = Center). Brain development; various neuroimaging methods; machine = learning; individual differences; literacy acquisition; = dyslexia.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><a = href=3D"https://psych.uconn.edu/person/james-magnuson" class=3D"">Jim = Magnuson</a> (Director, NSF NRT training program in Science of = Learning & Art of Communication). Neurobiology and psychology of = language; spoken language understanding; computational modeling; = language and learning over the lifespan; science = communication.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D""><a href=3D"https://psych.uconn.edu/person/emily-myers" = class=3D"">Emily Myers</a> (Co-Director, NIH training program in = the Cognitive Neuroscience of Communication). Speech perception; = cognitive neuroscience of speech and language; aphasia; second language = acquisition.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><a = href=3D"https://haskinslabs.org/people/kenneth-pugh" class=3D"">Ken = Pugh</a> (President, Haskins Laboratories). Reading; reading = disorders; neurobiology of language.</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><a = href=3D"https://psych.uconn.edu/person/jay-rueckl" class=3D"">Jay = Rueckl</a> Neurobiology and psychology of reading; implicit and = explicit memory; statistical learning; computational modeling and = dynamical systems.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D""><a href=3D"https://wp.solab.uconn.edu" class=3D"">Whit = Tabor</a> Sentence processing; theory of grammar; dynamical = systems; neural networks; language change; group coordination.</div><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><a = href=3D"https://slaplab.uconn.edu" class=3D"">Rachel = Theodore</a> (Director, Neurobiology of Language training program). = Speech perception; perceptual learning; phonetic variability; individual = differences; cognitive neuroscience; language acquisition.</div><div = class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><a = href=3D"https://psych.uconn.edu/person/eiling-yee" class=3D"">Eiling = Yee</a> Semantic memory and the neural representation of concepts; = spoken word recognition and situated/embodied language = processing.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">To = apply: Contact a potential faculty advisor from the list above, = explore <a href=3D"https://uconn.edu" class=3D"">UConn</a> and, = by Dec 1, 2021, complete the <a = href=3D"https://grad.uconn.edu/admissions/apply-to-uconn" = class=3D"">application procedure</a>.</div><br class=3D""></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_9CAE3622-163D-4073-B5AF-30AC5ECD969A--