Subject: [AUDITORY] applications for MindCORE Postdoctoral Fellowship at Penn due Dec. 3 From: Maria Geffen <mariageffen@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:19:13 -0400--Apple-Mail=_66404982-23BD-4219-A377-0EA5B779FCD9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 MindCORE Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Scholars =20 MindCORE <https://mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/> (Mind Center for Outreach, = Research, and Education) seeks to recruit outstanding postdoctoral = researchers for our Postdoctoral Fellowship. Housed within the School of = Arts & Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania, MindCORE is an = interdisciplinary effort to understand human intelligence and behavior. =20 Designed for individuals who have recently obtained a PhD degree in = neuroscience, psychology, linguistics, philosophy, computer science, or = other cognitive science discipline, the MindCORE Fellowship is a = springboard for early researchers as they establish their own research = program. Fellows are expected to pursue collaborative relationships with = faculty working across disciplines at Penn, including faculty in = computational neuroscience <https://cni.upenn.edu/people>. These = collaborations may take different forms from engaging in research = projects with multiple faculty independently, to generating new = collaborative research that brings multiple faculty together, to = contributing to interdisciplinary discussion and reading groups. Find a = list of current and former MindCORE Fellows here = <https://mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/people/>. MindCORE awards ~2 = postdoctoral Fellowships per year. Positions may start as early as July = 1, 2023. =20 Benefits Fellows receive a competitive salary, relocation allowance, health = insurance, plus a $20,000 research budget. Fellows also benefit from = access to the greater community of academics including visiting scholars = plus leading research facilities equipped with cutting-edge = instrumentation all on an urban campus in a vibrant city. Fellows are = invited to join regular working group meetings within their field plus = career development workshops aimed at young researchers, and will be = provided with a mentoring committee. Funding is provided in one-year = terms renewable for up to three years. This is campus-based (not remote) = position. =20 Eligibility & Application =C2=B7 Applicants must have formally completed all requirements = of the PhD degree and provide a copy of their diploma at the time of = appointment. Penn has a five-year term limit for postdocs, so candidates = ideally have 0-2 years of previous postdoc time.=20 =20 =C2=B7 Candidates must submit 1-2 page research statement that = identifies at least three MindCORE faculty at = Penn(https://mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/people/faculty-and-associates/ = <https://mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/people/faculty-and-associates/>) with = whom the applicant would be interested in collaborating, along with a = CV, contact information for two referees, and a cover letter with a 1-2 = paragraph diversity statement that includes past experiences and = activities, and future plans to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion = at Penn. Applicants should be mindful of the interdisciplinary = backgrounds of the reviewers and make the proposals clear to readers. =20 =C2=B7 Application documents should be saved with candidate=E2=80=99= s Lastname_Firstname.pdf in one PDF file in this order: cover letter, = research statement, CV, referees (name, affiliation, email address). = Complete applications should be submitted through the form on our = website:https://web.sas.upenn.edu/mindcore/post-doctoral-research-fellowsh= ip/ = <https://web.sas.upenn.edu/mindcore/post-doctoral-research-fellowship/>. = Questions not answered on our FAQ = <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/web.sas.upenn.ed= u/dist/b/398/files/2023/10/MindCORE-Postdoc-Fellows-FAQ-FY24.pdf__;!!IBzWL= Us!QL2Bjv6qECtBXCm1dtOcT57bP_WEytrKI4NeLKfLyDSGoog2oGPD6Cjqc7-cKJSkfKEt2SS= Mb8-DTZwK2eLKhL99Jw$>, can be emailed to pennmindcore@xxxxxxxx = <mailto:pennmindcore@xxxxxxxx>. =20 =C2=B7 Applications due December 3, 2023. =20 Selection All eligible and complete applications will be evaluated by the = Selection Committee and are judged on the following criteria: =C2=B7 Scientific excellence =C2=B7 Potential to contribute to or lead within diverse = community =C2=B7 Scientific match and interdisciplinarity =C2=B7 Career potential ______________________________ Maria N. Geffen, Ph.D. (she/her) Professor Department of Otorhinolaryngology Department of Neuroscience Department of Neurology Co-Director, Computational Neuroscience Initiative Stemmler Hall G14 3450 Hamilton Walk Philadelphia PA 19104 (215)898-0782 mgeffen@xxxxxxxx <mailto:mgeffen@xxxxxxxx> My zoom room = <https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/my/mgeffen?pwd=3DeWVFbUJFUGRJZ3g1eU9YZEZic2V= wZz09> Follow me @xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx <https://mastodon.world/@xxxxxxxx> http://hosting.med.upenn.edu/hearing = <http://hosting.med.upenn.edu/hearing> Twitter: @xxxxxxxx <http://twitter.com/neimarkgeffen>= --Apple-Mail=_66404982-23BD-4219-A377-0EA5B779FCD9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><span= class=3D"" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, = 0);"><span class=3D"" style=3D"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; = font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">MindCORE Research Fellowship for = Postdoctoral Scholars</span></span><br class=3D"" style=3D"caret-color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class=3D"" style=3D"caret-color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class=3D""><div class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div = class=3D""><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p = class=3D""> </o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif;"><a href=3D"https://mindcore.sas.upenn.edu" = class=3D"" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(255, 255, = 255);">MindCORE</a> (Mind Center for Outreach, Research, and = Education) seeks to recruit outstanding postdoctoral researchers for our = Postdoctoral Fellowship. Housed within the School of Arts & Sciences = of the University of Pennsylvania, MindCORE is an interdisciplinary = effort to understand human intelligence and behavior.<o:p = class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p class=3D""> </o:p></div></div><div = class=3D""><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Designed for = individuals who have recently obtained a PhD degree in neuroscience, = psychology, linguistics, philosophy, computer science, or other = cognitive science discipline, the MindCORE Fellowship is a springboard = for early researchers as they establish their own research program. = Fellows are expected to pursue collaborative relationships with faculty = working across disciplines at Penn, including faculty in <a = href=3D"https://cni.upenn.edu/people" class=3D"">computational = neuroscience</a>. These collaborations may take different forms from = engaging in research projects with multiple faculty independently, to = generating new collaborative research that brings multiple faculty = together, to contributing to interdisciplinary discussion and reading = groups. Find a list of current and former MindCORE Fellows <a = href=3D"https://mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/people/" = title=3D"https://mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/people/" class=3D"" = style=3D"color: blue;"><span class=3D"" style=3D"color: = black;">here</span></a>. MindCORE awards ~2 postdoctoral Fellowships per = year. Positions may start as early as July 1, 2023.<o:p = class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p class=3D""> </o:p></div></div><div = class=3D""><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b = class=3D"">Benefits</b><o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div = class=3D""><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Fellows receive a = competitive salary, relocation allowance, health insurance, plus a = $20,000 research budget. Fellows also benefit from access to the greater = community of academics including visiting scholars plus leading research = facilities equipped with cutting-edge instrumentation all on an urban = campus in a vibrant city. Fellows are invited to join regular working = group meetings within their field plus career development workshops = aimed at young researchers, and will be provided with a mentoring = committee. Funding is provided in one-year terms renewable for up to = three years. This is campus-based (not remote) position.<o:p = class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: = Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p class=3D""> </o:p></div></div><div = class=3D""><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b = class=3D"">Eligibility & Application</b><o:p = class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class=3D"" style=3D"font-size: = 10pt; font-family: Symbol;">=C2=B7<span class=3D"" style=3D"font-stretch: = normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times = New = Roman";"> </span= ></span>Applicants must have formally completed all requirements of the = PhD degree and provide a copy of their diploma at the time of = appointment. Penn has a five-year term limit for postdocs, so candidates = ideally have 0-2 years of previous postdoc time. <o:p = class=3D""></o:p></div><div class=3D""><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: = 0in 0in 0in 1in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif;"><o:p class=3D""> </o:p></div></div><p = class=3D"elementtoproof" style=3D"margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 1in; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: = -0.25in;"><span class=3D"" style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: = Symbol;">=C2=B7<span class=3D"" style=3D"font-stretch: normal; = font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New = Roman";"> </span= ></span>Candidates must submit 1-2 page research statement that = identifies at least three MindCORE faculty at Penn(<a = href=3D"https://mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/people/faculty-and-associates/" = title=3D"https://mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/people/faculty-and-associates/" = class=3D"" style=3D"color: = blue;">https://mindcore.sas.upenn.edu/people/faculty-and-associates/</a>)&= nbsp;with whom the applicant would be interested in collaborating, along = with a CV, contact information for two referees, and a cover letter with = a 1-2 paragraph diversity statement that includes past experiences and = activities, and future plans to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion = at Penn. Applicants should be mindful of the interdisciplinary = backgrounds of the reviewers and make the proposals clear to = readers.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></p><div class=3D""><p = class=3D"elementtoproof" style=3D"margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 1in; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p = class=3D""> </o:p></p></div><div class=3D""><p = class=3D"elementtoproof" style=3D"margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 1in; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: = -0.25in;"><span class=3D"" style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: = Symbol;">=C2=B7<span class=3D"" style=3D"font-stretch: normal; = font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New = Roman";"> </span= ></span>Application documents should be saved with candidate=E2=80=99s = Lastname_Firstname.pdf in one PDF file in this order: cover letter, = research statement, CV, referees (name, affiliation, email address). = Complete applications should be submitted through the form on our = website:<a = href=3D"https://web.sas.upenn.edu/mindcore/post-doctoral-research-fellowsh= ip/" = title=3D"https://web.sas.upenn.edu/mindcore/post-doctoral-research-fellows= hip/" class=3D"" style=3D"color: = blue;">https://web.sas.upenn.edu/mindcore/post-doctoral-research-fellowshi= p/</a>. Questions not answered on our <a = href=3D"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/web.sas.u= penn.edu/dist/b/398/files/2023/10/MindCORE-Postdoc-Fellows-FAQ-FY24.pdf__;= !!IBzWLUs!QL2Bjv6qECtBXCm1dtOcT57bP_WEytrKI4NeLKfLyDSGoog2oGPD6Cjqc7-cKJSk= fKEt2SSMb8-DTZwK2eLKhL99Jw$" = title=3D"https://bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/web.sas.upenn.edu/dist/b/398/files/= 2023/10/MindCORE-Postdoc-Fellows-FAQ-FY24.pdf" class=3D"" style=3D"color: = blue;">FAQ</a>, can be emailed to <a = href=3D"mailto:pennmindcore@xxxxxxxx" class=3D"" style=3D"color: = blue;">pennmindcore@xxxxxxxx</a>.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></p></div><div= class=3D""><p class=3D"elementtoproof" style=3D"margin-right: 0in; = margin-left: 1in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif;"><o:p class=3D""> </o:p></p></div><p = class=3D"elementtoproof" style=3D"margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 1in; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: = -0.25in;"><span class=3D"" style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: = Symbol;">=C2=B7<span class=3D"" style=3D"font-stretch: normal; = font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New = Roman";"> </span= ></span>Applications due December 3, 2023.<o:p class=3D""></o:p></p><div = class=3D""><p class=3D"elementtoproof" style=3D"margin-right: 0in; = margin-left: 1in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif;"><o:p class=3D""> </o:p></p></div></div><div = class=3D""><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b = class=3D"">Selection</b><o:p class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div = class=3D""><div class=3D"" style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">All eligible and = complete applications will be evaluated by the Selection Committee and = are judged on the following criteria:<o:p = class=3D""></o:p></div></div><div class=3D""><div class=3D"" = style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class=3D"" style=3D"font-size: = 10pt; font-family: Symbol;">=C2=B7<span class=3D"" style=3D"font-stretch: = normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times = New = Roman";"> </span= ></span>Scientific excellence<o:p class=3D""></o:p></div><p = class=3D"elementtoproof" style=3D"margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 1in; = font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: = -0.25in;"><span class=3D"" style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: = Symbol;">=C2=B7<span class=3D"" style=3D"font-stretch: normal; = font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New = Roman";"> </span= ></span>Potential to contribute to or lead within diverse community<o:p = class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D"elementtoproof" style=3D"margin-right: = 0in; margin-left: 1in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class=3D"" style=3D"font-size: = 10pt; font-family: Symbol;">=C2=B7<span class=3D"" style=3D"font-stretch: = normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times = New = Roman";"> </span= ></span>Scientific match and interdisciplinarity<o:p = class=3D""></o:p></p><p class=3D"elementtoproof" style=3D"margin-right: = 0in; margin-left: 1in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, = sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class=3D"" style=3D"font-size: = 10pt; font-family: Symbol;">=C2=B7<span class=3D"" style=3D"font-stretch: = normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times = New = Roman";"> </span= ></span>Career potential<o:p class=3D""></o:p></p><div class=3D""><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div></div><br class=3D"" = style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br class=3D"" = style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class=3D"" = style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div = dir=3D"auto" class=3D"" style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div = dir=3D"auto" class=3D"" style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div = dir=3D"auto" class=3D"" style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div = dir=3D"auto" class=3D"" style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div = dir=3D"auto" class=3D"" style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div = dir=3D"auto" class=3D"" style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: = after-white-space;">______________________________<br class=3D""><br = class=3D"">Maria N. Geffen, Ph.D. (she/her)<br class=3D"">Professor<br = class=3D"">Department of Otorhinolaryngology<br class=3D"">Department of = Neuroscience<br class=3D"">Department of Neurology<br = class=3D"">Co-Director, Computational Neuroscience Initiative<br = class=3D"">Stemmler Hall G14<br class=3D"">3450 Hamilton Walk<br = class=3D"">Philadelphia PA 19104<br class=3D"">(215)898-0782<br = class=3D""><a href=3D"mailto:mgeffen@xxxxxxxx" = class=3D"">mgeffen@xxxxxxxx</a><br class=3D""><a = href=3D"https://pennmedicine.zoom.us/my/mgeffen?pwd=3DeWVFbUJFUGRJZ3g1eU9Y= ZEZic2VwZz09" class=3D"">My zoom room</a><br class=3D"">Follow = me <a href=3D"https://mastodon.world/@xxxxxxxx" = class=3D"">@xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx</a><br class=3D""><a = href=3D"http://hosting.med.upenn.edu/hearing" = class=3D"">http://hosting.med.upenn.edu/hearing</a><br = class=3D"">Twitter: <a href=3D"http://twitter.com/neimarkgeffen" = class=3D"">@xxxxxxxx</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></b= ody></html>= --Apple-Mail=_66404982-23BD-4219-A377-0EA5B779FCD9--