- NEURAL CIRCUITS AND BEHAVIOR FACULTY POSITION, INDIANA UNIVERSITY
The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University – Bloomington seeks to fill a faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) to begin August 2015. Applicants for this position must have a doctorate, a strong record of publication, and the potential for research funding. The applicant’s research should focus on using innovative experimental techniques in animal models to understand mechanisms and causal relationships between neural circuit activity and ethologically relevant behavior. We seek cutting-edge integration between new and emerging capabilities for large scale recording and/or manipulation of circuits combined with sophisticated analysis of large-scale data. Examples of behaviors of interest include those related to learning and memory, perception, decision making, reward, timing, pain, adaptation to stress, and developmental processes. Experimental techniques include various methods for recording and manipulating neural circuits at single-cell resolution, including multi-electrode recordings, imaging of circuit activity, and optogenetics. Candidates using circuit-based approaches to study preclinical models of schizophrenia, autism, and other difficult to treat psychiatric diseases are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate is expected to assemble a vibrant, externally-funded research program and to achieve excellence in both undergraduate and graduate education. Indiana University is in the midst of a multi-year initiative to build excellence in network science, and it is anticipated that the candidate’s research will both benefit from, and contribute to the initiative’s computational neuroscience components. To apply, please send a curriculum vita, copies of representative publications, statements of research and teaching interests, and three (3) letters of recommendation to: William P. Hetrick, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences, 1101 E. 10th St., Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405. Review of all applications will begin on November 1, 2014 and will continue until the position is filled. Indiana University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. The Department is committed to increasing faculty diversity and welcomes applications from women and underrepresented ethnic, racial, and cultural groups, sexual minorities, and from people with disabilities. Information about the department and the university is available at http://psych.indiana.edu/faculty/opportunities.asp
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2. Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Neurobiology Haverford College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in the area of vertebrate neurobiology to join the Biology Department in Fall 2015. Haverford College invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in the area of vertebrate neurobiology to join the Biology Department in Fall 2015. A more advanced junior appointment may be considered under exceptional circumstances. Candidates must have a strong commitment both to teaching and to establishing a vigorous, externally funded research program engaging undergraduate students in fundamental areas such as developmental neurobiology, neuropathology, connectivity and neural networking, or sensory physiology, while working with a vertebrate model organism. The successful candidate will contribute to a vibrant curriculum in cell and molecular biology, will demonstrate readiness to teach a diverse student body at all levels of the curriculum and will assume an integral role in the interdisciplinary Neuroscience minor. A Ph.D. and post-doctoral experience are required. Applicants should submit a cover letter, cv, a statement of research plans, a brief statement of teaching philosophy and arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted via Interfolio ( http://apply.interfolio.com/25805) or via email to Georgia Davidis Malone, Dossier Coordinator (gdavidisma@haverford.edu). To receive full consideration, all application materials must be received in electronic form by October 3, 2014. Haverford College (http://www.haverford.edu), located 12 miles northwest of Philadelphia, is a small liberal arts college with a strong record of faculty and student research. Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability or veteran status. Haverford has a longstanding commitment to diversity rooted in values of inclusion and social justice, a commitment reflected in curriculum, classrooms, and communal composition of the College. Haverford welcomes applications from candidates who share these values and who will foster their contribution to the College’s educational mission.
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3. Executive Search for the Massachusetts Psychological Association The Board of Directors of The Massachusetts Psychological Association, located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, is offering the opportunity to lead one of the most highly regarded psychological associations in the country. The ideal candidate is an experienced business manager and proven leader with an unwavering commitment to the field of psychology. He or she will serve as a powerful and effective public spokesperson to broaden the association’s advocacy, visibility, impact, effectiveness and financial support. Supported by its more than 1,600 members who are primarily practicing psychologists, MPA seeks to advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a means of promoting human welfare. MPA offers a variety of benefits to its members including advocacy; free legal counsel; ethics consultations; listserv; committees and interests groups; continuing education; group purchasing opportunities (including insurance); and website, member directory and referral services. For the complete position profile and application guidelines please visit http://www.tsne.org/executive-director-massachusetts-psychological-association
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4. Job opportunities: Tufts University There are two tenure-stream faculty openings (research area: ML) at Tufts, department of Computer Science for Sep 15. There is also another opening for an interdisciplinary professorship (Computer Science, Psychology, Philosophy), intended to bridge research and education across departments and schools. More information can be found at http://www.cs.tufts.edu/Jobs/employment-opportunities.html.
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5. Job opportunity: Research Associate, Centre for Systems Neuroscience, University of Leicester This position is supported by the Human Frontier Science Program and aims to investigate how the brain creates conceptual knowledge, bridging systems, cognitive and theoretical neuroscience. You will join an international research team, working alongside colleagues from Rockefeller University (Winrich Freiwald), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Haim Sompolinsky) and the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA, Trieste; Mathew Diamond and Davide Zoccolan) studying cross-species (rats, monkeys and humans) comparisons of experimental data, complimented by computational modelling. You will work on the analysis and collection of multiple single neuron recordings in epileptic patients (which are implanted with intracranial electrodes for clinical reasons) performing different cognitive tasks, and contribute towards the study of concept cells (a.k.a. Jennifer Aniston neurons; see e.g. Quian Quiroga et al, Nature 2005; Quian Quiroga; Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2012). You may also contribute to related projects using non-invasive scalp EEG recordings (e.g. Navajas et al, J. Neuroscience 2013) and/or electrophysiology and 2-photon imaging recordings in mice. You should have very good quantitative skills, a strong background in neuroscience and, ideally, a good experience with neurophysiology recordings. Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Sue Atkinson, Research Centre Manager, sam45@le.ac.uk or 0116 252 3249. Click on the link below (or copy and paste into your browser) here and search on the reference number SEN00514 for more information and to apply. http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/jobs/opportunities/jobsearch
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6. Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour Under the Directorship of Professor John O’Keefe, the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour at UCL will commence operations in early 2015 bringing together world-leading scientists to investigate how brain circuits process information to create neural representations and guide behaviour. The Centre has been created through substantial investment from the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and the Wellcome Trust, and is being structured to foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, enquiry and excellence. The Centre will be accommodated in a new, purpose-designed, seven-storey building located in Central London and offering an outstanding and unparalleled research environment through its provision of state-of-the-art research laboratories with integral biological services capability, cutting-edge scientific equipment, technologically-advanced prototyping and fabrication laboratories, significant in-house high-performance computing facilities and extensive data storage systems to support both experimental analysis and theoretical modelling. Neuroscientists working in the Centre will use the latest advanced molecular and cellular biology, imaging, electrophysiology and behavioural techniques. The Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit will be located at the heart of the Centre, facilitating broad and deep collaborations in data analysis and computational modelling. The full complement of scientists in the Centre is expected to reach 150 together with around 50 dedicated support staff. Scientists joining the Centre will become part of UCL Neuroscience which brings together over 450 principal investigators located primarily within the UCL School of Life and Medical Sciences and offers extensive opportunities for interaction and collaboration. Neuroscience is a strategic priority for UCL as it positions itself to become the world’s leading neuroscience institution. The Centre will offer additional opportunities for collaboration, networking and intellectual stimulation through its visitor programme, regular seminar series and the hosting of world-class scientific conferences and workshops. Formal teaching commitments will be minimal allowing scientists to focus on their research. The Centre is recruiting high-achieving, highly-motivated collaborative scientists with backgrounds in neuroscience as well as related physical and biological sciences, at all career levels. We invite applications from outstanding, innovative scientists who can evidence the highest levels of academic excellence through substantial peer-reviewed publications and significant scientific achievement. Given the technologically advanced research proposed for the Centre, we are particularly interested in scientists wishing to extend the boundaries of technological development in areas such as high-density electrophysiological probes, telemetry, optical recording, molecular and genetic tools, new anatomical mapping techniques, and the use of virtual reality and other novel behavioural approaches such as video image analysis. Recruitment will take place on a continuing ad hoc basis and at dedicated residential recruitment workshops. The first recruitment workshop has been scheduled for 3-4 November 2014 with a focus on Fellowship applications. Senior scientist interviews will be scheduled from November onwards. Competitive salaries, tailored research space and generous relocation and recruitment packages, including research support, will be offered. For further details about vacancies and how to apply online, please visit: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/swc/opportunities Supported by Photo courtesy of Ian Ritchie Architects Ltd
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7. Stanford Neurosciences Institute Neuroscience and Engineering We seek candidates for a tenure-track position for an assistant or untenured associate professor at the interdisciplinary interface between neuroscience and engineering, broadly defined. The Stanford Neurosciences Institute and the Department of Bioengineering at Stanford University are conducting this search. The likely departmental home of the appointee is bioengineering, but could be in one of several other relevant departments. Applicants should have an outstanding record of peer-reviewed research and scholarly publications and a doctoral degree in neuroscience, bioengineering, biomedical engineering, physics, chemistry, computer science, electrical engineering, or any related discipline, and we encourage applications from physician-scientists. The formal ad is attached to this email and is also available online at http://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/4228. Theoretical and/or Computational Neuroscience We seek candidates for a tenure-track appointment at the level of assistant or untenured associate professor in theoretical and/or computational neuroscience. The Stanford Neurosciences Institute and the Departments of Electrical Engineering and Psychology at Stanford University are conducting this search. The likely departmental home of the appointee is electrical engineering or psychology, but could be in one of several other relevant departments. Applicants are expected to have a doctoral degree in neuroscience, electrical engineering, statistics, physics, computer science, mathematics, or related disciplines. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute creatively and in depth to theoretical and computational neuroscience, both through research and teaching. The formal ad is attached to this email and is also available online at http://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/4309.