postdoc positions at Birkbeck, London

Dear Colleagues, We have several Postdoctoral Research Fellowships available at the CBCD (Birkbeck, University of London) to start this year. Please pass on or post the advert below to any relevant PhD students or current postdocs. One of the projects will involve ERP testing of infants at risk for autism, and would suit someone with experience of working with developmental disorders. A second project will explore the neural basis of early concept and category learning, and would suit someone with experience of ERP recordign with infants, or testing early category learning. A third project involves studies of novelty preference and its neural bases. Feel free to contact any of us for further information. Gergely Csibra Mark Johnson Denis Mareschal -------------------------- Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development School of Psychology Postdoctoral Research Fellows (12 to 36 months fixed term,full or part-time) We are seeking talented individuals to conduct research within the Centre, working with Professor Mark Johnson,Dr Gergely Csibra and Dr Denis Mareschal researching brain and psychological development in typical and atypical babies and toddlers using behavioural testing and brain imaging. The centre, led by Professor Mark Johnson currently involves about twenty people, all part of a strong team in a friendly working environment. See website www.cbcd.bbk.ac.uk You will need to have a strong research background in cognitive neuroscience, child development, experimental psychology or a related discipline. You should have a keen interest in functional brain development and have completed or near completed a PhD in Psychology or a relevant, related discipline. Experience of analysing complex data sets and ERP/EEG or functional imaging is desirable, but not essential since training can be given. One post is funded in part by an award from the European Commission Framework 6 Programme, and the another one by the Medical Research Council. Salary range: £21,836 to £31,504 per annum pro rata. Closing date: Thursday 30th June 2005. For application forms and further details please see http://www.bbk.ac.uk or send an A4 sae (quoting Ref: APS117), to the Human Resources Team, Birkbeck, Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7HX or e-mail humanresources(a)bbk.ac.uk Birkbeck is an equal opportunities employee.