Postdoctoral Research Positions in Early Social Cognition
Cognitive Developmental Center
Central European University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary
Directed by Professors Gergely Csibra and György Gergely
We have funding for two postdoctoral positions, starting from
September 2009 (or when filled), to work collaboratively on research
on social cognition in infants and toddlers. Specific questions of
investigation include early understanding of ostensive referential
communication, the development and representation of artifacts and
natural kind concepts, mechanisms of cultural transmission of generic
knowledge, and action understanding and representing other minds in
normally developing and autistic children, using behavioral, eye-
tracking and electrophysiological (EEG and ERP) techniques.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in psychology or a related field, and a
strong record of prior research accomplishments. Familiarity with eye-
tracking or electrophysiological methodology is an advantage.
Interested persons should send a cover letter stating research
interest, a CV, and contact address for 3 references to Human
Resources Office, Central European University, H-1051 Budapest, Nádor
u. 9., Hungary, e-mail: hro(a)ceu.hu. We encourage electronic
applications. We will start reviewing applications in mid-April, 2009.
Informal inquiries about the positions could be addressed to Professor
György Gergely (gergelygy(a)ceu.hu) or to Professor Gergely Csibra (csibrag(a)ceu.hu
).
CEU (
www.ceu.hu) is a graduate research-intensive university
specializing primarily in the social sciences, located in Budapest,
Hungary and accredited in the United States and Hungary. CEU's primary
mission is to promote academic excellence, state of the art research
and civic commitment, so as to contribute to the development of open
societies in Central and Eastern Europe. CEU offers both master's and
doctoral programs, and it enrolls about 1500 students from nearly 100
countries. The teaching staff consists of more then 130 resident
faculty from more than 30 countries, and a large number of prominent
visiting scholars from around the world. The language of instruction
is English.