RESEARCH ASSISTANT or POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN COGNITION AT MIT
Mary C. Potter is seeking a research assistant (Technical Assistant)
and/or a postdoctoral fellow/associate, starting as soon as possible.
My current research is on conceptual short-term attention and memory,
including the attentional blink, competition between words in visual
attention, the influence of sentence context on visual word perception
and selection, picture encoding and memory, and crossmodal processing.
The Technical Assistant or postdoc will have primary responsibility for
running the lab, including supervising undergraduate research
assistants, preparing and running experiments (with undergraduates as
subjects), and analyzing data. A postdoc would collaborate on projects
and would have some freedom to initiate projects within the domain of my
grant. The research community in our building provides a good work
environment, with opportunities to become acquainted with the work of
students and faculty in the cognitive science section.
Requirements for the research position include a B.A. or B.S degree,
some experience in experimental research (preferably in cognition,
language, or perception), and experience with programming Macintosh
computers (not just word-processing). Other programming experience is a
plus. A postdoctoral candidate would need, in addition, a Ph.D in
experimental psychology, psycholinguistics, or a related field.
To apply, please email, fax, or write me, enclosing a resume and the
names and telephone numbers of at least two people as references. I'll
be happy to answer any questions about the position. MIT is an
affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and minority and women
applicants are encouraged to apply.
Mary C. Potter (Molly)
Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences
NE20-453
MIT
Cambridge MA 02139
molly@psyche.mit.edu
(617)253-5526 or 868-1436
FAX 617-258-8654