[visionlist] FACULTY POSITION IN SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE, YORK UNIVERSITY

[James Elder]

YORK UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ARTS, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, York University invites 
applications for a tenure-track appointment at the Assistant Professor 
level in Systems Neuroscience. This advertisement is primarily directed 
toward investigators who employ electrophysiological measurements in 
alert, behaving primates as a model for understanding sensory, 
cognitive, and/or motor systems. Individuals who combine this approach 
with other techniques, such as brain imaging, human psychophysics, or 
computational modeling, are particularly encouraged to apply.

Minimum qualifications: a PhD (or equivalent) and post-doctoral 
experience in this field.

The York Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Sciences research group attracts 
substantial external research funding and collaborates with many other 
Canadian and international institutions. Many BBCS laboratories are 
associated with The York Centre for Vision Research, one of the major 
centres for vision research in North America. York University has 
identified health research as a major focus: many BBCS laboratories are 
involved with this initiative. The Psychology Department at York 
University is one of the largest in North America.

York University offers a world-class modern, interdisciplinary academic 
experience in Toronto, Canada’s most multicultural city. York is at the 
centre of innovation, with a thriving community of almost 60,000 
faculty, staff and students who challenge the ordinary and deliver the 
unexpected.

The position, to commence July 1, 2006, is subject to budgetary approval.

York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative 
Action Program can be found on York's website at 
http://www.yorku.ca/acadjobs/index.htm, or a copy can be obtained by 
calling the affirmative action office at 416-736-5713.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian 
citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of research and 
teaching interests, and relevant reprints and arrange to have three 
letters of reference sent to Professor David Reid, Chair, Department of 
Psychology, Faculty of Arts, 296 BSB, York University, 4700 Keele 
Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3; phone: (416) 736 5116; fax 
(416) 736 5814.

Deadline: December 1, 2005.