[visionlist] Research Fellow in Visual Memory and Healthy Ageing - University of Edinburgh

[Jim Brockmole]

Research Fellow in Visual Cognition and Cognitive Ageing (Psychology)

The Psychology Department at the University of Edinburgh invites  
applications for a full time interdisciplinary post-doctoral Research  
Fellowship in visual cognition and cognitive ageing.  The appointment  
will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for up to two  
additional years.  The post is available from September 1, 2008.

Supported by the European Research Council, the successful applicant  
will join a team of researchers, led by Dr. James Brockmole, dedicated  
to executing a systematic program of research aimed at advancing our  
theoretical understanding of the cognitive architecture of visual  
working memory and how this system changes with age.  The successful  
applicant will be responsible for designing, running, and analysing  
experiments and will have the opportunity to contribute to all other  
aspects of the research, including conceptualization of studies and  
dissemination of research through journals and conference  
presentations.  The Fellow will also have the potential to collaborate  
actively with other members of the visual cognition and cognitive  
ageing communities in one of the leading centres for cognitive  
science, neuroscience, cognition, and computation worldwide, and based  
in one of the most attractive and culturally rich cities in Europe.   
Project partners at the University of Edinburgh include the Lothian  
Birth Cohort Studies, the Disconnected Mind Project, and the MRC  
Centre in Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology.

Complete details regarding the fellowship and the application  
procedure (which can be completed online) can be found at:  
www.jobs.ed.ac.uk (ref: 3009386).  Applications must be received by  
July 8, 2008.  Interviews will take place on July 16, 2008.  In the  
mean time, informal enquires are welcome and may be addressed to Dr.  
James Brockmole: James.Brockmole at ed.ac.uk.

The salary scale for this post will be £28,290 - £33,780 per year.  
Starting salary will be commensurate with experience, but will be no  
higher than £30,013 (currently point 3 on the UE7 scale).

The University of Edinburgh is committed to equality and diversity.


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James R. Brockmole, Ph.D.
Psychology Department
The University of Edinburgh
7 George Square (Room G.30)
Edinburgh EH8 9JZ
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 131 650 3422
Web: http://www.psy.ed.ac.uk/people/jbrockmo

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