[visionlist] 2 Faculty positions available at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

[Matt Peterson]

Cognitive Neuroscience faculty positions at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

The Department of Psychology at Tsinghua University announces the availability of 2 open-rank faculty positions in COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE, commencing September, 2012. The minimum qualifications for the positions are: Ph.D. degree in cognitive neuroscience or related areas, strong potential for high-quality research using human subjects and fMRI, ability to teach courses in our curriculum and in a specialty area, and excellent record of publication.

Applicants with research interests in all areas of Cognitive Psychology (e.g., sensation/perception/attention/language, etc.) are welcome to apply. Expertise in the electrophysiological (i.e., high-density EEG), eye-tracking, and TMS techniques would be advantageous but not required. Applicants with strong research potential are extremely welcome. Outstanding candidates with no fMRI background are also encouraged to apply.

Teaching load is 96 course hours (6 course credits) each year at the under-graduate or graduate level, with a mandatory requirement of at least one under-graduate course per year.

Applications should include a curriculum vita, research statements and teaching interests, and 3-5 selected reprints. Please also arrange for three letters of recommendation to be emailed to sfu at tsinghua.edu.cn and lhong at tsinghua.edu.cn (Attn: Cognitive Neuroscience Search). Review of applications will begin on January 1, 2012, and will continue until the positions are filled.

Tsinghua University (www.info.tsinghua.edu.cn) is an equal-opportunity employer. The Department of Psychology (www.tsinghua.edu.cn/publish/psy/index.html) at Tsinghua University was re-established on October, 2008 after 60 years of absence from the Tsinghua campus. It has 10 faculty members with diverse research interests.   Inquiries for the positions should be directed to Dr. Shimin Fu (sfu at tsinghua.edu.cn) and Dr. Hong Li (lhong at tsinghua.edu.cn).