[visionlist] Cognitive Scientist, University of Rochester

[Michele Schultz]

The Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of 
Rochester is seeking to hire a tenure-track faculty member in the area 
of cognition, broadly defined.  Research interests could include action, 
attention, categorization, decision making, learning, memory, and 
perception, and could also include approaches such as cognitive 
development, cognitive neuroscience, computational modeling, and 
neuropsychology. The successful candidate will join a dynamic, collegial 
department whose focus is the study of development, cognition, and 
perception through combined neurobiological, computational, and 
behavioral research (http://www.bcs.rochester.edu/index.html); she or he 
will also be part of a university–wide cognitive science and 
neuroscience community engaged in graduate and undergraduate education. 
Applicants should submit a CV, a brief statement of research and 
teaching interests, and contact information for three referees via the 
following website: http://www.rochester.edu/fort/bcs. Questions 
concerning this position can be addressed to Dr. Robert Jacobs, chair of 
the search committee [email: robbie at bcs.rochester.edu].  Review of 
applications will begin on October 15, 2012.  The University of 
Rochester is an Equal Opportunity Employer and has a strong commitment 
to diversity and actively encourages applications from candidates from 
groups underrepresented in higher education.
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Michele Schultz
Dept. of Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Center for Visual Science
University of Rochester
274 Meliora Hall
Rochester, NY 14627-0270
Email: mschultz at cvs.rochester.edu
Phone: 585-275-8659
Fax: 585-271-3043