[vslist] FACULTY POSITION, VISUAL COGNITION, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

[John M. Henderson]

FACULTY POSITION, VISUAL COGNITION
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

The Department of Psychology at Michigan State University invites 
applications for a tenure-system position at the rank of Assistant or early 
Associate level.  We are seeking candidates who combine computational or 
mathematical modeling with behavioral, psychophysical, and/or cognitive 
neuroscience techniques.  The successful candidate will be appointed by 
Psychology, the tenure home department, and will be affiliated with the 
Cognitive Science Program.  We encourage applications from individuals 
pursuing research questions in areas such as (but not limited to) visual 
attention, eye movement control, visually guided action, spatial 
navigation, object recognition, and scene perception.  Michigan State 
University has a vibrant cognitive science community 
(http://www.cogsci.msu.edu/) supported by an NSF IGERT training grant, a 
newly established Center for the Integrated Study of Vision and Language, 
and a new fMRI facility featuring a research-dedicated 3T GE scanner and 
associated support personnel. The individual must have a strong research 
program capable of attracting extramural support.  The position begins Fall 
2005.  Salary and rank will depend on the candidate's qualifications and 
experience.  Women and minority-group candidates are encouraged to 
apply.  Please send a letter of application, cv, (p)reprints and three 
letters of reference to search@cogsci.msu.edu, or to John M. Henderson, 
Chair, Visual Cognition Search Committee, Department of Psychology, 
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824.  MSU is an Equal 
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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