[vslist] Postdoctoral Opportunity

[Kimron Shapiro]

A postdoctoral replacement position is likely to become available in=20
the near future in the School of Psychology at the University of Wales,=20=

Bangor. Professor Kimron Shapiro will be seeking to find a suitable=20
candidate to assist in a funded research project for approximately 30=20
months to replace the current postdoc who may not be returning from=20
maternity leave. The project is funded by the Wellcome Trust and=20
involves behavioural, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging experiments=20=

on the attentional blink (AB) phenomenon. Salary is excellent and=20
travel funds to conferences are included.

=A0The successful candidate will have a Ph. D., experience in the field=20=

of =91attention=92 within the domain of cognitive neuroscience, and be=20=

familiar with the attentional blink (AB) paradigm, and programming=20
(e.g., E-Prime) and statistical analysis (e.g., SPSS) packages.=20
Experience with neuroimaging and/or research involving patients is an=20
asset.

=A0The School of Psychology was rated at the very top (5*) in the most=20=

recent research assessment exercise (RAE) and currently has a staff of=20=

17 people in the cognitive neuroscience group. We have access to a 1.5T=20=

magnet at the nearby hospital as well as ERP and TMS facilities in the=20=

School. Bangor is located between the Irish Sea and the Snowdonia=20
mountains, providing an outstanding living and working environment.

=A0At this preliminary stage prior to a formal advertisement, =
expressions=20
of interest and requests for additional information may be sent to=20
Kimron Shapiro (k.shapiro@bangor.ac.uk).=