[vslist] Postdoctoral Position

[Kimron Shapiro]

UNIVERSITY=A0OF=A0WALES,=A0BANGOR
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY
Research Officer

Salary: =A318,893-=A0=A0=A321,010 (on R&A Grade 1A) p.a. (pay award =
pending)

A 3-year postdoctoral Research Officer position will be available=20
starting October 1st for an exciting new, multi-centre research project=20=

that will explore the interactions between human attention and=20
emotion.=A0The project will approach the topic from four different=20
perspectives (cognitive behavioural; ERP, computational modelling, and=20=

fMRI), each at a different centre (see below).=A0One postdoctoral=20
research position will be allocated to each centre but will =91rotate=92=20=

for a short period of time through each of the other sites to promote=20
cross disciplinary skills.=A0This is an excellent opportunity to=20
experience a wide range of important cognitive neuroscience approaches=20=

directed cohesively at a interesting and=A0topical issue.

The project=92s Centres are:=A0University of Wales, Bangor(Psychology) =
for=20
cognitive-behavioural studies;=A0Birkbeck College, London (Psychology),=20=

for ERP experiments;=A0King=92s College, London(Mathematics) for=20
computational modelling; and Oxford University (Experimental=20
Psychology) for fMRI studies.

This particular advert is to seek a postdoctoral research person to=20
work at the University of Wales, Bangor under the co-direction of=20
Kimron Shapiro and Jane Raymond on the cognitive behavioural component=20=

of the above project.

Applicants are expected to have a PhD in a relevant discipline and=20
preference will be given to those who have experience in the study of=20
=91attention=92 and/or =91emotion=92 within the domain of cognitive=20
neuroscience.=A0Programming experience with the use of E-prime or =
related=20
technical tools is an advantage.

Application forms and further particulars should be obtained by=20
contacting Human Resources, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd=A0LL57=20=

2DG;=A0tel: (01248) 382926/388132;=A0e-mail: personnel@bangor.ac.uk

Please quote reference number 04-3/212 when applying.=A0=A0Closing date =
for=20
applications: Friday 6th August, 2004.

Informal enquiries can be made by contacting Jane Raymond, e-mail:=20
j.raymond@bangor.ac.uk, tel: (01248) 383787; or Kimron Shapiro, e-mail:=20=

k.shapiro@bangor.ac.uk, tel: (01248) 383626.

Committed To Equal Opportunities