LINGUISTICS AND PSYCHOLOGY POSITIONS AT NYU

The Departments of Psychology and Linguistics at NYU have two positions for next year, ideally suited for holders of an undergraduate or master’s degree who are in transition to a Ph.D. program in linguistics, psychology, or neuroscience. The starting date for both positions is negotiable, but preferably July 2008.

One position is for a full-time Lab Manager at the NYU Neurolinguistics Laboratory. B.A./B.S. or M.A./M.S. in a cognitive science related discipline (psychology, linguistics, etc.) or computer science. The lab manager will be involved in all stages of the execution and analysis of magnetoencephalography (MEG) experiments on language processing. Previous experience with MEG or some other cognitive neuroscience method is highly preferred. A background in statistics and some programming ability (especially Matlab) are essential. To apply, please email CV and names of references to Prof. Liina Pylkkanen (liina.pylkkanen@nyu.edu).

The other position is for a full-time Research Assistant for Cognitive Neuroscience of Language projects at the KIT/NYU MEG Lab. B.A./B.S. in a cognitive science related discipline (psychology, linguistics, etc.) or computer science. The research asistant will help analyze data from MEG and joint MEG/fMRI experiments and help design and program additional experiments. The job includes some responsibility for managing the KIT/NYU MEG lab at NYU’s Psychology Department. For 2008-09, research will concentrate on lexical access and morphological decomposition in auditory word perception. To apply, please email CV and names of references to Prof. Alec Marantz (marantz@nyu.edu)