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<p><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Arizona State University
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology of Strategic Communication</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial">The Center for Strategic
Communication (CSC) and the Department of Psychology at Arizona State
University are pleased to announce a new Postdoctoral Fellowship program
beginning May 2012.</span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Postdoctoral Fellowship</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial">A postdoctoral fellowship will
be awarded beginning in the May/June 2012 time frame. The appointment is for
full time employment (40 hours per week) for 18 months.<span> </span>Renewal for up to two additional 18 month
periods is possible, contingent on additional funding by the sponsor and
satisfactory job performance. Salary is $60,000 and the University offers
subsidized health insurance. Support for travel to conferences will be
available. Fellows are responsible for relocation and housing expenses. <span> </span>Fellows will support a research project
sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) involving multi-modal
neuroimaging (fMRI + EEG) of narrative comprehension and persuasion.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial">For additional information
regarding postdoctoral fellowships at ASU, please see: </span><a href="http://provost.asu.edu/postdoc" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial">http://provost.asu.edu/postdoc</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial">.</span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Eligibility</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial">Applicants must have an earned
or pending doctoral degree in Neuroscience, Statistics, Social Psychology,
Cognitive Psychology, or a related field/discipline. The degree must have been
earned no earlier than 2010. Candidates with pending degrees who will have
successfully defended their dissertations by May 1, 2012 will also be
considered. Applicants must have no more than two years of formal postdoctoral
experience.</span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Required Expertise</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial">Applicants
must have relevant expertise in fMRI data acquisition and analysis and/or EEG
data acquisition and analysis, as applied to the study of cognitive or social
psychological processes.</span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Desired Expertise</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial">Relevant
expertise or experience in multi-modal mapping (fMRI + EEG) of cognitive and
social psychological processes and/or neuropsychology of narrative or
persuasion is desirable.</span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Responsibilities</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial">Postdoctoral
scholars are expected to carry out the research plan and fulfill the goals
established with the supervising faculty members, Drs. Gene Brewer and Leslie
Baxter; to assist the supervising faculty members and other Principal
Investigators in fulfilling the requirements of the grant in a timely manner;
to communicate regularly with the supervising faculty member and other members
of the research team; and to notify the faculty member of any change in
research plans.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial">Beyond
grant-related activities, our facilities will help create valuable
opportunities for the postdoctoral scholar to continue their fMRI and EEG
research agenda, develop new multi-modal techniques, teach, and get training
experience.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial">For
further information about the position contact Prof. Gene Brewer, </span><span style="text-decoration:none;font-family:Arial"><a href="mailto:gene.brewer@asu.edu" target="_blank">gene.brewer@asu.edu</a></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:Arial">Application</span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial">Submit application materials
electronically with all documents included in a single PDF file, to include the
following: <span> </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial">1. A cover letter stating your
interest in the Postdoctoral Fellowship. Provide details on </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.75in"><span style="font-family:Arial">a. how your research and expertise relates to
neuroimaging, especially with regard to combining data from fMRI and EEG. </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.75in"><span style="font-family:Arial">b. how your research and expertise relates to the
project described above, and </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.75in"><span style="font-family:Arial">c. your long-term professional goals.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:Arial">2. An up to date curriculum vitae.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:Arial">3. Names and contact information for two references
who agree to be contacted.</span><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:Arial">4. Copies of up to three published papers/scholarly
work.</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:Arial">5. Scanned copies of current academic transcript from
all degree awarding institutions. Official transcripts will be requested from
those who received formal offers.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial">The
search will initially close with applications received by<b> April 15, 2012</b>.
<span> </span>If the position is not filled, then
applications will be accepted every subsequent Friday until search is
closed.</span><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Arial">Send materials to:</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial">Josephine
Wong, Program Manager</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial">Center
for Strategic Communication </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="mailto:jody@asu.edu" target="_blank">jody@asu.edu</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial">ASU is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to excellence through
diversity.<span> </span>Women and minorities are
encouraged to apply.<span> </span>ASU’s complete
non-discrimination statement can be found at:<span>
</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.asu.edu/titleIX/" target="_blank">http://www.asu.edu/titleIX/</a></span></p></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br>Gene A. Brewer Jr.<br>Arizona State University<br>
Department of Psychology<br>