Postdoctoral position available in Toronto, Neurobiology of Language

[Jed Meltzer]

A postdoctoral fellowship in neurobiology of language is available in the 
laboratory of Dr. Jed Meltzer, at the Rotman Research Institute, affiliated with 
the University of Toronto.  The fellow will engage in research related to both 
basic language processes and applications to diagnosis and treatment of 
post-stroke aphasia, progressive aphasia, traumatic brain injury, and other 
neurological disorders.  Candidates should have expertise and/or interest in 
some of the following topics:
 
-       - sentence and discourse level comprehension and production
-       - neurorehabilitation in stroke and dementia
-       - frequency domain analysis of EEG/MEG data
-       - multivariate pattern recognition analyses
-       - applications of computational linguistics to neuroscience
-       - quantitative analysis of naturalistic language samples
-       - functional connectivity in fMRI and MEG
 
The Rotman Institute is fully equipped for cognitive neuroscience research, with 
a 3T MRI, 151-channel CTF MEG, several EEG systems, and an excellent 
infrastructure for patient recruitment and testing.  We seek a candidate with 
excellent computational skills, academic knowledge of psycholinguistics, and a 
personal manner suitable for comfortable interactions with elderly patients with 
limited communication abilities.  Prior experience with neuroimaging is helpful 
but not an absolute must. 
 
Toronto is consistently ranked as one of the most livable cities in the world, 
as well as the most multicultural.  It is an excellent place to work for those 
interested in cross-linguistic research, as native speaker populations can be 
found for dozens of world languages. 
 
Applicants should have a recent Ph.D. or M.D. degree, and the potential for 
successfully obtaining external funding.  The postdoctoral position carries a 
term of 2 years and is potentially renewable.  Bursaries are in line with the 
fellowship scales of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and 
include an allowance for travel and research expenses. A minimum of 80% of each 
fellow’s time will be devoted to research and related activities.
Start date is negotiable, but ideally in the spring of 2011.
 
To apply, please send a current CV and letter of interest to:
Jed Meltzer, Ph.D.
jmeltzer at rotman-baycrest.on.ca
 
Up to three letters of reference may be forwarded to the same address.  Meetings 
and interviews may be arranged at the upcoming Neurobiology of Language and 
Society for Neuroscience conferences in San Diego, although this is certainly 
not required.
 
For more information on the institute, see
 
http://www.rotman-baycrest.on.ca/
 
and for our lab specifically,
 
http://www.rotman-baycrest.on.ca/index.php?section=1093
 
 
 
Jed A. Meltzer
Neurorehabilitation Scientist
Rotman Research Institute - Baycrest Centre
3560 Bathurst Street
Toronto, Ontario, M6A 2E1,CANADA

P: 416 785-2500 x 2117
F: 416 785-2862
C: 647 522-2187
jmeltzer at rotman-baycrest.on.ca





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