The Psychology Department at Brandeis has a postdoctoral opportunity in our training program, "Cognitive Aging in a Social Context," beginning anytime between October 2007 and January 2008. The position is for one or two years.
We currently have 7 core faculty from the social-developmental and cognitive neuroscience programs, who are funded and work collaboratively on issues related to adult development and aging. We especially encourage applicants interested in the interface between social/personality and cognitive aspects of adulthood and aging. Although postdoctoral trainees would work primarily with one or two core faculty members, opportunities exist for interaction with other members of the faculty conducting aging research at Brandeis and in the Greater Boston area.
The primary faculty are:
Arthur Wingfield- Director (Ph.D., Oxford University): effects of age-related changes in hearing and cognitive function in older adulthood, and their impact on language comprehension and memory;
Margie Lachman- Co-director (Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University): personality and the self in midlife and later life in relation to cognitive functioning and physical health; the role of strategy use, anxiety, and stress as mediators;
Angela Gutchess (Ph.D., University of Michigan): influence of age and culture on memory and social cognition;
Derek Isaacowitz (Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania): emotion in adulthood and old age and the interplay of cognitive processes, particularly attention, and emotion throughout the adult life-span;
Robert Sekuler (Ph.D., Brown University): vision, visual attention, and visual memory in adulthood and old age;
Patricia Tun (Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology): cognitive changes in midlife and late adulthood; effects of age and hearing ability on comprehension and memory for spoken language;
Leslie Zebrowitz (Ph.D., Yale University): age stereotypes, including the influence of nonverbal physical qualities (facial appearance, voice, gait) and the social and psychological consequences.
Applications should include a letter describing research interests and career goals, curriculum vitae, reprints, and three letters of recommendation. For more information contact Arthur Wingfield (Wingfield@brandeis.edu) or Margie Lachman (Lachman@brandeis.edu). Please submit materials by email to one of the above or send a hard copy to Aging Postdoctoral Search, Department of Psychology, Brandeis University, MS 062, Waltham, MA 02454-9110. Review of materials will begin immediately and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Brandeis encourages applications from minorities and women.
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************************************************** ************************************************** Margie E. Lachman, Ph.D. Professor and Chair Department of Psychology MS 062 Brandeis University P.O. Box 549110 415 South Street Waltham, MA 02454-9110 Phone: 781-736-3300 or 781-736-3255 Fax: 781-736-3291 Email: Lachman@Brandeis.edu Website: http://www.brandeis.edu/projects/lifespan
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