JOBS: postdoctoral fellowships in Cognitive Aging at the Georgia Institute of Technology

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN COGNITIVE AGING

The Cognitive Aging Program in the School of Psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology will have two openings for postdoctoral Fellowships on our NIH-sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein training grant starting as early as October 1, 2011. Starting dates are negotiable. The duration of the traineeship is between 1 and 3 years. Postdoctoral trainees work with core faculty members with research interests in adult cognitive development, including: Audrey Duarte – neuroscience of memory; Arthur Dan Fisk - attention, human factors, applied cognition; Christopher Hertzog - memory, metacognition, intelligence; Wendy A. Rogers - human factors, applied cognition, attention and learning; Anderson D. Smith - episodic memory, animal models; Daniel H. Spieler - attention, language processing, modeling; Paul Verhaeghen – attention, speed of processing, working memory. There are also other faculty members affiliated with our training program who can collaborate with postdoctoral fell!
ows. Stipend levels are set by the federal government and increase with years of postdoctoral experience. The traineeship also provides each trainee with travel funds, an allowance for research expenses, and an allowance for health insurance. More information about faculty interests and the School of Psychology can be located at http://www.psychology.gatech.edu. Fellowships are restricted to U.S. citizens or permanent U. S. residents. Applicants should have a completed a Ph.D. in psychology or a related discipline (e.g., cognitive neuroscience). To apply, please send a c. v., publications, a statement of research interests identifying possible matches to at least one core faculty mentor, and three letters of reference to Christopher Hertzog; School of Psychology; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, GA 30332-0170. On-line applications will also be accepted through the following URL:
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/659. Applications received by April 15, 2011, have the best chance of being reviewed for available fellowships, but applications will be accepted and reviewed until the positions are filled. Applications from members of ethnic and racial minorities are strongly encouraged. Georgia Institute of Technology is a unit of the University System of Georgia and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.