POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS AT BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
Two postdoctoral positions are currently available in the Psychology Department at Brandeis University. Both positions are supported by a training grant on cognitive aging in a social context from the National Institute of Aging. We especially encourage applicants interested in the interface between social/personality/health and cognitive aspects of early, middle, and later adulthood. Our core faculty, with expertise in the areas of social, health, and lifespan developmental psychology, and social and cognitive neuroscience, work collaboratively on issues related to adult development and aging:
· 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): protective effects of psychosocial and behavioral factors for changes in cognition and health in early, middle and later adulthood; the National Study of Midlife in the United States
· Angela Gutchess (Ph.D., University of Michigan): influence of age and culture on memory and social cognition;
· Nikolas Rohleder (Ph.D., University of Trier): stress, Inflammation and Contributions to Disease Development in Aging.
· 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;
· Jutta Wolf (Ph.D., Dresden University of Technology): how stress-induced changes in hormones alter immune processes and affect human health.
· 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.
Although postdoctoral trainees would work primarily with one or two core faculty members, opportunities exist for interaction with other members of faculty conducting aging research at Brandeis, and participation in the university-wide Lifespan Initiative on Healthy Aging. For more information contact Arthur Wingfield (wingfield@brandeis.edu) or Margie Lachman (lachman@brandeis.edu).
http://www.brandeis.edu/departments/psych/
http://www.brandeis.edu/lifespaninitiative/
Applications should include a letter describing research interests and career goals, curriculum vitae, reprints, and three letters of recommendation. 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 September 1, 2011 and applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. Brandeis encourages applications from minorities and women.
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Margie E. Lachman, Ph.D.
Minnie and Harold Fierman Professor of Psychology
Director, Lifespan Initiative on Healthy Aging
MS 062, Brandeis University
P.O. Box 549110, 415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02454-9110
Phone: 781-736-3255 or 781-736-3300 (Dept. Office)
Fax: 781-736-3291
Email: lachman@brandeis.edu
http://www.brandeis.edu/departments/psych/lachman/
http://www.brandeis.edu/lifespaninitiative/
