Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cognition and Neuroscience
Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is ranked
13th globally. It is also placed 1st amongst the world’s best young universities.
NTU’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) promotes new interdisciplinary
research and education programmes based upon the School’s comparative strengths, and
leading-edge research trends in the international academe.
We are inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship position in the field of
Cognition and Neuroscience with the following themes -
Cognitive Neuroscience: Language and culture, multilingualism development in infancy,
inference in communication, vision and memory, aging, spatial (or navigation) perception
and learning, learning, speech and language disorders.
Principal Investigator/(s): Asst Prof Alice Chan, Asst Prof Xu Hong,
and/or other cluster members (please
find the list of cluster members in the HSS research cluster link).
Please click the relevant link to find out more about
NTU<http://www.ntu.edu.sg/Pages/home.aspx>, and HSS research
clusters<http://www.hss.ntu.edu.sg/Research/Clusters/Pages/Home.aspx>.
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http://www.ntu.edu.sg/Pages/home.aspx )
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http://www.hss.ntu.edu.sg/Research/Clusters/Pages/Home.aspx )
Eligibility
· Outstanding and promising candidates who have received his/her PhD from a
reputable University in fields related to Cognition and Neuroscience.
· The successful candidate is expected to undertake cutting-edge research in the
theme either jointly with the NTU counterparts or independently as well as to assist
research cluster’s activities such as organizing workshops.
· Subject to mutual agreement, the postdoctoral fellow may undertake some light
teaching, no more than one course per academic year, in a relevant disciplinary department
at HSS.
Duration
· One year (renewable for up to another year, subject to funding availability and
performance appraisal)
Salary
· Competitive remuneration and research expense support
Application Information
Interested candidates are invited to send the Curriculum Vita, cover letter and the
application form (attached) to the Cluster Co-Coordinators Asst Prof Alice Chan
(alice@ntu.edu.sg<mailto:alice@ntu.edu.sg>) and Asst Prof Xu Hong
(xuhong@ntu.edu.sg<mailto:xuhong@ntu.edu.sg>), and also be sent to the Associate
Chair (Research) Office via
VD-HSS-RES@ntu.edu.sg<mailto:AD-HASS-RESEARCH@ntu.edu.sg> .
At least three reference letters, on official letterhead and signed by the referees, are
to be sent directly by the referees to the Cluster Co-Coordinators Asst Prof Alice Chan
(alice@ntu.edu.sg<mailto:alice@ntu.edu.sg>) and Asst Prof Xu Hong
(xuhong@ntu.edu.sg<mailto:xuhong@ntu.edu.sg>), and the referee letters are to also
be extended to the Associate Chair (Research) Office via
VD-HSS-RES@ntu.edu.sg<mailto:AD-HASS-RESEARCH@ntu.edu.sg> .
Application/s will be reviewed for the position as they come in by the Selection
Committee. Only shortlisted applicants will be notified.
Best,
Hong
Hong XU
Assistant Professor
Division of Psychology
Nanyang Technological University
(65) 6592-1571 (Office)
http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/xuhong/
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