Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition / Psychology
Carnegie Mellon University
Postdoctoral Position: Encoding of Objects and Faces in Human IT
Supervisor: Michael Tarr
Soliciting applications - to be considered on a rolling basis - for a
postdoctoral researcher working with Michael Tarr at Carnegie Mellon in
beautiful Pittsburgh PA, USA. The goal of this project is to collaborate
with lab members on studies using non-invasive neuroimaging (fMRI, DSI,
MEG) to explore how objects and faces are encoded within the human
ventral pathway. A successful candidate should have experience in the
design and analysis of neuroimaging experiments - particularly fMRI -
as well as some experience using computational tools for both data
analysis (e.g., linear classifiers) and modeling/simulation.
More on Carnegie Mellon and the CNBC.
We have particular interests in face, object, scene, and event
recognition and the role of experience in shaping our perceptual
systems. Methodologies we use include neuroimaging (ERPs, MEG, fMRI, and
DSI/HDFT), the study of atypical populations (neuropsychological case
studies, autism, and dyslexia), neurophysiology, eyetracking, behavioral
psychophysics combined with advanced stimulus generation and
manipulation, computational modeling, and machine learning for data
understanding, all applied across the lifespan (infancy through older
adulthood). Core faculty span the departments of Psychology, Statistics,
Biological Sciences, Machine Learning, and Robotics, as well as the
Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition. Our facilities include a new
campus-based 3T Siemens Verio MRI scanner, a MEG facility, and a new
high-performance computing cluster for modeling, simulation, and data
analysis.
More on Pittsburgh.
The academic community in Pittsburgh is uniquely interdisciplinary and
collaborative. Through the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition and
our physical proximity to Pitt, we have strong ties to the University of
Pittsburgh Center for Neuroscience, Psychology, and medical school.
Within CMU trainees often work across units, pursuing multidisciplinary
research. The city of Pittsburgh is also a highly supportive and vibrant
community. Over the past two decades, Pittsburgh, one of the greenest
cities in America, has reinvented itself as an educational and medical
hub, but has retained much of the infrastructure from its industrial
past, including a wide variety of museums, a world-class symphony,
professional sports teams, and an extensive urban park system. With
Pittsburgh's renaissance the city has grown to include an eclectic
restaurant scene and a variety of funky neighborhoods. CMU's strength in
the fine arts has also fostered an active arts scene, including many
theaters, film festivals, music venues, and galleries. Reflecting this,
in May of 2010 Pittsburgh was on ranked as the most livable city in
America by Forbes magazine.
The position is for one year, and renewable for one additional year
based on first year evaluation. Salary will be based on NIH
postdoctoral scales. Applicants should send a cover letter (with
potential starting date), a CV, a research statement, and the names of
at least three references to info(a)tarrlab.org <mailto:info@tarrlab.org>