Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Developmental Neuroscience - CMU

Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Developmental Neuroscience 

The Department of Psychology and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC) at Carnegie Mellon University seek to fill a tenure-track faculty position in developmental neuroscience at the assistant professor level. The position is funded by a generous gift from Ronald J. and Mary Ann Zdrojkowski as a Career Development Chair to attract young researchers to further our understanding of how humans develop. A successful candidate will be committed to high-quality teaching and should have a research background that includes core areas within cognitive neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, or social neuroscience, a strong grounding in theory, cutting-edge methods, and an interest in collaborations. We are especially interested in candidates with research interests in the neural basis of human learning, development, and plasticity. 

Carnegie Mellon is committed to an expansion of its faculty and facilities in the area of mind and brain research and is a highly supportive environment for scientists who seek to span multiple disciplines or employ multiple methodologies in their research. Facilities include a state-of-the-art MRI facility (http://www.sibr.cmu.edu), EEG, NIRS, and MEG systems, and large-scale, high-performance computing clusters. The appointment will be joint between the Department of Psychology and the CNBC ñ an interdisciplinary and collaborative research and training center jointly administered across Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The candidate will join a growing and highly interactive computational, cognitive, and neuroscience community. 

Carnegie Mellon offers highly competitive salaries and start-up packages in an attractive and highly livable urban environment. Applications will begin to be reviewed on October 1, 2014. Applications, including a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, copies of no more than 3 relevant papers, and the contact information for at least three individuals who have been asked to provide letters of reference should be submitted electronically in PDF format to the following email address:faculty-search@cnbc.cmu.edu. 

Applications should indicate citizenship and, for non-US citizens, current visa status. Only complete applications in PDF format will be considered. Concurrent with the submission of their application, applicants should also arrange for at least three reference letters in PDF format to be sent directly to: faculty-search@cnbc.cmu.edu. If you encounter technical problems, please write to: faculty-search@cnbc.cmu.edu. Carnegie Mellon University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer; we invite and encourage applications from women and minorities. 

Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate in admission, employment, or administration of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap or disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, ancestry, belief, veteran status, or genetic information. Furthermore, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and is required not to discriminate in violation of federal, state, or local laws or executive orders. Inquiries concerning the application of and compliance with this statement should be directed to the vice president for campus affairs, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, telephone 412-268-2056.