mardi 19 octobre 2010

Development of Social Cognition in Macaques

Hiring Organization:
University of Parma

Position Description:
University of Parma, Italy – NIH. Post Doctoral Position: Development of Social Cognition in Macaques: We are seeking to fill a post-doctoral position at the University of Parma as part of a newly funded NICHD Program Project Grant investigating macaque infant social cognitive development. The Program Project is a collaboration of laboratories at the University of Parma, the University of Maryland College Park, University of Chicago and NICHD in Poolesville, MD. The focus of this post-doctoral position is the development of behavioral methods, including imitation and eye-tracking methods, to investigate infant social cognition and the integration of these methods with neuroscience, cross-species comparative and computational approaches developed in the collaborating laboratories in the Program Project. Strong candidates will have demonstrated their ability to be independent, productive researchers and will have expertise in infant behavioral methods and/or nonhuman primate behavior. Experience with eye-tracking methods is strongly desirable but not essential.

Qualifications/Experience:
Ph.D in primate behavior and/or human infant behavior and cognition

Salary/funding:
37.000 $ including fringe benefits

Term of Appointment:
2 years

Application Deadline:
December 1, 2010

Contact Information:
Pier Ferrari
via Volturno 39
Parma, none 43100
Italy

Telephone Number:
011390521903947

Website:
http://www.unipr.it

E-mail Address:
pierfrancesco.ferrari@unipr.it