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 SNL 2014 Poster and Slide
Schedule
The SNL Program and Schedule is now
available. If you are a presenter, please check the website for
your presentation time.
For a listing
of Poster sessions and presentations, go here:
Poster Sessions
For a listing
of Slide sessions and presentations, go here:
Slide Sessions
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Call for Board Nominations
Reminder
The Society
for the Neurobiology of Language (SNL) is soliciting nominations
for four councilor (board member) positions:
- Chair-elect
- Secretary-elect
- Treasurer-elect
- Meeting
liaison-elect
Duties
associated with these positions can be found in
the bylaws posted on the SNL website. Councilors are
elected to three-year terms. During the three years of their tenure,
councilors serve on the board, first as "councilor-elect,"
then "councilor-current," and finally
"councilor-past."
Please
nominate no more than one individual per position. Send your
nominations to nomintions@neurolang.org.
SNL greatly
values the input of our members. Please consider submitting a
nomination for each position. For a list of current
councilors go to http://www.neurolang.org/organization/.
We are also
asking for nominations for a European host location for SNL 2016. We
strongly encourage you to consider sponsoring the next European
meeting of SNL.
Deadline for Nominations to the Board of Directors is
July 7, 2014.
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Missed It Last
Time?
Social
Programs Now Offered at SNL 2014
This year, SNL
is pleased to offer two social programs. There is no better way
to experience the history, culture, and sights of Amsterdam than by
taking a guided tour of the city. For more information on these
amazing opportunities, please explore the links below:
Hotel
Reservations
Discounted hotel reservations are
still available for the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky and the
the Doubletree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal, (the Ibis Amsterdam
Centre is sold out). Discounted reservations may close earlier
if our special SNL block is sold out. To receive the discounted
conference rates, attendees must book their reservations through Beurs van Berlage Hotelservice.
Amsterdam is a popular August tourist destination, so please
make your reservations early!
SNL
2014 T-Shirts
Limited-edition
SNL 2014 T-shirts are available for purchase. Order online
while you're registering for the meeting. Check out our official meeting T-Shirt on the SNL
website.
Keynote
Speakers
Prof.dr. Willem Levelt
Topic lecture:
Neurobiology of Language from a historical perspective
Prof.dr. Constance Scharff
Topic lecture:
Songbirds as model for Neurobiology of Language
Prof.dr. Pascal Fries
Lecture title:
Brain rhythms for bottom-up and top-down signalling
Prof.dr. Mike Tomasello
Topic Lecture:
The cognitive infrastructure for human communication
Panel
Discussion
What is there
to be explained by neurobiology of language accounts?
Steve Small, Lorraine Tyler, and Sharon
Thompson-Schill
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Important
Dates
Nominations to the Board of Directors Closes
July 7, 2014
Early Discounted Registration Closes Today
June 26, 2014
SNL 2014
August 27-29, 2014
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Job Postings & Announcements
If you have a job posting,
general announcement, conference or workshop posting that you would
like to include in the SNL newsletter, please send it to
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Job Postings and Announcements
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Scientific
Meetings & Calls for Papers
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ESCOP
Summer School--The Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language
(July 14-19th, 2014, San Sebastian)
The Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language
is pleased to announce the ESCOP summerschool on language. The
overarching goal of the summerschool is to bring together scientists
with different perspectives and methodological approaches to the study
of language to give an overview of the debates and advances in the
field.
The
summerschool will be held between July 14th and 19th, 2014 in Donostia
- San Sebastian, Spain.
This
summerschool has been created to highlight recent advances and new
challenges in language research on a wide range of topics including
speech perception and production, language acquisition, bilingualism,
reading, sign language, etc. and familiarize attendees with cutting
edge techniques such as fMRI, MEG, EEG, eyetracking, etc.
- Blair
Armstrong - BCBL, Spain.
- Jeffrey
R. Binder - Medical College of Wisconsin, USA.
- Cesar
Caballero - BCBL, Spain.
- Gary
S. Dell - University of Illinois, USA.
- Jon
Andoni Duņabeitia - BCBL, Spain.
- Karen
Emmorey - San Diego State University, USA.
- Gregory
S. Hickok - University of California, USA.
- Emmanuel
Keuleers - Ghent University, Belgium.
- Judith
Kroll - Pennsylvania State University, USA.
- Clara
Martin - BCBL, Spain.
- Nicola
Molinaro - BCBL, Spain.
- Monika
Molnar - BCBL, Spain.
- Pedro
(Kepa) Paz-Alonso - BCBL, Spain.
- David
C. Plaut - Carnegie Mellon University, USA.
- Kim
Plunkett - Oxford University, UK.
- Brenda
Rapp - Johns Hopkins University, USA.
- Arthur
Samuel - BCBL, Spain & Stony Brook University, USA.
- Nuria
Sebastian - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain.
- Guillaume
Thierry - Bangor University College, UK.
- Lorraine
K. Tyler - University of Cambridge, UK.
For more
information, please visit our website: http://www.bcbl.eu/events/ESCOP-summerschool/en/
We look
forward to seeing you in 2014!
ESCOP
Summerschool Organizing Committee
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Three Tenure Track Positions
- Dutch Research Consortium "Language in Interaction
For more
information: http://www.languageininteraction.nl/jobs/tenures-algemeen.html
The Dutch
NWO Gravitation consortium "Language in Interaction" invites
applications for three tenure track positions. These positions are
offered with a view to long-term embedding of interdisciplinary
language research. Successful candidates will be given the opportunity
to establish their own independent research group. You will be expected
to conduct research in one or more research areas relevant to the
position applied for. Supervision of BSc, MSc and PhD projects will be
part of your responsibilities. Administrative duties will include local
and/or national committee memberships. Some contribution to teaching
will be appreciated. You will be provided with budgetary resources, a
PhD student or technician, materials and consumables.
The
Netherlands has an outstanding track record in the language sciences.
The Language in Interaction consortium brings together many of the
excellent research groups in the Netherlands in a research programme on
the foundations of language.
Depending
on the tenure track position applied for, the successful candidate will
be appointed at one of the following partner institutes:
1)
Radboud University Nijmegen & RadboudUMC - Donders Institute for
Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour
2)
Radboud University Nijmegen - Centre for Language Studies
3)
University of Amsterdam - Institute for Logic, Language and Computation.
All these institutions conduct research in an international setting.
English is the lingua franca.
We are
looking for highly motivated, creative and talented researchers with a
strong research profile. Each tenure track position has its own requirements
and profile.
General requirements for the tenure track positions are:
− a PhD degree in a field relevant to the position concerned;
− an established international reputation;
− strong track record of peer-reviewed international
publications;
− experience with successfully applying for external funding;
− experience with (co-)supervision of PhD students;
− management skills required for academic leadership;
- outstanding teaching skills, teaching experience, and a clear vision
on teaching.
More information on the three tenure track positions
offered and how to apply can be found under this link: http://www.languageininteraction.nl/jobs/tenures-algemeen.html.
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Post-Doctoral fellow in the Center for Aphasia Research
and Rehabilitation (CARR), Georgetown University
Applications
are invited for a post-doctoral fellow in the Center for Aphasia
Research and Rehabilitation (CARR), Georgetown University. The members
of CARR, led by Dr. Rhonda Friedman, study language and learning/memory
function and dysfunction. Ongoing research projects include the role of
learning paradigms in rehabilitation; investigations of experimental
cognitive treatments for alexia and for anomia; eye movement studies of
normal and abnormal reading; explorations into tele-rehab of language
impairments; and prophylaxis and/or remediation of cognitive deficits
in early stage AD and Primary Progressive Aphasia. Methodologies
include behavioral studies, eye-tracking, fMRI studies of patients with
dementia or post-stroke aphasia, and normal controls.
Facilities
available include a 3T fMRI scanner, eyetracker, tDCS, TMS. Within the
Department of Neurology, the lab maintains active collaborations with
behavioral/cognitive neurologists, a clinical neuropsychologist, and
members of GU's Center for Functional and Molecular Imaging (CFMI).
Applicants
must have a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, speech-language pathology,
psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, or a related
field. The ideal candidate will have experience with brain-damaged populations;
statistical proficiency; excellent oral and written communication
skills; and excellent computer skills.
Qualified
candidates should submit a letter outlining scientific interests and
career goals, a CV, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation
sent to: AphasiaResearch@georgetown.edu.
Position
contingent upon funding. Georgetown University is an Affirmative
Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
Post-Doctoral Position Northwestern University
Post-Doctoral
Positions are now available in the Center for the Neurobiology of
Language Recovery at Northwestern University. Fellows will work on
research examining neurocognitive mechanisms of sentence processing in
both normal and language impaired individuals. With emphasis on
recovery of sentence deficits in people with aphasia, as well as the
cognitive and neural effects of treatment, studies will track language
over time using structural and functional neuroimaging (fMRI), perfusion
imaging, DTI, EEG, eyetracking and other methods. Funding for the
position is part of a large-scale NIH supported P50 Clinical Research
Center grant project.
Individuals
with a strong background in language science and a PhD in cognitive
science, cognitive neuroscience, communication sciences and disorders,
linguistics, psychology, or related field are invited to apply.
Experience with fMRI, EEG and/or eyetracking, as well as experience
conducting experiments with language-impaired individuals is desirable.
Post-doctoral positions are for either 2 or 3 years, with potential for
advancing to Research Associate.
Applications
accepted until position is filled. Start date is flexible from Aug. to
Dec., 2014. Send CV, cover letter, and two letters of recommendation
to:
Postdoctoral position, Language Neuroscience Laboratory,
University of Arizona
A
Postdoctoral position is available in the Language Neuroscience
Laboratory (PI: Stephen M. Wilson) at the University of Arizona. The
successful applicant will play a key role on an NIH-funded project
investigating the neural correlates of recovery from aphasia after
acute stroke.
A Ph.D.
is required in a relevant field, such as Speech, Language, and Hearing
Sciences, Cognitive Neuroscience, or Psychology. The ideal candidate
will have (1) experience working with individuals with acquired
language impairments, and (2) experience in conducting neuroimaging
studies (e.g. fMRI, DTI, VLSM). However candidates who are
exceptionally strong in one of these two areas, and show potential to
learn in the other, will be considered. Excellent interpersonal skills
are critical, since the position will involve significant interaction
with patients, family members, and health professionals. A record of
research productivity is highly desirable. Programming skills are
desirable but not essential.
Research
in the Language Neuroscience Laboratory is focused on the neural basis
of language function, how language breaks down in patients with
different kinds of aphasia, and the neural changes that support
recovery. Our approach combines multimodal neuroimaging with quantitative
assessments of language function. We have access to two recently
installed and fully equipped Siemens Skyra 3-Tesla scanners (one for
inpatients and one dedicated to research). The UA Medical Center has a
Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center that sees
approximately 300 stroke patients per year. The University of Arizona
has a long history of leadership in aphasia research, and the
successful candidate will have opportunities to collaborate with an
interdisciplinary group of researchers from Speech, Language, and
Hearing Sciences, Neurology, and Medical Imaging. For more information
about the lab and our collaborators, please visit
http://neuroling.arizona.edu.
Salary
will be commensurate with experience, and is expected to be consistent
with NIH NRSA stipends. The preferred start date is September 1, 2014,
but is flexible. The position is open until filled.
To apply, please send a letter of interest, a CV, up to
three representative publications, and contact information for two
references, to Stephen M. Wilson smwilson@u.arizona.edu.
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Research
Coordinator Positions
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Research Coordinator/Lab Manager, Language Neuroscience
Laboratory, University of Arizona
A
Research Coordinator/Lab Manager position is available in the Language
Neuroscience Laboratory (PI: Stephen M. Wilson) at the University of
Arizona. The successful applicant will work on an NIH-funded project
investigating the neural correlates of recovery from aphasia after acute
stroke, using multimodal neuroimaging and behavioral evaluations of
language function. The position will involve significant interaction
with patients, family members, and health professionals.
Required
qualifications:
- A
bachelors degree, ideally in a relevant field such as Speech,
Language, and Hearing Sciences, Neuroscience, Psychology,
Linguistics or Physiology (other fields will also be considered)
- Experience
working with individuals with neurological conditions in research
or clinical contexts
- Excellent
interpersonal skills
- Excellent
computer skills
- Strong
organizational skills and attention to detail
- Willingness
to work flexible hours
Desirable
qualifications:
- Previous
experience with neuroimaging data collection and/or analysis
- Strong
academic record
- Programming
skills
Research
in the Language Neuroscience Laboratory is focused on the neural basis
of language function, how language breaks down in patients with
different kinds of aphasia, and the neural changes that support
recovery. The University of Arizona has a long history of leadership in
aphasia research, and the successful candidate will work with an
interdisciplinary group of researchers from Speech, Language, and
Hearing Sciences, Neurology, and Medical Imaging. For more information about
the lab and our collaborators, please visit
http://neuroling.arizona.edu.
Salary
will be commensurate with experience. Full benefits are included. The
preferred start date is September 1, 2014, but is flexible. The
position is open until filled.
To apply, please send a letter of interest, a CV, up to
three representative publications, and contact information for two
references, to Stephen M. Wilsonsmwilson@u.arizona.edu.
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