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Job
Title
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Assistant Professor in
Cognitive and Bayesian Reasoning, Tenure Track, Fall 2022
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Department
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Location
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Category
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Status
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Psychology
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Orange
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Faculty
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Full-time
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General
Information
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Chapman University seeks
applications for the position of tenure–track Assistant Professor in
Computational Cognitive Neuroscience in the newly minted Institute for
Interdisciplinary Brain and Behavioral Sciences and the Department of
Psychology, in the Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, beginning
August 2022.
Chapman University is a nationally-ranked institution offering traditional
undergraduate and graduate programs in the heart of Orange County, one of Southern
California’s most diverse and vibrant regions. The University achieved R2
status in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, a
distinction held by just 10 percent of all U.S. universities and is ranked as
122nd among Best National Universities by US News and World Report (2022).
Our faculty include academic leaders who excel in research, publishing and
world-class teaching in our 11 schools and colleges, including Crean College
of Health and Behavioral Sciences. Dedicated to forward-looking, personalized
education, we create an environment for unlimited achievement by both our
students and faculty. More information about the University and Crean College
of Health and Behavioral Sciences is available at https://www.chapman.edu/crean
Chapman University’s Institute for Interdisciplinary Brain and Behavioral
Sciences (The Brain Institute) comprises a network of interdisciplinary
researchers specializing in the neuroscience of higher-level
cognition—volition, consciousness, altered states of consciousness, and so
on—from a mainly computational perspective. We thrive on communication,
criticism, and stimulation, focused on the unification of research in the
behavioral and brain sciences at the systems level, with an eye to clinical and
useful applications, innovations with artificial intelligence, insights from
neuropsychology, and philosophy of mind. More information is available at https://www.chapman.edu/research/institutes-and-centers/brain-institute/index.aspx
Chapman is a committed to a culturally and ethnically diverse campus
environment, and to principles that promote inclusive practices. Chapman
seeks candidates whose research, teaching, or service has prepared them to
contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education.
More information is available at http://www.chapman.edu.
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Qualifications
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Ph.D. from an accredited
program in Neuroscience, or a related field; evidence of excellence in
research and teaching; competence in quantitative methods of research and
experimental design in the cognitive and brain sciences, most especially in
human brain electrophysiology are required.
Expertise should be related to the neuroscientific investigation of
consciousness and cognition using human brain electrophysiology, especially
electro- and magnetoencephalography (M/EEG). Areas of research of interest include,
but are not limited to, human consciousness, introspection and metacognition,
perception and perceptual decision making, and cognitive functions such as
attention and executive functions. Interest in clinical research and altered
states of consciousness (e.g., meditation, psychedelics, hypnosis, flow
states) would be an asset. The successful candidate would be well-versed in
measurement, signal processing and data analysis of M/EEG and physiological
signals, Bayesian statistics and computational approaches, including machine
learning, natural language processing and neural network modelling,
psychophysics and cognitive psychology. The candidate should both demonstrate
excellent technical skills, a solid theory-driven cohesive research program
in cognitive neuroscience, and a strong commitment to teaching and
supervising graduate and undergraduate students.
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Responsibilities
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The successful candidate will
develop and maintain a rigorous and productive research program with an
emphasis on obtaining extramural funding in the cognitive and computational
neurosciences.
The successful candidate will join the newly established Brain Institute,
which is housed within the Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
(Brain.Chapman.edu).
The teaching load for this position is two undergraduate courses per semester
with a potential to teach in the developing interdisciplinary masters program
in brain science.
In addition to graduate and postdoctoral students, the successful candidate
will advise undergraduate students and supervise student research projects.
Tenure track faculty are expected to develop and maintain an active research
agenda for future tenure consideration and are evaluated on their
research/scholarly activity, teaching, and service.
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Contact
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Candidates should
electronically submit a cover letter, faculty application, curriculum vitae,
research statement, teaching statement (including experience/strategies for
teaching diverse populations and enhancing student understanding of
diversity), two or more official copies of recent course evaluations,
reprints of three most-representative publications or other scholarly work
and three letters of reference to:
Professor Amir Raz, Search Committee Chair
at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/20382. Applicants must apply via Academic Jobs Online. Inquiries to Professor Amir Raz: raz@chapman.edu
Please include "Brain Institute Assistant Professor in Cognitive and
Bayesian Reasoning" in the email subject line.
Timeline: Review of applications will begin immediately.
This position is subject to final budget approval. Successful completion of a
background check is required for the final candidate.
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Download a copy of the Chapman Faculty Application for Employment here.
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Chapman
University is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse
and inclusive academic global community. The University is dedicated to
enhancing diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruitment and
employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry,
citizenship status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition,
military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information
or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. The University
is committed to achieving a diverse faculty and staff and encourages members
of underrepresented groups to apply.
Chapman
University, One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866 Human Resources Department
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