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>1. Harley: The Psychology of Language - 2nd. edition
>2. SysAdmin/CogSci position: Rutgers
>3. Graduate Research Assistant: Leipzig
>4. Chair in Psychology: Exeter
>5. Second call for abstracts: CSDL-4
>6. CUNY reminder
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>1. Harley: The Psychology of Language - 2nd. edition
>
>From: Trevor Harley <t.a.harley@dundee.ac.uk>
>Subject: Psychology of language - 2nd. edition
>
>
>Text: The Psychology of Language: From data to theory
>2nd. edition
>
>
>I am currently working on the second edition of my text, The Psychology
>of Language, published by Psychology Press (formerly part of Erlbaum).
>Details of the first edition, published in 1995 and which will still be
>available until the second edition appears, can be found at:
>
>http://www.tandfdc.com/PSYPRESS/BKFILES/psychlng.htm
>
>I hope that the second edition will be ready about the turn of the
>millenium. In addition to updating the contents of the first edition, I
>have reorganised the material. In particular I have moved and expanded
>the material on parsing in chapter 9 into a new chapter.
>
>I would greatly appreciate comments on the first edition and suggestions
>for the second edition. Any comment, even just drawing my attention to a
>misinterpretation of data or to an important experiment that I may have
>missed, will be valuable.
>
>Many thanks in advance,
>Trevor Harley
>
>
>EMAIL: t.a.harley@dundee.ac.uk
>http://www.dundee.ac.uk/psychology/staff.htm#harley
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>Psychology Department
>University of Dundee
>Dundee DD1 4HN
>Scotland
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>2. SysAdmin/CogSci position: Rutgers
>
>From: jose@tractatus.rutgers.edu (Stephen Hanson)
>
>
>         		*******  IMMEDIATE OPENING *******
>				    3/6/98
>	RUTGERS-Newark Campus -PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT/COGNITIVE SCIENCE
>
>       Systems Adminstration/Cognitive Science Research
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>       We are looking for an individual to do research in Cognitive
>       Science and to help administer the computing resources of
>       the Psychology Department at Rutgers-University (Newark
>       Campus).  Resources include a network of Sun workstations,
>       PCs and Macs, printers, pc-voice mail system and various
>       peripheral devices.  The individual will be responsible for
>       installing and debugging software, and various routine
>       system administration activites.  At least half their time
>       will be spent in research involving Cognitive Science
>       especially related to Connectionist networks (or Neural
>       Networks and Computational Neuroscience. Familiarity with C
>       programming, UNIX system internals (BSD, System V, Solaris,
>       Linux) and Windows (95, NT) and local area networks running
>       TCP/IP is required. Image processing or graphics programing
>       experience are pluses.  Candidates should possess either a
>       BS/MS in Computer Science, Cognitive Science, AI or other
>       relevant fields or equivalent experience. Salary will be
>       dependent upon qualifications and experience.  Rutgers
>       University is an equal opportunity affirmative action
>       employer.
>
>       Please send resumes and references to
>
>         Stephen J. Hanson
>         Department of Psychology
>         101 Warren Street
>         Rutgers University
>         Newark, New Jersey, 07102
>
>       Direct email inquiries or resumes   to:  jose@psychology.rutgers.edu
>       Please indicate on SUBJECT Line:  SYS ADM  as a keyword.
>
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>3. Graduate Research Assistant: Leipzig
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>From: Sigrid Lipka <lipka@rz.uni-leipzig.de>
>
>Job Offer: Graduate Research Assistant
>
>Applications are invited for a 3-year pre-doctoral appointment as
>Research Officer (BAT-O IIa/2, salary about 2200 DM/month) on a
>project funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, to begin April
>1998 or as soon as possible thereafter. The project, `Working memory
>and the comprehension of syntactically ambiguous sentences', is
>directed by Dr Sigrid Lipka and Professor Thomas Pechmann.
>
>We seek outstanding candidates with a good knowledge of cognitive
>science and experimental psychology. The successful candidate must
>have a degree in psychology, cognitive science, computer science,
>linguistics, or a related discipline. A native (or near native)
>knowledge of German is also mandatory. Experience with self-paced
>reading and eye-tracking and familiarity with programming (esp. C or
>C++) are definite advantages.
>
>The postholder will be expected to help with all stages of project
>experimentation and to assist in the day-to-day running of the
>eye-tracker and further development of its software. The postholder
>will also be encouraged to pursue personal research leading to a PhD.
>
>Review of applications will begin IMMEDIATELY and will continue until
>the post is filled. Interested candidates should send an application
>letter with a brief statement of research interests, a CV, and names
>and contact addresses of three referees to:
>
>Dr. Sigrid Lipka
>Universitaet Leipzig
>Institut fuer Sprach- und Uebersetzungswissenschaft
>Abteilung Psycholinguistik
>Augustusplatz 9
>04109 Leipzig
>Germany
>
>
>For informal e-mail enquiries about the post, please contact:
>lipka@rz.uni-leipzig.de
>
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>4. Chair in Psychology: Exeter
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>
>From: D.C.Mitchell@exeter.ac.uk
>
>The following position is open to candidates in a broad range of
>Cognitive fields.   However, applications from suitably qualified
>psycholinguists would be strongly encouraged by the Exeter Language
>group (Jamie Henderson, Janice Kay, Don Mitchell and Ardi Roelofs). 
>
>
>UNIVERSITY OF EXETER, SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY
>
>CHAIR IN PSYCHOLOGY  
>
>Applications are invited for a newly established Chair within the School 
>of Psychology to foster research excellence and provide research 
>leadership for the Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Science research
group. 
>This position will be supported by a lectureship. You will have a strong 
>research record in any specialism within Cognitive Psychology or Cognitive 
>Science with a proven track record in attaining funding. The salary for the 
>post will be negotiable within the Professorial range. 
>Closing date for applications is 1st May 1998.
>Please quote reference no. 1015 in any correspondence
>
>Further particulars are available from Personnel, 
>University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QJ: 01392 263122 (fax) or 
>email v.p.fieldhouse@exeter.ac.uk quoting the reference number
>
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>5. Second call for abstracts: CSDL-4
>
>From: csdl-4@learnlink.emory.edu (csdl-4)
>
>SECOND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS -- CSDL-4
>
>The fourth conference on Conceptual Structure, Discourse, and Language
>(CSDL-4) will take place October 10-12, 1998 at Emory University, Atlanta,
>Georgia.
>
>The deadline for submitting abstracts has been EXTENDED from March 16 TO
>MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1998.
>
>For further information on the conference and abstract submission
>guidelines, please see our website at:
>http://www.emory.edu/COLLEGE/LINGUISTICS/CSDL/
>
>Alan Cienki
>Chair of the organizing committee for CSDL-4
>e-mail:  csdl-4@learnlink.emory.edu
>
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>6. CUNY reminder
>
>From: suzanne@ruccs.rutgers.edu
>
>This is a reminder that the 11th Annual CUNY Conference on Human
>Sentence Processing will be held March 19-21, hosted by Rutgers
>University in New Brunswick, New Jersy.
>
>The conference program begins at 1:00pm on March 19th, with the
>registration desk opening at 11:00am.  All conference activities will
>be held in the Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick.
>
>The special session on "The Lexical Basis of Syntactic Processing:
>Formal and Computational Issues" will be held Friday, March 20th,
>beginning at 8:50am.
>
>For more information, including the detailed conference program of
>talks and posters, see http://ruccs.rutgers.edu/cuny98
>
>We gratefully acknowledge our generous sponsors:
>
>    Rutgers University
>      Center for Cognitive Science
>      Laboratory for Language and Cognition
>      Department of Computer Science
>      Faculty of Arts and Science
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>    National Science Foundation
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>    City University of New York
>      Linguistics Program
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>    The Ohio State University
>      Center for Cognitive Science
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>    University of Pennsylvania
>      Institute for Research in Cognitive Science
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>    University of Rochester
>      Center for the Sciences of Language
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>    University of Southern California
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>    Gordon W. Wilcox, Ph.D.
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>Suzanne Stevenson
>CUNY '98 Organizing Committee
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Lise Menn
Professor and Chair
Linguistics Department - Box 295
University of Colorado
Boulder CO 80309-0295
303-492-1609; fax 303-492-4416

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