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CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN LANGUAGE

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

Applications are invited for postdoctoral fellowships in Language,
Communication and Brain at the Center for Research in Language at the
University of California, San Diego.  The fellowships are supported by
the National Institutes of Health (NIDCD), and provide an annual
stipend ranging from $19,608 to $32,300 depending upon years of
postdoctoral experience.  In addition, some funding is provided for
medical insurance and travel.

The program provides interdisciplinary training in:

(1)  psycholinguistics, including language processing in adults and
language development in children;

(2)  communication disorders, including childhood language disorders
and adult aphasia;

(3)  electrophysiological studies of language, and

(4)  neural network models of language learning and processing.

Candidates are expected to work in at least one of these four areas,
and preference will be given to candidates with background and
interests involving more than one area.

Grant conditions require that candidates be citizens or permanent
residents of the U.S.  In addition, trainees will incur a payback
obligation during their first year of postdoctoral NRSA support and are
required to complete a Payback Agreement.

Applications must be RECEIVED by April 1, 1997.

Training may begin as early as July 1, 1997 and as late as May 30,
1998.  This is a one year appointment.  Questions regarding this
program may be sent to Joanna Mancusi, jmancusi@ucsd.edu.

Applicants should send a statement of interest, three letters of
recommendation, a curriculum vitae and copies of relevant publications
to:


Elizabeth Bates
Center for Research in Language 0526
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California 92093-0526   
(619) 534-2536


Women and minority candidates are specifically invited to apply.