Posted: 11 August 2006

The Center for Neuroscience and the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy is recruiting one tenure-track faculty into the Cognitive Neuroscience Group. Priority will be given to extramurally funded investigators and clinician scientists.

---

FUNCTIONAL BRAIN IMAGING

Applications are invited at all academic ranks; this position includes an appointment in the Center for Advanced Imaging (CAI). The CAI houses MR (1.5 and 3 Tesla) and PET/CT scanners, a cyclotron, a radiopharmaceutical laboratory, and an electrophysiology and TMS laboratory. The successful candidate will join a growing campus-wide interdisciplinary research effort in cognitive neuroscience. Research interests in the CAI include information processing in the visual system, audiovisual integration, memory function, presurgical functional brain mapping, neural development, prenatal stress, and social cognition. Research interest in cognitive or affective neuroscience, neuro-imaging, and neural-modeling techniques is desirable. Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Aina Puce (304-293-6898; apuce@hsc.wvu.edu), chair of the search committee.

Candidates at Associate Professor or Full Professor rank must have a strong record of extramurally funded research. Candidates at the Assistant Professor rank must have relevant postdoctoral research experience and are expected to establish an independent, NIH-funded research program. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree. Very competitive startup package, laboratory space, and institutionally supported salary are offered. Participation in the educational mission of the School of Medicine is expected through teaching in graduate and professional programs.

West Virginia University is a land grant Carnegie-designated Doctoral/Research-Extensive institution with approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate/professional students. The Health Sciences Center includes the Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, and Nursing, each with health professional and graduate programs. Two new research buildings and a new library learning center currently are under construction on the Health Sciences campus to accommodate our research growth agenda. Morgantown is rated as one of the best small towns in the U.S. with affordable housing, excellent schools, a picturesque countryside, and many outdoor activities.

Review of applications will begin October 1, 2006 and will continue until the positions are filled. Send a curriculum vitae, research plans, and contact information for three references either electronically (c/o sfinnegan@hsc.wvu.edu) or mail to Search Committee, c/o Sean Finnegan, Administrator, Center for Neuroscience, PO Box 9304, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-9304.

West Virginia University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer