SUBJECT: &NAME : &NAME , &NAME The &NAME &NAME Institute for &NAME is offering a postdoctoral staff position in the field of spoken language comprehension . It is a research position and involves no teaching responsibilities , but the successful candidate will be required to advise &NAME students . Considerable technical and student-assistant support is available to facilitate the candidate 's research program . The possibility also exists for collaborative projects in neuroscience at the &NAME &NAME &NAME for &NAME &NAME . Research at the institute in the area of language comprehension currently focusses on decoding continuous speech in adult listeners and on phonological learning for speech perception in infants and adults . This research includes strong components of &NAME comparison and computational modelling . The group is led by Dr. &NAME &NAME , and currently includes &NUM scientists and &NUM students working towards a PhD degree . The successful candidate is expected to develop , in collaboration with other members of the group , a line of research that complements our current research program . More information about our research can be found at &WEBSITE We are particularly interested in a candidate with a strong background in speech comprehension and with primary research interests in adult processing of spoken language . &NAME scientists with a completed PhD in the field of experimental psychology and / or psycholinguistics are encouraged to apply . Important additional criteria are a commitment to theoretically motivated research and a demonstrated ability to publish research findings . The position is available now and has a term of appointment of &NUM to &NUM years . We would prefer the successful candidate to begin this summer , rather than later in the year . Applications should include a c.v. , the names of &NUM referees who would be willing to write letters of recommendation , and a cover letter describing research interests and research plans ; examples of published work would also be helpful . Applications or requests for further information should be addressed to : &NAME &NAME &NAME fuer &NAME &NAME &NUM &NUM &NAME &NAME The &NAME fax : &NUM e-mail : &EMAIL Deadline for receipt of applications : April 25th , &NUM