Jobs

The Department is looking for individuals trained in the neuroscience of spatial cognition who will do innovative work investigating the neural processing of spatial perception, learning, memory, and navigation, broadly defined. Potential research approaches include: electrophysiological or optical neural recordings, optogenetic/chemogenetic perturbations, neuroimaging methods, and studies in real and virtual environments to study the neural mechanisms underlying spatial cognition in either animal models or humans. Research areas include the neural processing of spatial percepts and spatial memory, including how individuals learn new environments, orient themselves using spatial cues, find their way to specific locations, form abstract spatial representations such as maps, and how these types of processes go awry in neuropsychological conditions. We seek colleagues who are committed to open science practices and whose work would synergize with existing research programs in the department. The candidate would be expected to teach courses in their area of expertise, as well as contributing to foundational undergraduate and graduate-level teaching.

The Department is looking for individuals trained in developmental science who will do innovative work investigating one or more core inferential systems and/or examine how humans build on such systems through experience. The candidate could use whichever methodologies and participant group(s) are best suited to answer their substantive question of interest. We seek colleagues who are committed to open science practices and whose work would synergize with existing strengths in at least one of our graduate training areas: Developmental & Evolutionary Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognition, Perception, & Cognitive Neuroscience, and/or Neuroscience & Behavior. The candidate would be expected to teach courses in their area of expertise as well as contributing to foundational undergraduate and graduate-level teaching.

The laboratory is looking for an exceptional individual with particular emphasis in the area of Vision Science and Computational Cognitive Neuroscience. Under the direction of Dr. Thomas Sprague, the Perception, Cognition and Action Laboratory seeks to understand the neural mechanisms underlying behaviors related to visual spatial cognition, including visual attention, working memory, and the guidance of eye movements, using techniques including computational neuroimaging, EEG, and eye tracking.

The salary is based on UCSB’s salary scales. The laboratory is looking for an exceptional individual with particular emphasis in the area of Computational Cognitive Neuroscience. Under the direction of Dr. Emily Jacobs, the Jacobs Laboratory seeks to understand the role of ovarian hormones in regulating the structure and function of the human brain over the life-course, using brain imaging, endocrine, and computational approaches. Major initiatives include the study of endocrine aging during the midlife transition to menopause, pharmacological studies of gonadal hormone suppression, and dense-sampling studies across the menstrual cycle and pregnancy.

The salary is based on UCSB’s salary scales. The laboratory is looking for an exceptional individual with particular emphasis in the areas of Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. Under the direction of Dr. Regina Lapate, the Lapate Laboratory seeks to understand the neural mechanisms underlying behaviors related to emotional processing and regulation using techniques including neuroimaging, EEG, and psychophysiological recordings (EMG, EDA). Ongoing projects include studies of the prefrontal organization of cognitive control in emotion, emotion-motor interactions, and temporal coding and memory during emotional processing.

The number of positions varies from quarter to quarter, depending on the needs of the department. Terms and conditions of employment are subject to UC policy and any appropriate collective bargaining agreement. Salary is based on UC's salary scales.