<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Colleagues, </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Could you please post the following ad for a postdoctoral research fellow position in my lab? The application deadline is at the end of this month.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sorry for cross-posting.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thanks!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ella</span></p>_____<div><br></div><div><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Postdoctoral Fellow in Brain Plasticity (Blindness/Deafness)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br><b>Sensory & Motor Plasticity (SAMP) Lab — Georgetown University, Washington, DC</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The SAMP Lab (PI: Ella Striem-Amit) investigates how experience shapes brain organization by studying people born with blindness, deafness, or without hands, using behavioral paradigms, computational methods, and state-of-the-art fMRI analyses. </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For more information, see </span><a href="https://samp-lab.facultysite.georgetown.edu/research" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">samp-lab.facultysite.georgetown.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="HE" dir="RTL" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We seek a Postdoctoral Fellow to lead projects on individual differences in brain plasticity in congenital blindness or deafness. This includes testing how lived experience and compensatory strategies shape neural organization.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Required qualifications</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PhD (by start) in Neuroscience, Psychology, Cognitive Science, CS/EE/BME, or related fields.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Demonstrated fMRI expertise and solid statistics.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Strong programming skills (MATLAB, Python, or R).</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Preferred (but not required)</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Experience with brain plasticity, multisensory processing or development</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Experience working with special populations and inclusive research practices.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Appointment & compensation</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Start window: Spring–Summer 2026 (flexible).</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Initial term: 2 years, with the possibility of extension based on performance and funding.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Salary per NIH/Georgetown guidelines; full benefits.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The position is not limited to US citizens.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:14.6667px"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To apply</span></b><span style="font-size:14.6667px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span><a href="https://apply.interfolio.com/177838" target="_blank" style="font-size:14.6667px">Apply - Interfolio</a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br><br></span><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Diversity & inclusion</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to an inclusive, accessible research environment. Georgetown University is an equal opportunity employer.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff.  All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.</span></p></div><div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><i><font face="arial, sans-serif">Ella
Striem-Amit <font size="1">(she/her)</font></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1">Sensory and Motor Plasticity Lab (SAMP Lab)</font></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="line-height:107%"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1">Edwin H. Richard and Elisabeth Richard Assistant Professor</font></span><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="1"><br>Department of Neuroscience<br>Georgetown University Medical Center<br>3970 Reservoir Rd., NW<br>Washington, DC 20007</font></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://samp-lab.facultysite.georgetown.edu/" target="_blank">http://samp-lab.facultysite.georgetown.edu</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>