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POST-DOCTORAL POSITION

Vocal Tract Visualization Laboratory

University of Maryland, Baltimore

The Vocal Tract Visualization Laboratory of the Departments of Oral and Craniofacial Biology, and Orthodontics at the University of Maryland Dental School invites applications for a postdoctoral traineeship funded by the National Institutes of Health and available within the next few months. The traineeship is focused at the Vocal Tract Visualization Laboratory, a biomedically oriented laboratory studying vocal tract and tongue activity during speech and swallowing (see also http://speech.umaryland.edu). Collaboration is also done at a number of neighboring laboratories at the University of Maryland Medical School and School of Engineering, the University of Delaware Dept of Computer and Information Systems, and the Johns Hopkins University Hospital. These collaborations ensure access to a variety of research facilities and a diverse intellectual atmosphere.

The potential areas of study are flexible and include the general areas of vocal tract physiology, oral-pharyngeal motor control, instrumentation development, speech production and swallowing. We expect the trainee will work with us on some of our current grant supported research, and develop his or her own original research as well. A doctoral degree is required. In addition, the preferred candidate should have expertise in anatomy and physiology of the head and neck, linguistics or speech science, and strong analytical skills.

The position will begin in 2002, with a flexible start date. Please send a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae and recent publications to:

Maureen Stone, PhD, Professor,

Credentials will be reviewed when received. Hiring decisions will be made as rapidly as possible. The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.