Postdoctoral Trainees

Postdoctoral trainees will work under the supervision of one or more mentors to conduct research that bridges basic and clinical sciences. The candidate will join the intellectually rich community at the University of Connecticut with opportunities to collaborate with an outstanding group of scientists and clinicians and to build an independent research program .

Postdoctoral candidates who are engaged in research on the cognitive neuroscience of communication and communication disorders are invited to apply.

Trainees will receive:

  • Full stipend support for two years at full-time 12-month UConn levels (no teaching requirement), with subsequent support via typical departmental funding
  • Health insurance covered
  • $800 annual travel allowance
  • Access to a pool of 240 MRI scan hours, as well as ready access to other tools, including EEG/ERP (in and out of scanner), TMS, tDCS, and eye tracking facilities.
  • Available funds for specialized methodological training

    To Apply:

    • Contact a prospective mentor or mentors from the faculty members on our team to assess the degree of fit with the program.
    • After reaching out to a potential CNC-CT mentor, please send the following to Melanie Stroud by April 1, 2025 for fullest consideration. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
      • Current CV
      • U.S. Citizenship or permanent resident status
      • Up to 3 publications
      • A letter of intent including:
        • Your mentor's name
        • A brief description of your methodological strengths, especially including any experience with neuroimaging methods, including computational or quantitative skills. Please briefly state your goals for methodological training.
        • A brief description of any experience with or interests in research with clinical populations, especially people who experience communication disorders (speech, language, or hearing). Experience can be either formal (e.g. coursework, prior research, clinical training) or informal (e.g., observation). Note that candidates are not expected to have both extensive clinical and extensive methodological experience.
        • A paragraph-length abstract of your prospective research direction for the post-doc, noting the types of questions, methods, and populations you hope to study, and how this connects with your prospective mentor's work.
      • Please have 3 recommenders forward letters of recommendation to Melanie.Stroud@uconn.edu to complete your application.

    Minimum Qualifications:

    • PhD in a relevant field, such as Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, or Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.
    • US Citizen or permanent resident (Green Card holder)
    • Evidence of research productivity.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience with neuroimaging or neuromodulation methods (e.g. ERP/EEG, MEG, fMRI, fNIRS, tDCS, TMS).
    • Experience with clinical populations affected by communication disorders (e.g. aphasia, developmental language disorder, reading disorder, hearing loss, autism).
    • Computational skills including advanced statistical methods, coding abilities (e.g. R, Python), or computational modeling experience.

      For any questions about the application process, please contact melanie.stroud@uconn.edu.