<div dir="ltr"><div><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"><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">Could you please post the following ad for a postdoctoral research fellow position in my lab?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt"><br></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><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"><br></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">____</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"><br></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">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><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To apply</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span><a href="https://apply.interfolio.com/177838" target="_blank">Apply - Interfolio</a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>Review begins Dec 1, 2025 and continues until the position is filled.<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></div><div><br></div><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><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">-- <br></p><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>Ella Striem-Amit (she/her)</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-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><font face="arial, sans-serif">Sensory and Motor Plasticity </font>(SAMP)<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> Lab</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="line-height:15.6933px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Edwin H. Richard and Elisabeth Richard Assistant Professor</span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><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></div></div></div>