Position Title: Postdoctoral Associate in the Genetics of Reading Disability (Dyslexia)

Duties & Responsibilities: This is a position in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary laboratory studying the risk of reading disability conferred by genetic factors, via a large multi-site case/control sample of English-speakingand Spanish bilingual school-age children. Subjects have been assesed for a rich set of reading/language phenotypes; structural/functional/connectivity MRI data, DNA, and family, SES, and demographic variables have also been collected.

Position Qualifications: Candidates should have a PhD in neuropsychology, genetics, or biostatistics/epidemiology and possess excellent communication skills in both spoken and written English. Candidates with a strong interest in learning disabilities—including reading disability, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and language impairment—are particularly encouraged to apply.

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Application Address: Interested applicants should send curriculum vitae and contact information for three references to Dr. Jeffrey R. Gruen, Yale Child Health Research Center, 464 Congress Avenue, New Haven, CT 06520-8081, or E-mail: jeffrey.gruen@yale.edu.

Contact Email: jeffrey.gruen@yale.edu

Application Deadline: 04/01/2013