Postdoctoral Research – Neurodevelopmental Diversity: Autism and FMR-Mutation Cond

Postdoctoral Research Opportunity – Neurodevelopmental Diversity:
Autism and FMR1-Mutation Conditions

Northwestern University’s Neurodevelopmental Diversity Laboratory, directed by Dr. Molly Losh, is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to join their research team. The lab focuses on understanding language-related features of autism and studying how autism-related traits express in the general population and across related genetic conditions. The postdoc position offers opportunities to work on several NIH-funded projects, including fragile X syndrome, FMR1 premutation, and the broad autism phenotype, using clinical, behavioral, neural, computational, data science, and cross-population approaches.

The successful applicant will develop an independent research program through grant applications and coordinate research activities with team members.

• Conduct experiments and analyses on linguistic, cognitive, neurophysiological, and clinical properties of autism and FMR1-mutation conditions.
• Develop new ideas, research methodologies, and analytic approaches for the lab’s research programs.
• Write grants and compete for funding.
• Write and contribute to publications resulting from lab research.

• PhD in communication sciences and disorders, psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, computer science, or a related field.
• Interest in research on autism and/or fragile X.
• Evidence of first-author peer-reviewed publications.

• Experience in language-related research and evidence of project development.
• Experience in research and clinical training related to neurodevelopmental conditions is strongly preferred but not a necessity.
• Skillsets in computational, AI, and data science analytic approaches are an advantage.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.

Interested applicants should email their application to Anne Taylor.

For full consideration, please submit application materials by Wednesday, January 15.

You will need to submit:

• A cover letter that makes clear how your work is relevant to research programs in the lab;
• A current CV;
• Up to two publications or manuscripts most relevant to the lab’s scope of research.
• You will also be asked to provide the name and contact information for 2–3 people willing to submit recommendation letters on your behalf.