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Sam Nastase @samnastase.bsky.social · 7d

I'm recruiting PhD students to join my new lab in Fall 2026! The Shared Minds Lab at @usc.edu will combine deep learning and ecological human neuroscience to better understand how we communicate our thoughts from one brain to another.

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Moataz Assem @moatazassem.bsky.social · 8d

If you are interested in a postdoc fellowship working on concurrent brain stimulation and imaging (e.g. TMS-fMRI doi.org/10.1101/2025...), then check out this unique opportunity and get in touch (deadline for expressions of interest is 13 Oct).

cambridgeneuroworks.org/programmes/f...

Fellowship Programme - Cambridge NeuroWorks

Fellowship programme Cambridge NeuroWorks is proud to introduce the Cambridge NeuroWorks Fellowship Programme, offering two transformative fellowship streams …

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William Matchin @wmatchin.bsky.social · 26d

@rmc-law.bsky.social Ryan Law presenting on a unified framework for semantic memory and semantic composition in the ATL.

@snlmtg.bsky.social #SNL2025

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William Matchin @wmatchin.bsky.social · Sep 9

University of South Carolina has *7* tenure-track faculty positions in Neurobiology of Language:

tinyurl.com/USC-Faculty-...

Positions in COMD, Psych, Linguistics, School of Medicine.

@snlmtg.bsky.social #SNL2025, we will have a booth.

w/@rutvikdesai.bsky.social @imb-uofsc.bsky.social

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andrea e. martin @andreaeyleen.bsky.social · Sep 3

Interested in doing a PhD with me and lacns.github.io? Or with any of the incredible fellows in the IMPRS School of Cognition www.maxplanckschools.org/cognition-en - apply before Dec 1st at cognition.maxplanckschools.org/en/application

Language and Computation in Neural Systems

We are an international group of scientists consisting of linguists, cognitive scientists, cognitive neuroscientists, computational neuroscientists, computational modellers, computational scientists, ...

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Nadine Dijkstra @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social · Aug 8

🚨Amazing opportunity: position available for a new associate/full professor at the FIL @imagingneuroucl.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social! Do you have a neuroimaging-focused research program? Get applying! 🚨

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Nori Jacoby @norijacoby.bsky.social · Jul 18

I’m hiring a lab manager for my new music cognition lab at Cornell. I’m also looking to recruit PhD students and postdocs next year. I’ll be at #ICMPC_SaoPaulo and #CogSci2025—feel free to reach out or spread the word for relevant candidates.

COCOCOlab @co3lab.bsky.social · Jul 18

The @co3lab.bsky.social at Cornell is hiring a lab manager.
Focus: Computational music cognition
Skills: Python, R, machine learning, strong work ethic
Role: Run global experiments, develop experiments, grow as a researcher.
I’ll be at #ICMPC_SaoPaulo and #CogSci2025—feel free to reach out!

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Kanishka Misra 🌊 @kanishka.bsky.social · Jul 17

I will unfortunately have to skip SCiL this year, but I am thrilled to share that Jwalanthi will be presenting this work by her, @rjha.bsky.social, me, and @kmahowald.bsky.social on a tool that allows you to project contextualized embeddings from LMs to interpretable semantic spaces!

Title page of SCIL extended abstract titled: semantic-features: A User-Friendly Tool for Studying Contextual Word Embeddings in Interpretable Semantic Spaces

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Rob Mok @robmok.bsky.social · Jul 18

JOB ALERT: Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Postdoc position in Osaka, Japan! Possible start in October 2025 (contact me ASAP), or from April 2026. PLEASE REPOST! #postdocjobs #neuroskyence #neuroscience #psychscisky #compneurosky #neurojobs 1/

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Ida Momennejad @neuroai.bsky.social · Jul 16

If you're at ICML, check our work on AlgEval, toward algorithmic understanding of generative AI. I couldn't make it in person but am excited to say @taylorwwebb.bsky.social is there presenting our spotlight paper.
P.S. If you see Taylor congratulate him on his professorship!
arxiv.org/abs/2507.07544

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Adina Williams @adinawilliams.bsky.social · Jul 15

Our team is hiring a postdoc in (mechanistic) interpretability! The ideal candidate will have research experience in interpretability for text and/or image generation models and be excited about open science!

Please consider applying or sharing with colleagues: metacareers.com/jobs/2223953961352324

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Ida Momennejad @neuroai.bsky.social · Jun 20

Pleased to share our ICML Spotlight with @eberleoliver.bsky.social, Thomas McGee, Hamza Giaffar, @taylorwwebb.bsky.social.

Position: We Need An Algorithmic Understanding of Generative AI

What algorithms do LLMs actually learn and use to solve problems?🧵1/n
openreview.net/forum?id=eax...

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Caroline Rowland @carorowland.bsky.social · Jul 9

I've been adding to my 'how I write papers' google doc recently. Interested to hear if others disagree with my views on writing journal articles docs.google.com/document/d/1...

How I write papers

How I write empirical papers Caroline Rowland Last updated May 2025 This guide tells you how I structure empirical papers in child language acquisition. It is not the only way, nor is it suitable f...

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Duncan Astle @duncanastle.bsky.social · May 27

Funded PhD opportunity with @sjblakemore.bsky.social and I, at Cambridge. We are looking for someone interested in developmental science, to start in the coming academic year. Please share it with anyone you think might be interested (see details attached 😁).
drive.google.com/file/d/1RIvg...

Funded PhD opportunity.pdf

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Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute #DISI @divintelligence.bsky.social · May 27

New postdoc positions at the (DISI-affiliated) Center for Possible Minds at Indiana University.

Looking for scholars interested in interdisciplinary research on the nature of biological, artificial, and collective intelligence.

Please share widely!

indiana.peopleadmin.com/postings/29547

Center for Possible Minds Postdoctoral Fellow

The Center for Possible Minds at Indiana University, Bloomington, invites applications for Postdoctoral Fellows to join its Program for Advanced Research in Diverse Intelligences. The fellowship provi...

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Jean-Rémi King @jeanremiking.bsky.social · May 28

🔎We're looking for volunteers to study the brain:
- Native English?
- 🇫🇷in Paris?
- 🧠Want to participate in a brain imaging experiment?
- 💶 8 sessions of 2 hours paid 80€ each
- 📩 contact: [email protected]

Please RT :)

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Aniello De Santo @anids.bsky.social · May 20

Ahhh dream Postdoc

andrea e. martin @andreaeyleen.bsky.social · May 20

my lab (lacns.github.io) at @mpi-nl.bsky.social and @dondersinst.bsky.social is recruiting for two PhD and two postdoctoral positions funded by an @erc.europa.eu Consolidator - come join us!

PhD: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

Postdoc: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

(please share widely)

Language and Computation in Neural Systems

We are an international group of scientists consisting of linguists, cognitive scientists, cognitive neuroscientists, computational neuroscientists, computational modellers, computational scientists, ...

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Sophie Slaats @sophieslaats.bsky.social · May 20

amazing opportunities to work with @andreaeyleen.bsky.social and team-- i couldn't recommend more. ⤵️

andrea e. martin @andreaeyleen.bsky.social · May 20

my lab (lacns.github.io) at @mpi-nl.bsky.social and @dondersinst.bsky.social is recruiting for two PhD and two postdoctoral positions funded by an @erc.europa.eu Consolidator - come join us!

PhD: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

Postdoc: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

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Language and Computation in Neural Systems

We are an international group of scientists consisting of linguists, cognitive scientists, cognitive neuroscientists, computational neuroscientists, computational modellers, computational scientists, ...

lacns.github.io

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andrea e. martin @andreaeyleen.bsky.social · May 20

my lab (lacns.github.io) at @mpi-nl.bsky.social and @dondersinst.bsky.social is recruiting for two PhD and two postdoctoral positions funded by an @erc.europa.eu Consolidator - come join us!

PhD: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

Postdoc: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

(please share widely)

Language and Computation in Neural Systems

We are an international group of scientists consisting of linguists, cognitive scientists, cognitive neuroscientists, computational neuroscientists, computational modellers, computational scientists, ...

lacns.github.io

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Ryan M.C. Law @rmc-law.bsky.social · May 20

Go work with Andrea and friends!!!

andrea e. martin @andreaeyleen.bsky.social · May 20

my lab (lacns.github.io) at @mpi-nl.bsky.social and @dondersinst.bsky.social is recruiting for two PhD and two postdoctoral positions funded by an @erc.europa.eu Consolidator - come join us!

PhD: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

Postdoc: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

(please share widely)

Language and Computation in Neural Systems

We are an international group of scientists consisting of linguists, cognitive scientists, cognitive neuroscientists, computational neuroscientists, computational modellers, computational scientists, ...

lacns.github.io

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Charlotte Reese Marshall used to be Tom Rhys Marshall @tomrhysmarshall.bsky.social · May 14

Hey! MEG folks 👋

You want to go and follow @meguki2025.bsky.social RIGHT NOW to hear all about the AMAZING conference they are organising in London in July.

Also, you know, to make them happy. Doing social media for a conference is hard. Ask me how I know...

MEGUKI 2025 @meguki2025.bsky.social · May 6

Drumroll please... 🥁

Abstract submission for MEG-UKI 2025 is now open!!!
All the details can be found meguk.ac.uk/meg-uki-2025/

We are looking forward to welcoming you to London!

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MEGUKI 2025 @meguki2025.bsky.social · May 6

Drumroll please... 🥁

Abstract submission for MEG-UKI 2025 is now open!!!
All the details can be found meguk.ac.uk/meg-uki-2025/

We are looking forward to welcoming you to London!

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Ryan M.C. Law @rmc-law.bsky.social · Apr 15

Looks like @vborghesani.bsky.social and @gabriellaluiza.bsky.social will also lead a journal club
@prereview.bsky.social on May 15th, 5pm CEST 🙏Looking forward to the discussion!!

#Semantics #RNN #Neuroscience #SemanticMemory #SemanticComposition

Valentina Borghesani @vborghesani.bsky.social · Apr 12

Here comes the second instalment! @gabriellaliuzzi.bsky.social and I look forward to discussing with you doi.org/10.1101/2025... on May 15th, 5pm CEST

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Ryan M.C. Law @rmc-law.bsky.social · Apr 15

New preprint ✨ w/ @olafhauk.bsky.social and Matt Lambon Ralph @mrccbu.bsky.social @cambridgeuni.bsky.social @gatescambridge.bsky.social

The anterior temporal lobe (ATL) seems crucial for both semantic memory and semantic composition. How to make sense of this neuroanatomical alignment? 🧠

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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · Apr 12

A common framework for semantic memory and semantic composition https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.11.648390v1

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PREreview @prereview.bsky.social · Apr 15

That's great news! We look forward to reading the fruits of that discussion in the SNL Semantics Club prereview.org/clubs/snl-se...! Let us know if we can be of any support.

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