Jon Brennan
@jonrbrennan.bsky.social
Linguistics and cognitive science nerd; faculty at the University of Michigan; author of "Language and the Brain"
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It's a picture-perfect day in Ann Arbor! Welcome to #nwav53, attendees!
Check out the NWAV 53 "Getting Around" information for conference information, including accessibility, and importantly—restaurant recommendations for tonight and beyond!
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Check out the NWAV 53 "Getting Around" information for conference information, including accessibility, and importantly—restaurant recommendations for tonight and beyond!
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
NWAV 53 Information Sheet
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November 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It's a picture-perfect day in Ann Arbor! Welcome to #nwav53, attendees!
Check out the NWAV 53 "Getting Around" information for conference information, including accessibility, and importantly—restaurant recommendations for tonight and beyond!
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Check out the NWAV 53 "Getting Around" information for conference information, including accessibility, and importantly—restaurant recommendations for tonight and beyond!
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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Later today, with the support of @sbagen.bsky.social and @richardprimus.bsky.social, I’ll be moving a Faculty Senate resolution calling on the University of Michigan to reject the federal government’s proposed “Academic Compact.” Join the discussion if you can! docs.google.com/document/u/0...
11.3.25 Senate Motion3.docx
The University of Michigan University Senate Motion #110325-3 Resolution to Reject Participation in the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” Whereas on 1 October 2025 the Trump Admin...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Later today, with the support of @sbagen.bsky.social and @richardprimus.bsky.social, I’ll be moving a Faculty Senate resolution calling on the University of Michigan to reject the federal government’s proposed “Academic Compact.” Join the discussion if you can! docs.google.com/document/u/0...
Reminder!! We are hiring in Linguistics at Michigan with a focus on "AI and Linguistics" (broooaaadly construed). This is part of a cluster of positions in Psychology and Philosophy in collaboration with the Cognitive Science program. Applications now open!
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/a...
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/a...
Apply for AI and Linguistics (Assistant, Associate or full Professor) | U-M Careers
careers.umich.edu
September 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Reminder!! We are hiring in Linguistics at Michigan with a focus on "AI and Linguistics" (broooaaadly construed). This is part of a cluster of positions in Psychology and Philosophy in collaboration with the Cognitive Science program. Applications now open!
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/a...
careers.umich.edu/job_detail/a...
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Student newspapers, again doing the work
@michigandaily.bsky.social
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/grant-t...
@michigandaily.bsky.social
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/grant-t...
Your guide to grant terminations at UMich
A collection of research projects at the University of Michigan, many focused on marginalized communities, health equity and public health, whose grants have been terminated following a directive from...
specials.michigandaily.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Student newspapers, again doing the work
@michigandaily.bsky.social
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/grant-t...
@michigandaily.bsky.social
specials.michigandaily.com/2025/grant-t...
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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
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
September 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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
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
Another job here at Michigan - this one in Linguistics! Part of a cluster of hires with a focus on Cognitive Science and AI. Happy to chat to interested folks. apply.interfolio.com/171006
Apply - Interfolio
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August 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Another job here at Michigan - this one in Linguistics! Part of a cluster of hires with a focus on Cognitive Science and AI. Happy to chat to interested folks. apply.interfolio.com/171006
Be my colleague!! We're hiring in cognitive science and AI as part of a cluster of positions across Linguistics, Psychology, Psychiatry and Philosophy. The Psychology posting is now up; the linguistics job posting will be up soon.
apply.interfolio.com/169170
apply.interfolio.com/169170
July 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Be my colleague!! We're hiring in cognitive science and AI as part of a cluster of positions across Linguistics, Psychology, Psychiatry and Philosophy. The Psychology posting is now up; the linguistics job posting will be up soon.
apply.interfolio.com/169170
apply.interfolio.com/169170
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I'm hiring at least one post-doc! We're interested in creating language models that process language more like humans than mainstream LLMs do, through architectural modifications and interpretability-style steering. Express interest here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
NYU LLM + cognitive science post-doc interest form
Tal Linzen's group at NYU is hiring a post-doc! We're interested in creating language models that process language more like humans than mainstream LLMs do, through architectural modifications and int...
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June 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I'm hiring at least one post-doc! We're interested in creating language models that process language more like humans than mainstream LLMs do, through architectural modifications and interpretability-style steering. Express interest here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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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)
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
May 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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)
PhD: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...
Postdoc: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...
(please share widely)
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bit of good news: approved technical staff position! link below. please be in touch if this matches your skills & interests! drive.google.com/file/d/16J2J... (hr listing posted harvard-internal now; external soon, per guidelines), happy for ?s & plan on quick turnaround! #CogSciSky #PsychSciSky 🐦🐦
research_data_specialist_Bergelson_ad_2025.pdf
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May 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
bit of good news: approved technical staff position! link below. please be in touch if this matches your skills & interests! drive.google.com/file/d/16J2J... (hr listing posted harvard-internal now; external soon, per guidelines), happy for ?s & plan on quick turnaround! #CogSciSky #PsychSciSky 🐦🐦
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The Society for the Neurobiology of Language meeting will be at Gallaudet University, September 12-14th. We have 4 outstanding keynotes (Fumiko Hoeft, Duane Watson, Carol Padden, Fatemeh Geranmayeh).
Abstract submissions are open! Hope to see you there! #SNL2025
2025.neurolang.org/abstract-sub...
Abstract submissions are open! Hope to see you there! #SNL2025
2025.neurolang.org/abstract-sub...
April 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The Society for the Neurobiology of Language meeting will be at Gallaudet University, September 12-14th. We have 4 outstanding keynotes (Fumiko Hoeft, Duane Watson, Carol Padden, Fatemeh Geranmayeh).
Abstract submissions are open! Hope to see you there! #SNL2025
2025.neurolang.org/abstract-sub...
Abstract submissions are open! Hope to see you there! #SNL2025
2025.neurolang.org/abstract-sub...
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I might be able to hire a postdoc for this fall in computational linguistics at UT Austin. Topics in the general LLM + cognitive space (particularly reasoning, chain of thought, LLMs + code) and LLM + linguistic space. If this could be of interest, feel free to get in touch!
April 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I might be able to hire a postdoc for this fall in computational linguistics at UT Austin. Topics in the general LLM + cognitive space (particularly reasoning, chain of thought, LLMs + code) and LLM + linguistic space. If this could be of interest, feel free to get in touch!
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If you know UM Faculty members:
The University Senate is voting on four motions on DEI, protecting our immigrant community and resisting against Trump. Ballot vote ends on Sunday, April 20th, at 4pm. Only faculty can vote! Need to pass please share.
To vote, please visit: vote.umich.edu
The University Senate is voting on four motions on DEI, protecting our immigrant community and resisting against Trump. Ballot vote ends on Sunday, April 20th, at 4pm. Only faculty can vote! Need to pass please share.
To vote, please visit: vote.umich.edu
Online Voting | University of Michigan
University of Michigan online voting website
vote.umich.edu
April 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If you know UM Faculty members:
The University Senate is voting on four motions on DEI, protecting our immigrant community and resisting against Trump. Ballot vote ends on Sunday, April 20th, at 4pm. Only faculty can vote! Need to pass please share.
To vote, please visit: vote.umich.edu
The University Senate is voting on four motions on DEI, protecting our immigrant community and resisting against Trump. Ballot vote ends on Sunday, April 20th, at 4pm. Only faculty can vote! Need to pass please share.
To vote, please visit: vote.umich.edu
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www.geo3550.org/2025/04/08/g...
“To our knowledge, these visa revocations are not due to pro-Palestine or labor organizing. Some have to do with minor infractions or traffic violations that are years, if not decades, old, others are not given any reason at all.”
donate at bit.ly/GEOWorkerSolidarity
“To our knowledge, these visa revocations are not due to pro-Palestine or labor organizing. Some have to do with minor infractions or traffic violations that are years, if not decades, old, others are not given any reason at all.”
donate at bit.ly/GEOWorkerSolidarity
GEO Condemns Visa Revocations of International Graduate Students – Graduate Employees' Organization (GEO)
www.geo3550.org
April 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
www.geo3550.org/2025/04/08/g...
“To our knowledge, these visa revocations are not due to pro-Palestine or labor organizing. Some have to do with minor infractions or traffic violations that are years, if not decades, old, others are not given any reason at all.”
donate at bit.ly/GEOWorkerSolidarity
“To our knowledge, these visa revocations are not due to pro-Palestine or labor organizing. Some have to do with minor infractions or traffic violations that are years, if not decades, old, others are not given any reason at all.”
donate at bit.ly/GEOWorkerSolidarity
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🚨🚨 Here we go! 🚨🚨
@protectdemocracy.org, @cspi.bsky.social, and @aclu.org have sued RFK and his cronies at HHS to halt illegal grant terminations.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69835...
@protectdemocracy.org, @cspi.bsky.social, and @aclu.org have sued RFK and his cronies at HHS to halt illegal grant terminations.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69835...
April 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🚨🚨 Here we go! 🚨🚨
@protectdemocracy.org, @cspi.bsky.social, and @aclu.org have sued RFK and his cronies at HHS to halt illegal grant terminations.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69835...
@protectdemocracy.org, @cspi.bsky.social, and @aclu.org have sued RFK and his cronies at HHS to halt illegal grant terminations.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/69835...
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Yes! The leadership of Eastern Michigan and Michigan State have displayed incredible courage during these times.
My master's degree alma mater, Wayne State in Detroit, also remains committed to DEI. wayne.edu/strategic-pl...
My master's degree alma mater, Wayne State in Detroit, also remains committed to DEI. wayne.edu/strategic-pl...
March 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Yes! The leadership of Eastern Michigan and Michigan State have displayed incredible courage during these times.
My master's degree alma mater, Wayne State in Detroit, also remains committed to DEI. wayne.edu/strategic-pl...
My master's degree alma mater, Wayne State in Detroit, also remains committed to DEI. wayne.edu/strategic-pl...
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I'm teaching an undergrad EEG/MEG/iEEG methods course and created a pair of interactive webpages to help build intuition about the Fourier Transform.
dbrang.github.io/Fourier-Wave...
dbrang.github.io/Fourier-Wave...
dbrang.github.io/Fourier-Wave...
dbrang.github.io/Fourier-Wave...
March 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I'm teaching an undergrad EEG/MEG/iEEG methods course and created a pair of interactive webpages to help build intuition about the Fourier Transform.
dbrang.github.io/Fourier-Wave...
dbrang.github.io/Fourier-Wave...
dbrang.github.io/Fourier-Wave...
dbrang.github.io/Fourier-Wave...
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Finally it's here, in the flesh!!!
March 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Finally it's here, in the flesh!!!
Two new papers led by amazing students (some positivity in These Dark Times)...
March 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Two new papers led by amazing students (some positivity in These Dark Times)...
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Why Official English is a terrible idea for the United States, from @lingsocam.bsky.social. Like and share! www.lsadc.org/content.asp?...
LSA
Four Reasons English Should Not be the Official Language: Statement Against White House Executive Order Designating English as the Official Language of The Un
www.lsadc.org
March 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Why Official English is a terrible idea for the United States, from @lingsocam.bsky.social. Like and share! www.lsadc.org/content.asp?...
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Here's what linguistics experts think about the recent executive order declaring English as the official language of the US (spoiler: they don't think it's a great idea):
www.lsadc.org/content.asp?...
I'm so proud to be a member of the executive committee of @lingsocam.bsky.social!
www.lsadc.org/content.asp?...
I'm so proud to be a member of the executive committee of @lingsocam.bsky.social!
LSA
Four Reasons English Should Not be the Official Language: Statement Against White House Executive Order Designating English as the Official Language of The Un
www.lsadc.org
March 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Here's what linguistics experts think about the recent executive order declaring English as the official language of the US (spoiler: they don't think it's a great idea):
www.lsadc.org/content.asp?...
I'm so proud to be a member of the executive committee of @lingsocam.bsky.social!
www.lsadc.org/content.asp?...
I'm so proud to be a member of the executive committee of @lingsocam.bsky.social!
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I'm grateful for the chance to write this and so impressed by all the amazing things scientists are doing in Central Illinois and the impact the NSF/NIH are having in my hometown. Many thanks to the folks at @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social for this initiave and all the resources to get started
David Jurgens credits his childhood in Central Illinois 🌽 for setting him on the path to becoming a professor at University of Michigan. Illinois science does a lot—from removing PFAS from water to fighting drug-resistant infections. 🧪🏠 @davidjurgens.bsky.social
herald-review.com/opinion/colu...
herald-review.com/opinion/colu...
David Jurgens: Science funding matters for Central Illinois
"When we fund science, we invest in our communities and our future," writes David Jurgens, a Decatur native and current University of Michigan professor.
herald-review.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I'm grateful for the chance to write this and so impressed by all the amazing things scientists are doing in Central Illinois and the impact the NSF/NIH are having in my hometown. Many thanks to the folks at @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social for this initiave and all the resources to get started
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✨i'm hiring a lab manager, with a start date of ~September 2025! to express interest, please complete this google form: forms.gle/GLyAbuD779Rz...
looking for someone to join our multi-disciplinary team, using OPM, EEG, iEEG and computational techniques to study speech and language processing! 🧠
looking for someone to join our multi-disciplinary team, using OPM, EEG, iEEG and computational techniques to study speech and language processing! 🧠
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December 13, 2024 at 1:13 AM
✨i'm hiring a lab manager, with a start date of ~September 2025! to express interest, please complete this google form: forms.gle/GLyAbuD779Rz...
looking for someone to join our multi-disciplinary team, using OPM, EEG, iEEG and computational techniques to study speech and language processing! 🧠
looking for someone to join our multi-disciplinary team, using OPM, EEG, iEEG and computational techniques to study speech and language processing! 🧠
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@andreaeyleen.bsky.social has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for her proposal 'DYNALANG: Integrating structure and statistics in language processing: an ecological neural dynamics and manifolds approach'. Read more on our website: mpi.nl/news/erc-con...
December 3, 2024 at 2:45 PM
@andreaeyleen.bsky.social has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for her proposal 'DYNALANG: Integrating structure and statistics in language processing: an ecological neural dynamics and manifolds approach'. Read more on our website: mpi.nl/news/erc-con...
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I'm involved in an NIH-funded project led by Christian Brodbeck at McMaster U (Canada) on aging, brain, and speech perception. He's looking for postdocs, grad students & a full-time RA. Happy to answer questions & share widely! christianbrodbeck.net/projects/con...
Projects
McMaster University. Christian Brodbeck Lab at McMaster University
christianbrodbeck.net
November 19, 2024 at 4:00 PM
I'm involved in an NIH-funded project led by Christian Brodbeck at McMaster U (Canada) on aging, brain, and speech perception. He's looking for postdocs, grad students & a full-time RA. Happy to answer questions & share widely! christianbrodbeck.net/projects/con...