LINGUIST List 17.2667

Tue Sep 19 2006

Jobs: Turkish/Eng Lang Acquis/Process, Biling: Researcher, U of Reading

Editor for this issue: Svetlana Aksenova <svetlanalinguistlist.org>

Directory         1.    Theodoros Marinis, Turkish & English & Language Acquisition, Processing, Bilingualism, Language Impairment: Researcher, University of Reading, UK
Message 1: Turkish & English & Language Acquisition, Processing, Bilingualism, Language Impairment: Researcher, University of Reading, UK
Date: 19-Sep-2006
From: Theodoros Marinis <t.marinisreading.ac.uk>
Subject: Turkish & English & Language Acquisition, Processing, Bilingualism, Language Impairment: Researcher, University of Reading, UK


University or Organization: University of Reading Department: School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences Web Address: http://www.reading.ac.uk/cls Job Rank: Researcher Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition, Processing, Bilingualism, Language Impairment Required Language(s): English (eng) Turkish (tur)

Description:

Research Assistant: Grade RA1B, 1 full-time or 2 parttime, 3 years fixed term

Reference Number: R0682

Payscale: £20,044 - £22,289 p.a., pro rata

We are seeking one full-time or two part-time research assistants to work on the ESRC-funded project "Real-time processing of syntactic information in children with English as a Second Language & children with Specific Language Impairment" under the supervision of the Principal Investigator Dr Theo Marinis.

You will be an enthusiastic graduate with an undergraduate or masters degree in Linguistics, Psychology, Speech & Language Therapy or related discipline and a strong interest in research. You will have good time management and organisational skills, good English language and IT skills, excellent communication skills and knowledge of language development and bilingualism. You will be a good team player, able to contribute to the team working on the project.

A background in language impairment, sentence processing, English or Turkish linguistics is desirable. Full-time post-holders must be native speakers of Turkish. In the event of employing two part-time RAs, one of the two must be native speaker of Turkish.

Part-time post-holders can pursue a PhD at the University of Reading on a topic related to the grant. Candidates interested in pursuing a PhD in language development or language processing of Turkish in Turkish-English bilingual children with/without language impairment or adults using off-line and/or on-line methodology are especially encouraged to apply.

Contact Details: Application forms and further particulars are available from Human Resources, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 217, Reading, RG6 6AH. Telephone (0118) 378 6771 (voicemail). Application forms and further particulars are also available in Word/RTF format from:

http://www.info.rdg.ac.uk/newjobs/details.asp?RefernceNumber=R0682

Interview date 1 November 2006

Starting date 1 December or January

Application Deadline: 13-Oct-2006

Contact Information: Dr Theodoros Marinis Email: t.marinisreading.ac.uk Phone: +44-118-378 7465

Apply on-line at: http://www.info.rdg.ac.uk/newjobs/details.asp?RefernceNumber=R0682