LINGUIST List 26.1709
Tue Mar 31 2015
Jobs: Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics: Post Doc, University of Lisbon
Editor for this issue: Andrew Lamont <alamontlinguistlist.org>
Date: 31-Mar-2015
From: Sonia Frota <sonia.frota
mail.telepac.pt>
Subject: Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics: Post Doc, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Department: CLUL/FLUL (Phonetics Lab and Lisbon Baby Lab)
Job Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Web Address:
http://labfon.letras.ulisboa.pt/babylab/english/index.html Job Title: Post Doc
Job Rank: Post Doc
Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics
Description:
Research Project Eyes and Brain – Early Markers of Language Development (EBELa)
Phonetics Lab and Lisbon Baby Lab, CLUL/FLUL, University of Lisbon
EXCL/MHC-LIN/0688/2012
1 Post Doc position
Full text of the Post Doc position announcement (BPD_02_EBELa_0688/2012_FonLab):
http://www.eracareers.pt/opportunities/index.aspx?task=showAnuncioOportunities&jobId=55533&idc=1 Grant description and goals:
Applications are invited from postdoctoral researchers with a background in language acquisition and neurosciences for a Postdoc position within the project Eyes and Brain – Early Markers of Language Development. This project will investigate early markers of language development in European Portuguese, following a multi-methodology approach to a set of potential early markers, using both eye-tracking and ERP measures (
http://labfon.letras.ulisboa.pt/babylab/english/projects.html and
http://labfon.letras.ulisboa.pt/babylab/EBELa/).
The Postdoctoral fellow will work on early markers of language development in the linguistic domains under study (phonetic discrimination, word stress, intonation, word learning), especially on ERP measures of early language acquisition in normally developing infants and infants at risk for ASD and SLI.
The successful candidate will be expected to start in May 2015, and the post is initially available for one year. The grant can be renewed until the end of the EBELa Project, with renewal subject to performance appraisal.
Candidate profile:
The successful applicant will have a Ph.D. in a relevant field, such as neurolinguistics, language acquisition, psychology, or cognitive neuroscience, and a strong background in ERP research. Experience in speech perception research with ERP (data collection, processing and analysis) is essential and good knowledge of at least some of the experimental paradigms and their implementation, as well as of data extraction routines and analysis. Previous experience in infant speech perception research is desirable. A background in statistics, applied mathematics, or informatics will be a plus. Knowledge of Portuguese is not required (but some knowledge of Portuguese or of another Romance language - e.g., Spanish, Italian, French - is an advantage). Proficiency in English is required.
Salary:
Salary will be in accordance with the Portuguese Science Foundation salary scale, specifically 1.495€ per month.
Application Procedure:
Interested candidates are invited to send a complete Curriculum Vita, a motivation letter, a copy of the personal identity document and of the PhD certificate to both application emails below. The application closing date is April 17, 2015. The closing date will be extended in case a candidate with the required profile is not found.
Application Deadline: 17-Apr-2015
Email Address for Applications: labfon
letras.fl.ul.pt ; sonia.frota
mail.telepac.pt
Contact Information:
Sonia Frota
Email: sonia.frota
mail.telepac.pt
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