Ph.D. Fellowship

[Gina Conti-Ramsden]

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Ph.D. Fellowship with Professor Gina Conti-Ramsden

A Ph.D. fellowship is available to work with Professor
 Conti-Ramsden on a large family study of children with specific
language impairment (SLI).  The project involves working with
probands, siblings and their relatives, collecting psycholinguistic
and other data.  Applications are sought from those holding good
first degree (B.Sc. or BA) from Psychology, Speech-Language
Pathology, Linguistics or other related discipline.  Applicants
holding a Masters degree wishing to pursue a Ph.D. are also welcomed.

The post is initially for one year but would normally be renewed
 for two succeeding years.  The post includes payment of full-time
student fees for Ph.D. studies and a maintenance grant of
approximately £6,500.

Applicants interested in the fellowship please apply directly
 to Professor Conti-Ramsden with a CV and a covering letter detailing
their research interests and any other useful background information.
 Deadline for applications is Tuesday July 11th and interviews will
be held on July 13th and 14th.

Gina Conti-Ramsden, Centre for Educational Needs, School
 of Education, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13
9PL, England , Telephone: 0161-275-3514 (direct), 0161-275-3510
(secretary), Fax: 0161-275-3548. Email: gina.conti-ramsden at man.ac.uk


Further Particulars
Ph.D. fellow with Professor Gina Conti-Ramsden

The School of Education

The school of Education is located in the Humanities Building and is
 comprised of more than 100 academic staff.  The Group involved in
this project is a small group with about 15 members of staff.  The
Group has a very active research agenda that carries out fundamental
and applied research of high international repute in peech, Language
and Hearing Sciences.  The successful candidate will join a team of
8/9 research assistants/associates/Ph.D. fellows working on different
projects ALL involving children with specific language impairment and
directed by Professor Gina Cont Ramsden.

The Post

Applications are invited for a Ph.D. fellow to undertake
 further studies with Professor Gina Conti-Ramsden and  to be
involved in a Wellcome Trust Funded Project.  The appointee will be
involved in a detailed, controlled family study of severe and
persistent specific language impairment (SLI) with particular a
ention being paid to the possible differences between Expressive-SLI
and Expressive/Receptive SLI and the possible overlap with autism
spectrum disorders.  The appointee will be involved in working with a
sample of 200 children with SLI and their families This sample is
unique and is spread geographically all over England.  Hence the
appointee will be involved in field work and travelling.  The data
collection involves interview as well as direct assessment and buccal
smears from all probands, siblings, f st degree relatives, affected
second degree relatives.  It is thought that the experience of
working closely with this large and wide ranging project would prove
very helpful for the candidate to develop their own area of interest
for their own Ph.D. stud s.


Person Specification

The successful candidate should be willing to work collaborative
within a productive and enthusiastic group.

Essential
The candidates must hold a B.Sc. or B.A. from a recognised institution
 or an equivalent qualification in a relevant area, e.g. psychology,
speech-language pathology, education, linguistics.  Applications from
persons working or having a Masters degree are also welcomed. The
candidates must have a clean driver's licence and driving experience.
 The ownership of a car is desirable.


Desirable
Interest in the area of specific language impairment (SLI).
Experience with other communication disorders such as autism.
Previous experience working with children and families.
Familiarity with psycholinguistic testing and training of children and adults.
Familiarity with the use of video equipment.
Computer literacy skills and use of statistical packages, i.e. SPSS.




gina.conti-ramsden at man.ac.uk
Centre for Educational Needs
School of Education
University of Manchester
Manchester M13 9PL
Tel. 0161-275-3514
Fax. 0161-275-3548