postdoctoral position

[Daniela O'Neill]

POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE

A postdoctoral position is available in my laboratory - the UW Centre for
Child Studies: Toddler and Preschool Lab --in the Department of Psychology
at the University of Waterloo, Canada. This position is supported by a
Premier's Research Excellence Award and provides an annual stipend of
$30,000-$35,000 (commensurate with experience) with excellent benefits
plus $2000 per year for conference travel. There are no citizenship
restrictions and all qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. The
duration of the award is 2 years.

The start date is flexible, but preferably between July 1 2002 and
September 15 2002.

The successful applicant would primarily be involved in ongoing
longitudinal and cross-sectional research investigating the relation
between narrative ability in preschool-aged children and academic
competence, particularly in the area of mathematics and problem-solving,
once children enter school. This research is motivated by an initial
longitudinal study of mine revealing a predictive relation between
preschool-aged children's narrative perspective-taking abilities and their
later mathematical competence when they entered kindergarten and Grade 1
(O'Neill & Pearce, in preparation and presented at SRCD in 2001). The
successful applicant would be involved in all aspects of the design and
completion of further studies pertaining to this topic.

Further information about this project and other ongoing projects in my
lab can be found at my lab's website at www.childstudies.uwaterloo.ca. The
University of Waterloo is located in Waterloo, Ontario, about one hour
west of Toronto. More information about the greater Kitchener-Waterloo
region can be found on our website at
www.childstudies.uwaterloo.ca/doct_program.htm#Surrounding.  Residents
enjoy a low cost of living (e.g., a one-bedroom apartment typically
averages $600/month).

Applicants should include a curriculum vitae, a statement of research
interests, three letters of reference, and samples of their scholarly work
(optional).

I will begin to review applications Jan. 7 2002 until the position is
filled.

I am on sabbatical this year at Stanford University until June 30, 2002.
Therefore, applications should be sent to me at the following address:

Dr. Daniela O'Neill
PREA Postdoctoral Position
Dept. of Psychology
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2130
U.S.A.

Informal inquiries can be directed to me by email (doneill at uwaterloo.ca)
or by phone (650-723-0027).