TA/Studentships at Sheffield

[Mick Perkins]

UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION SCIENCES

TWO STUDENTSHIPS / TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS IN HUMAN COMMUNICATION SCIENCES

The Department of Human Communication Sciences at Sheffield is one of the
leading UK centres for education and research in communication and its
disorders, offering undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses. It has
ESRC +3 and CASE recognition for research training, and was awarded a 4 in
RAE 2001.

Two graduates with a bachelor's (1st or 2.1) or masters degree in speech and
language therapy, psychology, linguistics or related subjects, are sought,
to pursue research into an area of human communication sciences for which
supervision is available. The department has strong research interests in
speech, language and literacy development and disorders, psychosocial
aspects of communication disorders, clinical linguistics and phonetics and
cognitive neuroscience of speech and language. For details of staff research
interests, see the departmental web page:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/R-Z/spsu/ or the Human Communication
Sciences Graduate Prospectus, obtainable from the address below.

The successful candidates will register initially for MPhil, with the
possibility of transferring to PhD after one year. In addition, they will
undertake tutorial duties up to 6 hours per week during term-time, with
associated preparation and marking. This will involve backing up lectures on
various degree courses offered in the department (i.e. the BMedSci Speech
and MMedSci in Clinical Communication Studies leading towards qualification
as a speech and language therapist, and the non-clinical BSc in Human
Communication Sciences and MSc/Diploma in Language and Communication
Impairment in Children). In the case of a qualified and experienced speech
and language therapist, this may include student supervision and teaching in
the departmental clinic.

The studentship is for 3 years in the first instance, subject to an annual
progress review. The stipend, which does not attract UK income tax, is
£11,000 p.a. plus MPhil/PhD fees (home rate).  In addition, monies will be
available for the purchase of equipment relevant to the area of research and
for conference attendance and travel.

Applicants should in the first instance submit a c.v. including details of
relevant courses taken in previous degrees; an abstract of any research
project(s) already undertaken; details of any relevant teaching experience;
and description of possible PhD research topic (up to 1 side of A4).

For informal discussion you may contact Professor Mick Perkins on
0114-222-2408 (m.perkins at sheffield.ac.uk) or Dr Shelagh Brumfitt on
0114-222-2406 (s.m.brumfitt at sheffield.ac.uk). Applications should be sent
either electronically or by post to Mrs Jill Raffo, Department of Human
Communication Sciences, University of Sheffield, 31 Claremont Crescent,
Sheffield S10 2TA, j.raffo at sheffield.ac.uk to arrive by Monday 26 July 2004,
with interviews likely to take place during week commencing 2 August 2004.


Professor Mick Perkins
Department of Human Communication Sciences
University of Sheffield
Sheffield S10 2TN
UK

Tel: (+44) (0)114 2222408
Fax: (+44) (0)114 2730547
http://www.shef.ac.uk/uni/academic/R-Z/spsu/academics/perkins_mick.html