postdoc opening in Oxford

[Kim Plunkett]

University of Oxford

Department of Experimental Psychology

 

 

 

 

Research Assistant

Academic-Related Research Staff Grade 1A: Salary  £20,044-£30,002

 

A vacancy exists for a research assistant to work on a project concerned
with early lexical development.  The research assistant will be working with
the Oxford BabyLab team and will be testing children between 15 and 24
months using the Intermodal Preferential Looking Paradigm. The post involves
infant recruitment, contacting parents, scheduling, preparation of visual
and auditory stimulus materials, testing of children and adults, and data
analysis.  Experience in working with young children , preferably of the
above age group is essential. The successful candidate will hold a doctoral
degree in a related topic and should have experience using eye-gaze fixation
methods with infants and/or young children. Competence with Excel and SPSS
would  be an advantage.

 

The post is funded by a grant from the Leverhulme Trust and is available
from 1st April 2006. The appointment will be for 2 years in the first
instance with a possibility of extension thereafter.

 

Informal enquiries about the research can be made to Professor Kim Plunkett
(kim.plunkett at psy.ox.ac.uk).   Before submitting an application candidates
should obtain further particulars from the Administrator, Department of
Experimental Psychology, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3UD.  (Email
applications at psy.ox.ac.uk) or telephone 01865 271399 quoting reference:
CQ/06/004.  The closing date for applications is 31st March 2006.
Interviews are planned for 21st April 2006. Further information on the
department can be found on the web-site http://www.psy.ox.ac.uk 

 

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