Two Post-Doctoral Fellowship Positions at Temple University

[Max Freeman]

*Two Post Doctoral Fellow Position Openings at Temple University Infant and
Child Lab*

The Temple University Infant and Child Laboratory at Ambler is looking for
two post-doctoral fellows for Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek’s IES-funded
collaborative studies:

One post-doctoral fellow will be coordinating a project in collaboration
with University of Delaware, Vanderbilt University and Lehigh University.
This project aims to test the effectiveness of book-reading and play
activities for building preschool teachers' abilities to foster vocabulary
and broader language skills among children from low-income homes in the
Lehigh Valley (Bethlehem, Allentown, Easton - PA).

The second fellow will be coordinating a project in collaboration with
University of Delaware and Smith College. This project aims to develop a
computerized early language assessment to screen for language disorders in
monolingual and Spanish-bilingual preschoolers.

Both positions have a 1-year minimum, with the possibility of extending to
2 years.

As the project coordinator, the post-doctoral fellows will be expected to
participate at all levels of the project. *Responsibilities may include*:

·      Management of day-to-day project activities,

·      Stimuli design and creation,

·      Data collection at preschool sites,

·      Training and supervision of undergraduate and graduate RAs

·      Training, coaching and leading language specialists who provide
on-site support

·      Data coding and analysis,

·      Write-up and dissemination of results for internal reports and
peer-reviewed publications,

·      Presentation of findings in national and international conferences,

·      Research grants administration and accounting

*Required qualifications:*

   - Ph.D. in Psychology, Education, Linguistics or related field
   - Experience working with young children in research/preschool settings
   - Computer skills and proficiency with MS Office

*Preferred qualifications*:

   - Excellent interpersonal, leadership, writing, and organizational skills
   - Ability to interact with a diverse population of participants
   - Ability to travel to off-site locations that may not be accessible by
   public transportation
   - Proficiency with SPSS, SAS, and/or R
   - Experience with early child intervention projects
   - Experience managing grants a plus
   - Proficiency in Spanish is a plus

If interested, please send the following documents to Shana Ramsook, Lab
Coordinator, at ticl.coordinator at gmail.com:

1)    Resume/CV with cover letter

2)    Research statement

3)    Two letters of recommendation, sent directly by recommenders

Applications will be accepted until the positions have been filled. Start
date is mid-to-late Summer 2013, but can be flexible. For more information
about the lab, please visit the our website: www.temple.edu/infantlab

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