<b><span lang="EN">Two Post Doctoral Fellow Position Openings at
Temple University Infant and Child Lab</span></b><span lang="EN"></span>
<p><span lang="EN">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:</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN">One post-doctoral
fellow will be coordinating a project in collaboration with University of
Delaware, Vanderbilt University and Lehigh University. This project aims </span>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). <span lang="EN"></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN">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.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN">Both </span>positions
have a 1-year minimum, with the possibility of extending to 2 years.<span lang="EN"></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN">As the project
coordinator, the post-doctoral fellows will be expected to participate at all
levels of the project. <b>Responsibilities may include</b>:</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:38.9pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN">Management of day-to-day project activities,</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:38.9pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN">Stimuli design and creation, </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:38.9pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN">Data collection at preschool sites, </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:38.9pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span>Training
and supervision of undergraduate and graduate RAs</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:38.9pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN">Training, coaching and leading language specialists who provide on-site support </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:38.9pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN">Data coding and analysis, </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:38.9pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN">Write-up and dissemination of results for
internal reports and peer-reviewed publications,</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:38.9pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span>Presentation of findings in national and
international conferences,</span><span lang="EN"></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:38.9pt"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN"><span>·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span>Research grants administration and
accounting </span><span lang="EN"></span></p>
<p><b><span lang="EN">Required
qualifications:</span></b></p>
<ul type="disc"><li><span lang="EN">Ph.D. in
Psychology, Education, Linguistics or related field</span></li><li><span lang="EN">Experience working
with young children in research/preschool settings</span></li><li><span lang="EN">Computer skills and
proficiency with MS Office<br></span></li></ul>
<p><span lang="EN"><b>Preferred
qualifications</b>:</span></p>
<ul type="disc"><li><span lang="EN">Excellent
interpersonal, leadership, writing, and organizational skills</span></li><li><span lang="EN">Ability to interact
with a diverse population of participants</span></li><li><span lang="EN">Ability to travel
to off-site locations that may not be accessible by public transportation</span></li><li><span lang="EN">Proficiency with
SPSS, SAS, and/or R</span></li><li><span lang="EN">Experience with
early child intervention projects</span></li><li><span lang="EN">Experience managing
grants a plus</span></li><li><span lang="EN">Proficiency in
Spanish is a plus</span></li></ul>
<p><span lang="EN">If interested, please
send the following documents to Shana Ramsook, Lab Coordinator, at <a href="mailto:ticl.coordinator@gmail.com" target="_blank">ticl.coordinator@gmail.com</a>:</span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span lang="EN"><span>1)<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN">Resume/CV with cover letter </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span lang="EN"><span>2)<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN">Research statement </span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span lang="EN"><span>3)<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN">Two letters of recommendation, sent directly by
recommenders</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN">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: <a href="http://www.temple.edu/infantlab" target="_blank">www.temple.edu/infantlab</a></span></p><br clear="all"><br>
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