21.1939, Jobs: Arabic (Gulf, S/N Levantine, Najdi); Lang Acq: Post Doc, Qatar U

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Date: 20-Apr-2010
From: Kimary Shahin < shahin at qu.edu.qa >
Subject: Arabic (Gulf, South/North Levantine, and Najdi Spoken); Language Acquisition: Post Doc, Qatar University, Qatar

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Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:29:25
From: Kimary Shahin [shahin at qu.edu.qa]
Subject: Arabic (Gulf, South/North Levantine, and Najdi Spoken); Language Acquisition: Post Doc, Qatar University, Qatar

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University or Organization: Qatar University 
Job Location: Doha, Qatar 
Web Address: http://www.qu.edu.qa

Job Rank: Post Doc  

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition 

Required Language(s): Arabic, Gulf Spoken (afb)
                      Arabic, South Levantine Spoken (ajp) 
                      Arabic, North Levantine Spoken (apc) 
                      Arabic, Najdi Spoken (ars) 
                      Semitic 

Description:

Position: Postdoctoral Senior Research Associate in First 
Language Acquisition 

For the QNRF project: Baseline Data for Arabic Acquisition 
with Clinical Applications (QNRF NPRP 08-738-5-107) 

The QNRF project "Baseline Data for Arabic Acquisition 
with Clinical Applications" at Qatar University in Doha, Qatar 
invites applications for a full-time postdoctoral Senior 
Research Associate, to begin Fall 2010. The position is for 
two years. 

"Baseline Data for Arabic Acquisition with Clinical 
Applications", which began in Fall 2009, is an extensive 
interdisciplinary project in Linguistics and Children's 
Health. Project website is at http://lughataltefel.qu.edu.qa. 
The project is multi-institutional and international. The 
overall goal is to amass an extensive new body of 
knowledge about normal Arabic first language acquisition 
and make it available on the internet. The new online 
material will be used by linguistic researchers for a 
fuller understanding of language acquisition as a human 
cognitive capacity, enabling them to answer several 
critical questions which till now have been unanswerable 
due to lack of data. The new online material will also 
provide speech-language pathologists working with 
Arabic-speaking children with crucial resources that till 
now are lacking, to improve the quality of life of the 
children they work with and their families. 

Required qualifications include a PhD in First Language 
Acquisition, Speech-Language Pathology, or Psychology; 
IT proficiency; experience with Statistics; experience on 
a research team; experience in research project 
management; native competency in oral and written 
Arabic; and near-native competency in oral and written 
English. Primary responsibilities include managing a 
vibrant team of research assistants in Doha, liaising with 
the project's Qatari and international collaborators, data 
analysis, and other research-related duties. 

How to Apply: 
Applications must be submitted by email to Kimary 
Shahin (Lead PI) at shahin at qu.edu.qa by May 31, 
2010. No paper mail application can be accepted. 
Please send the following documents, all in .pdf format: 

Letter of application; curriculum vitae; three letters of
 recommendation; graduate academic transcripts; writing 
sample (article or thesis chapter); statement of career 
goals; statement of why the "Baseline Data for Arabic 
Acquisition with Clinical Applications" project is important 
to you; and copies of student evaluations, if available. 

Please address any queries about the position to Kimary 
Shahin at shahin at qu.edu.qa. 

Benefits include the following: 
Competitive tax-free salary; furnished accommodation 
in accordance with QU HR policies; annual round trip 
air tickets for faculty member and immediate dependents; 
educational allowance for candidate's children (eligible 
candidates only) in accordance with QU HR policies; 
public health insurance; annual leave in accordance with 
QU HR policies; end-of-contract indemnity. 

Qatar University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity 
Employer.

Application Deadline: 31-May-2010 

Email Address for Applications: shahin at qu.edu.qa 
Contact Information:
	Kimary Shahin 
	Email: shahin at qu.edu.qa 

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