25.2383, Support: English, French, Lang Acq, Phonology, Psycholing / France

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Subject: 25.2383, Support: English, French, Lang Acq, Phonology, Psycholing / France

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Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 11:57:57
From: Jacqueline Vaissiere [jacqueline.vaissiere at univ-paris3.fr]
Subject: English, French, Language Acquisition, Phonology, Psycholinguistics: PhD Student, Sorbonne University, France

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 Institution/Organization: Sorbonne University 
Department: Labex Empirical Foundations of Linguistics 
Web Address: http://www.labex-efl.org 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition; Phonology; Psycholinguistics 
 
Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      French (fra) 

Description:

The Labex Empirical Foundations of Linguistics (EFL), at Sorbonne University, France, invites applications
for 1 PhD position in Developmental Psychology/Linguistics within the framework of the Labex Empirical Foundations of Linguistics, Paris. 

The objective of the research project is to study early speech perception and in particular, the link between Phonological and Lexical Acquisition in term and preterm infants. The research will be conducted at the "Laboratoire Psychologie de la Perception" (LPP) under the supervision of Dr. Thierry Nazzi, in collaboration with the hospital Robert Debré, Paris (Hôpital universitaire Robert-Debré: http://robertdebre.aphp.fr). 
The research will follow-up on previous studies by the PI on early speech perception and word learning (Havy & Nazzi, 2009; Goyet, Nishibayashi & Nazzi, 2013) and acquisition in preterm infants (Gonzalez Gomez & Nazzi, 2012).

The position is available for 36 months starting September 2014. Salary will be in accordance with the French PhD regulations (“contrat doctoral”).

Requirements
Candidates should possess:
- background in Psychology, Linguistics, Cognitive Science, or related fields; 
- excellent communication skills; 
- commitment to interdisciplinary research;
- strong background in Developmental Psychology or in Psycholinguistics;
- previous experience in collecting and analyzing developmental data is desirable.

The working languages are French and English. Applicants from outside France are encouraged to apply, but basic knowledge of French is required in order to be able to conduct the experimental work.

How to apply:
Please send your application via email to Thierry Nazzi at thierry.nazzi at parisdescartes.fr 
by June 17th 2014. All applications must include the following:
- a Curriculum Vitae (CV); 
- documents indicating the courses taken and grades obtained during BA and MA/MSc;
- a letter of motivation clearly indicating why they believe themselves to be suitable for the position; 
- two academic references, sent separately to the same email address by June 17th 2014. 

Interviews will be done with preselected candidates. Decision will occur in the following weeks.

For further information please visit website:
http://www.labex-efl.org/?q=fr/node/250
and the speech perception group website: 
http://lpp.psycho.univ-paris5.fr/speech.php 

Application Deadline: 17-Jun-2014 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Dr. Thierry Nazzi 
45 rue des Saints Pères 
Paris 75006 
France 
	
Contact Information: 
	Dr. Jacqueline Vaissière 
Jacqueline.vaissiere at univ-paris3.fr  





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