26.3974, Jobs: General Linguistics; Neurolinguistics; Psycholinguistics: Assistant Professor, University of Groningen

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Subject: 26.3974, Jobs: General Linguistics; Neurolinguistics; Psycholinguistics: Assistant Professor, University of Groningen

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Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:29:25
From: Petra Hendriks [p.hendriks at rug.nl]
Subject: General Linguistics; Neurolinguistics; Psycholinguistics: Assistant Professor, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

University or Organization: University of Groningen 
Department: Linguistics
Job Location: Groningen, Netherlands 
Web Address: http://www.rug.nl/research/clcg/
Job Title: Assistant Professor Psycholinguistics (0.9-1.0 fte) (215263)
Job Rank: Assistant Professor

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Neurolinguistics; Psycholinguistics 

Description:

The Faculty of Arts of the University of Groningen is seeking an Assistant Professor in Psycholinguistics (60% teaching, 40% research). The candidate should be able to teach in the bachelor’s programme Linguistics, the master’s programme Neurolinguistics and the research master’s programmes in Linguistics.

The research of the candidate will form part of the Center for Language and Cognition Groningen (CLCG) research institute, more in particular the Neurolinguistics and Language Development research group. The candidate will also be affiliated with the Research School of Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN) and the Neuro Imaging Center (NIC) in Groningen.

Specific tasks:

- Teaching course units in the field of psycholinguistics, research methodology and statistics within various bachelor’s degree programmes and master’s degree programmes at the Faculty of Arts, including the bachelor’s programme Linguistics, the master’s programme Neurolinguistics and the research master’s programmes in Linguistics
- Supervising bachelor’s and (research) master’s theses in the field of psycholinguistics
- Conducting research at a recognized level in the field of psycholinguistics
- External grant acquisition
- Performing administrative and organizational duties

Qualifications

In addition to a number of basic requirements set by the University of Groningen, such as excellent social and communicative skills, presentation skills, coaching skills and a results oriented attitude, we are looking for a candidate who has a PhD in the field of Psycholinguistics or a related field and,

In the area of teaching:

- Has teaching experience in the field of psycholinguistics at university level and proven didactic abilities
- Has gained the University Teaching Qualification or is prepared to do so within a year
is able to make contributions to the development of course units, partly by actively linking teaching to research.

In the area of research:

- Has an excellent research track record with at least two refereed international publications every year
- Has extensive experience with eye tracking and EEG/ERP methods for psycholinguistic research and preferably has knowledge of advanced statistical modelling techniques
is able to set up his or her own research line and publish within it, dovetailing with the profile of the research institute
- Has an outstanding international network
- Has attracted significant funding
- Is experienced in PhD supervision or is prepared to play an active role in this.

In the area of management and organization:

- Has a good command of Dutch or is willing to learn the language within two years
- Is able to make a constructive contribution to interdisciplinary collaboration and a friendly atmosphere within the faculty and university
- Has demonstrable management capacities and organization skills.

Application Deadline: 15-Oct-2015 

Web Address for Applications: http://www.rug.nl/about-us/work-with-us/job-opportunities/overview?details=00347-02S0004OBP 
Contact Information:
	Prof. dr. Petra Hendriks 
	Email: p.hendriks at rug.nl 
	Phone: 003150363 5863 

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