27.1237, Jobs: Bilingualism; Hearing Impairment; Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; Psycholinguistics: Post Doc, Macquarie University, Sydney

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Subject: 27.1237, Jobs: Bilingualism; Hearing Impairment; Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; Psycholinguistics: Post Doc, Macquarie University, Sydney

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Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:18:02
From: Katherine Demuth [katherine.demuth at mq.edu.au]
Subject: Bilingualism; Hearing Impairment; Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; Psycholinguistics: Post Doc, Macquarie University, Sydney, Sydney, Australia

University or Organization: Macquarie University, Sydney 
Department: Linguistics
Job Location: Sydney, Australia 
Web Address: http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/faculties_and_departments/faculty_of_human_sciences/linguistics/linguistics_research/language_acquisition_and_disorders_of_language/child_language_lab/
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; Psycholinguistics; Bilingualism, Hearing Impairment

Description:

Full time, 3-year position 
Deadline 11:55pm AEST Sunday 17 April 2016 (or until filled)
Start Date: Available starting June 1, 2016 

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Child Language
Lab at Macquarie University (Sydney).

The Lab is located in the Australian Hearing Hub with state-of the art EEG,
MEG, infant speech perception, eye-tracking, and language production research
facilities. 

Project

This position is funded as part of a 5-year Australian Research Council (ARC)
Laureate Fellowship award to Professor Katherine Demuth for examining 'Neural
and behavioural evidence for children's learning of grammatical morphology'.
The goal is to better understand the nature of children’s phonological and
morphological representations, and how these develop between the ages of 1-12.
The project brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplines with
the common purpose of addressing issues related to speech and language
perception, production and processing in typically developing monolingual and
bilingual children, as well as children with hearing loss.

For those working on projects involving neuro-imaging, previous experience in
designing and conducting ERP/EEG experiments exploring aspects of language
processing, including N400 and P600 effects, is essential. Experiments using
MEG are also welcome.

For those working on behavioural projects, previous experience in designing
and conducting experiments in the areas of language processing using
eye-tracking, language comprehension/perception, and/or language production is
essential.

The successful applicant will lead research in one of the above areas,
including designing and running experiments, writing up and presenting
results, supervising graduate and undergraduate student projects, and helping
to recruit participants. Involvement in some organizational and management
aspects of the lab is also expected. 

Selection Criteria

To be considered for this position, please address the selection criteria
below, and attach your CV (including list of 3 referees) and general statement
of research interests.  

Essential

- PhD in linguistics, psychology, cognitive science or related discipline
- Excellent knowledge of acoustic phonetics, phonology, prosody and
psycholinguistics
- Excellent knowledge of experimental design and statistical analysis
- Interest in and/or experience with developmental research 
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- First-authored journal publications

Desirable

- Programming skills
- Experience writing grant proposals
- Experience supervising undergraduate and graduate students
- Research experience with young children

Employment in this position is conditional upon holding a Working with
Children Check Clearance.

Salary Package: Level A - base salary from $83,344 to $89,320 AUD p.a., plus
17% employer’s superannuation and leave loading.  

Appointment Type: Full-time, fixed term, 3 years.

Specific Role Enquiries: Professor Katherine Demuth at the email address
below. Please send CV.

General Recruitment Enquiries: Patsy Moss at patsy.moss at mq.edu.au or +61 22
9850 9821

Macquarie University is an EO Employer committed to diversity and social
inclusion. Applications are encouraged from people with a disability; women
(particularly for senior and non-traditional roles); Indigenous Australians,
people who identify as GLBTI; and those from culturally and linguistically
diverse backgrounds.

Applications need to be submitted through the Macquarie University online
recruitment system.

Application Deadline: 17-Apr-2016 (Open until filled)

Web Address for Applications: http://jobs.mq.edu.au/cw/en/job/496892/postdoctoral-research-fellow 
Contact Information:
	Distinguished Professor Katherine Demuth 
	Email: katherine.demuth at mq.edu.au 

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