28.4726, Support: Dutch; English; French; German; Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics: PhD / MA, University of Alberta

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Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 13:32:01
From: Juhani Järvikivi [jarvikivi at ualberta.ca]
Subject: Dutch; English; French; German; Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics: PhD / MA, University of Alberta, Canada

 Institution/Organization: University of Alberta 
Department: Linguistics 
Web Address: https://www.ualberta.ca/linguistics/graduate/admissions 

Level: PhD,MA / MSc 

Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics 
 
Required Language(s): Dutch (nld)
                      English (eng) 
                      French (fra) 
                      German (deu) 

Description:

We are seeking several full-time graduate students at the Master’s or PhD
level, beginning in September 2018, within collaborative research projects for
understanding processing of reference across the life-span, funded by SSHRC
and lead by Dr. Juhani Järvikivi at the Centre for Comparative
Psycholinguistics (CCP), Department of Linguistics, the University of Alberta.
 At least two of the positions will be dedicated to studying the development
of children’s processing of reference, in collaboration with colleagues from
the Universities of Alberta, Calgary and Groningen.   

Applicants should have a Bachelor’s/Master's degree in Linguistics,
Psychology, Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field
and have a strong interest in psycholinguistics, child language acquisition,
and/or language processing across the life-span, relevant for the research.
Excellent communication skills, a good command of English, and the ability to
work in teams are required. In addition, computational and/or statistical
skills (e.g., computational modeling, R statistical environment, linear-mixed
modeling, generalized additive modeling) and/or prior experience in eye
tracking methods are a plus, but not necessary. Qualified applicants will need
to apply through the normal admission process and meet the Department’s
admission criteria (https://www.ualberta.ca/linguistics/graduate/admissions).
Despite the fact that the positions are for 2 or 4 years (depending on the
level), it is expected that the selected candidates will apply for grants from
national and local funding agencies.

The Centre for Comparative Psycholinguistics is a major venue of experimental
research in language processing in North America and a lively research
environment that attracts undergraduate and graduate students and senior staff
across faculties and disciplines. The CCP research facilities include several
SR Research Eyelink eye trackers (including 2 brand new Portable Duo
trackers), SMI ETG2 mobile eye tracking glasses, a Biosemi EEG system, Noldus
observation and editing facilities, and up-to-date sound recording and
processing facilities (including sound-treated booths). In addition to the
local facilities and contacts, the students benefit from the Annual Spring
Training in Experimental Psycholinguistics (STEP at CCP) as well as training and
training events organized within the SSHRC funded Partnered Training
Initiative Words in the World (http://wordsintheworld.ca/).

If you are interested in these positions, please email Juhani Järvikivi
directly (jarvikivi at ualberta.ca) with:

- brief (1-2 page) statement of research interests and relevant background;
- curriculum vitae (including possible publications and presentations);
- transcripts of university studies; and
- names of two academic referees.

In order to meet the Department Admissions deadline (January, 10, 2018), you
should contact Dr. Järvikivi as soon as possible, but preferably by December
15, 2017, at the latest. For further information, please consult the
department website (https://www.ualberta.ca/linguistics/) and email
jarvikivi at ualberta.ca.
 

Application Deadline: 10-Jan-2018 

Contact Information: 
	Juhani Järvikivi
	Email: jarvikivi at ualberta.ca  


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