29.856, Jobs: Cognitive Science; Psycholinguistics: Post Doc, University of Alberta

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Subject: 29.856, Jobs: Cognitive Science; Psycholinguistics: Post Doc, University of Alberta

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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:03:11
From: Juhani Järvikivi [jarvikivi at ualberta.ca]
Subject: Cognitive Science; Psycholinguistics: Post Doc, University of Alberta, Canada

 
University or Organization: University of Alberta 
Department: Linguistics
Job Location: Alberta, Canada 
Job Title: Post Doc
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Psycholinguistics 


Description:

Applications are invited for a full-time postdoctoral position in the
Department of Linguistics at the University of Alberta
(http://www.linguistics.ualberta.ca/). The postdoctoral fellow will work in
the Centre for Comparative Psycholinguistics (http://ccp.artsrn.ualberta.ca/)
with Dr. Juhani Järvikivi on projects relating to the processing of reference
in speech in child and adult populations. Primary duties include active
engagement in research and the research community, conceptualizing, designing,
and conducting research projects, preparing findings for publication and oral
presentation, laboratory management, and working with graduate and
undergraduate students in the CCP. Candidates need not be Canadian Citizens to
apply. The salary for this position will be $40,000 CAD a year plus
supplemental health benefits, and $2000 per year for research related costs.
The desired start date is September 1, 2018, but includes some flexibility, if
necessary. The position is for one year with the possibility of renewal for a
second year.

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 a line
of SR Research Eyelink eye trackers (including 2 brand new Portable Duo
trackers), mobile eye tracking glasses, a Biosemi EEG, 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 Postdoctoral fellow will benefit from and participate in the
Annual Spring Training in Experimental Psycholinguistics
(http://ccp.artsrn.ualberta.ca/portfolio/step/) as well as training and
training events organized within the SSHRC Partnered Training Initiative Words
in the World (http://wordsintheworld.ca/).

Qualifications:
- Completed PhD (within past 5 years and before start date) in Linguistics,
Cognitive Science, Psychology, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience in experimental design, psycholinguistic inquiry,
and basic statistical methods.
- Experience and skills with eye-tracking methods, R statistical language, and
advanced statistics (e.g.,
LMMs, GAMMs, other regression techniques) are desirable.
- Experience with any of the following: EEG/ERPs, Praat/acoustic analysis,
child language acquisition,
language processing across the life-span, individual differences, and
computational modelling, would be a plus.

To Apply: Applications should include a Cover letter, CV, a brief (max. 2
pages) statement of interest, one representative recent publication, and the
names and contact details of three referees. Applications should be sent as a
single pdf file via e-mail to Dr. Juhani Järvikivi with the subject
“Psycholinguistics Postdoc”.

Closing date:
Application review will begin on April 15, 2018, and will continue until the
position is filled.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals
selected for an interview will be contacted.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: jarvikivi at ualberta.ca 
Contact Information:
	Juhani Järvikivi 
	Email: jarvikivi at ualberta.ca 


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