29.3724, Jobs: Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; Psycholinguistics: Manager, Penn State Center for Language Science

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Subject: 29.3724, Jobs: Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; Psycholinguistics: Manager, Penn State Center for Language Science

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Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:28:49
From:  Blanchette [fkb1 at psu.edu]
Subject: Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; Psycholinguistics: Manager, Penn State Center for Language Science, USA

 
University or Organization: Penn State 
Department: Center for Language Science
Job Location: Pennsylvania, USA 
Web Address: http://cls.psu.edu/
Job Title: Lab Manager/Research Assistant
Job Rank: Manager

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; Psycholinguistics; Bilingualism/Multilingualism


Description:

The Center for Language Science (CLS) at Penn State seeks candidates for the
position of Lab Manager/Research Assistant. The CLS (http://cls.psu.edu/) is
an interdisciplinary group of linguists, psycholinguists, applied linguists,
speech-language pathologists, speech scientists, and cognitive neuroscientists
who share an interest in language acquisition and bilingualism. CLS
researchers employ a variety of methods including behavioral measures, eye
tracking, electrophysiological methods (EEG/ERP), and fMRI. Responsibilities
for this position include assisting with CLS faculty research, managing the
laboratory operations (including equipment maintenance and participant
scheduling), and providing support for weekly meetings and other CLS events. 

Typically requires an Associate's degree or higher plus one year of related
experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. A
Bachelor’s degree is preferred. 

Skills and experience with some programs such as ELAN, E-prime, Ibex Farm,
MATLAB, Praat, Python, and R is desirable. Knowledge of statistics is also
desirable. Knowledge of and experience working with languages other than
English is also desirable but not required. Training and experience with at
least one technical method (e.g. eye tracking, EEG/ERP, acoustic analysis in
Praat) is required. Additional training will be provided for technical
methods, and also for the conduct of research with human participants.
Candidates should have strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational
skills, the ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects, and a strong
curiosity and interest in language science research and methods. 

This position is ideal for someone who has completed undergraduate studies in
a language science related field and wishes to gain additional laboratory
experience before applying for graduate school. The successful candidate will
have had laboratory experience as an undergraduate, preferably with both
behavioral and cognitive neuroscience methods. 

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, a CV, and a listing of
three names of references. The cover letter should include information about
how the candidate’s research interests align with the research being conducted
at the CLS. For more information on CLS faculty projects, visit
(http://cls.psu.edu) and click on the Research tab. Review of applications
will begin on October 20, 2018. Questions about the position can be sent to
Dr. Frances Blanchette sat the contact information provided below. The
appointment start date will be no later than January 7, 2019. This is a
fixed-term appointment funded for one year from the date of hire with
possibility of re-funding. Apply online at the application link provided
below. 

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statistics and other safety and security matters and policies, please go to
https://police.psu.edu/annual-security-reports, which will also explain how to
request a paper copy of the Annual Security Report.

Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is
committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants
without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	, PA  
Web Address for Applications: https://psu.jobs/job/83052 
Contact Information:
	Frances Blanchette 
	Email: fkb1 at psu.edu 
	Phone: 8148637392 


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