32.3636, Jobs: Psycholinguistics: PhD fellowship in Psycholinguistics and Second Language Acquisition, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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Subject: 32.3636, Jobs: Psycholinguistics: PhD fellowship in Psycholinguistics and Second Language Acquisition, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2021 17:40:27
From: Esli Struys [Esli.Struys at vub.be]
Subject: Psycholinguistics: PhD fellowship in Psycholinguistics and Second Language Acquisition, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium

 
University or Organization: Vrije Universiteit Brussel 
Department: Linguistics and Literary Studies
Job Location: Brussels, Belgium 
Web Address: https://clin.research.vub.be/en/welcome-to-the-homepage-of-the-centre-for-linguistics
Job Title: PhD fellowship in Psycholinguistics and Second Language Acquisition
Job Rank: Researcher

Specialty Areas: Psycholinguistics; Second Language Acquisition

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

The Center for Linguistics (CLIN) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) has
an opening for a PhD fellowship for a total period of four years, starting
January - February 2022.
The position is part of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)-funded research
project entitled “Eye-Catching - Investigating the link between salience,
attention and awareness in the acquisition of grammatical morphology in a
second language”.

The project will analyze the eye movements of L2 learners when they encounter
new grammatical forms (articles, suffixes) of different type and degrees of
salience while reading texts in a semi-artificial language called Englishti.
Through a series of five experiments that together consider both discrete and
interactional effects of various types of salience in combination with
learner- and context- specific variables, this project expects to develop a
more robust understanding of the nature and role of salience in second
language acquisition and how this can be applied to real-world language
learning.

Job description:
The candidate will be a member of the Center of Linguistics (CLIN) at the VUB.
The candidate will prepare a PhD in Linguistics. Activities that the candidate
will perform include:
 - develop and implement (i) theoretical concepts in line with the focus of
the research project and (ii) appropriate methodological procedures for
investigating these concepts.
 - design and conduct multiple psycholinguistic experiments (e.g. by means of
eye-tracking).
 - interpret the results of the analyses and report on the project in
conference
presentations, academic publications and in outreach activities for a wider
public.
 - by the end of the four-year term, submit and defend a PhD dissertation
based on the project.

Requirements and profile:
 - Master degree in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Language & Literature,
Psycholinguistics, Psychology, or in Language Learning and Teaching, with a
master thesis on a topic relevant to the project.
 - Excellent record of BA and MA-level studies.
 - Excellent command of English. Knowledge of Dutch is an asset.
 - Excellent and demonstrated analytic skills.
 - Ability to work with common software packages (including MS Office).
 - Knowledge of inferential statistics and statistical software (e.g. SPSS, R)
is an asset, as
are programming skills in E-Prime or Experiment Builder.
 - Excellent and demonstrated self-management skills.
 - Ability and willingness to work in a team.
 - Willingness to live in or near Brussels and to travel abroad (for
short-term research
stays and to attend international academic conferences).

Terms of employment:
 - The contract will initially be for one year, three times renewable, with a
total of four years.
 - The candidate receives a doctoral grant (starting at approx. EUR 2100 net
per month) and full medical insurance.
 - The position requires residence in Belgium, preferably in or near Brussels.
 - Applicants from outside the EU are responsible for obtaining the necessary
visa or permits, with the assistance of the International Office of the VUB.

Please include with your application (to be submitted electronically, as email
attachments, to the application email below):
 - a cover letter in English, in which you specify why you are interested in
this position
and how you meet the job requirements outlined above;
 - a curriculum vitae in English;
 - a copy of BA and MA diplomas/degrees and transcripts of records;
 - an electronic copy of your master thesis and academic publications (if
applicable);
 - the names and full contact details of two academic referees.



Application Deadline: 30-Nov-2021 
	  
Email Address for Applications: Alex.Housen at vub.be 
Contact Information
	Housen 
	Email: Alex.Housen at vub.be 


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