RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSITION

Fri Jun 16 13:52:04 UTC 2000

Dear colleagues,
Please circulate this new post:  following advertisement and further
particulars.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
  SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Research Associate, Wellcome Trust Project (ref. 512/00)

A research associate is required for a large family study of children
 with specific language impairment (SLI).  The project involves
working with probands, siblings and their relatives, collecting
psycholinguistic and other data. Applications are sought from those
holding a Ph.D., or applicants who are on the later stages  working
on their Ph.D. in a relevant area.

The posts are for a fixed term of 3 years with a salary in the range
of =A316,286 to =A324,479 depending on qualifications, age and
experience.

Informal inquiries may be made to the Project Director,
Professor Gina Conti-Ramsden, Tel. 0161-275-3514, Email:
gina.conti-ramsden at man.ac.uk

Application forms and further particulars are available from
 The Office of the Director of Personnel, The University of
Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9Pl, Tel. 0161-275-2028;
Fax:0161-275-2471;Minicom (for the hearing impaired) 0161 275-7889;
email:personnel at man.ac.uk; website: http://www.man.ac.uk

Closing date for applications is July 4th, 2000.
 Interviews will be held on July 13th and 14th, 2000.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Further Particulars
Research Associate: Wellcome Trust Project

The School of Education

The school of Education is located in the Humanities
Building and is comprised of more than 100 academic staff.  The Group
involved in this project is a small group with about 15 members of
staff.  The Group has a very active research agenda that carries out
fundamental and applied research of high internat nal repute in
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.  The successful candidate will
join a team of 6-7 research assistants/associates working on
different projects ALL involving children with specific language
impairment and directed by Professor Gina Conti-Ramsden.

The Post

Applications are invited for a research associate to be involved
in a Wellcome Trust Funded Project.  The appointee will be involved
in a detailed, controlled family study of severe and persistent
specific language impairment (SLI) with particular attention being
paid to the possible differences between Expressive-SLI d
Expressive/Receptive SLI and the possible overlap with autism
spectrum disorders.  The appointee will be involved in working with a
sample of 200 children with SLI and their families.  This sample is
unique and is spread geographically all over England. Hence the
appointee will be involved in substantial field work and travelling.
The data collection involves interview as well as direct assessment
and buccal smears from all probands, siblings, first degree
relatives, affected second degree relatives.

The following list of duties, while not comprehensive,
 is intended to provide an overview of the activities with which the
appointee will be involved.

The successful candidate will be responsible for all the
data collection, organization, storage and analysis.  It is also
expected that the successful applicants will be involved in the
academic development of the project and will be involved in the
presentation of results and writing of journal articles and re rts.

Person Specification

The successful candidate should be willing to work
collaborative within a productive and enthusiastic group.

Essential
The candidates must hold a Ph.D. from a recognised
 institution or an equivalent qualification in a relevant area, e.g.
psychology, speech-language pathology, education, linguistics.
Applications from persons working towards their Ph.D. and who are at
the later stages of this process are also welcomed. The candidates
must have a clean driver's licence and driving experience.  The
ownership of a car is desirable but not essential as the project will
be providing hire cars for the research associates.

Desirable
Interest in the area of specific language impairment (SLI).
Experience with other communication disorders such as autism.
Previous experience working with children and families.
Familiarity with psycholinguistic testing and training of children and adu=
lts.
Familiarity with the use of video equipment.
Computer literacy skills and use of statistical packages, i.e. SPSS.

Conditions of service

The minimum starting salary will be at a point 4
of the RA1Ascale (=A316,286).  The posts can be up to point 13 of the
RA1A scale (=A324,479) depending on age and experience.  The starting
date for the post is September 1, 2000 or as soon as possible and
involves a fixed contract for three years.

Method of application

Application forms can be obtained from the Office
 of the Director of Personnel, The University of Manchester, Oxford
Road, Manchester M13 9PL, Tel., 0161-275-2028, Fax:
0161-275-2471/2221; minicom (for the hearing impaired) 0161-275-7889;
email: personnel at man.ac.uk; website: http://www.man.ac.uk.

Filled application forms supported by a full CV,
 a covering letter explaining what interested you on the job, and
details of at least two referees should be sent to:

Professor Gina Conti-Ramsden
Centre for Educational Needs
School of Education
University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL

Informal inquiries to Professor Gina Conti-Ramsden
Tel. 0161-275-3514
Fax. 0161-275-3548
Email: Gina.Conti-Ramsden at man.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is Tuesday July 4th, 2000.
 Interviews will be carried out Thursday July 13th and Friday July
14th, 2000.   Applicants who have not been contacted by July 28th,
2000 should assume they have not been shortlisted for the post.

gina.conti-ramsden at man.ac.uk
Centre for Educational Needs
School of Education
University of Manchester
Manchester M13 9PL
Tel. 0161-275-3514
Fax. 0161-275-3548