Job Ad: Postdoctoral Senior Research Associate in First Language Acquisition

[Kimary Shahin]

Position: Postdoctoral Senior Research Associate in First Language
Acquisition
For the QNRF project: Baseline Data for Arabic Acquisition with
Clinical Applications (QNRF NPRP 08-738-5-107)


The QNRF project “Baseline Data for Arabic Acquisition with Clinical
Applications” (QNRF NPRP 08-738-5-107) at Qatar University in Doha,
Qatar invites applications for a full-time postdoctoral Senior
Research Associate, to begin fall 2010. The position is for two years.

“Baseline Data for Arabic Acquisition with Clinical Applications”,
which began in Fall 2009, is an extensive interdisciplinary project in
Linguistics and Children’s Health. The project is multi-institutional
and international. The overall goal is to amass an extensive new body
of knowledge about normal Arabic first language acquisition and make
it available on the internet. The new online material will be used by
linguistic researchers for a fuller understanding of language
acquisition as a human cognitive capacity, enabling them to answer
several critical questions which till now have been unanswerable due
to lack of data. The new online material will also provide speech-
language pathologists working with Arabic-speaking children with
crucial resources that till now are lacking, to improve the quality of
life of the children they work with and their families.

Required qualifications include a PhD in First Language Acquisition,
Speech-Language Pathology, or Psychology; IT proficiency; experience
with Statistics; experience on a research team; experience in research
project management; native competency in oral and written Arabic; and
near-native competency in oral and written English. Primary
responsibilities include managing a vibrant team of research
assistants in Doha, liaising with the project’s Qatari and
international collaborators, data analysis, and other research-related
duties.


How to Apply:
Applications must be submitted by email to Dr. Kimary Shahin (Lead PI)
at shahin at qu.edu.qa by February 15, 2010. No paper mail application
can be accepted. Please send the following documents, all in .pdf
format:

Letter of application; curriculum vitae; three letters of
recommendation; graduate academic transcripts; writing sample (article
or thesis chapter); statement of career goals; statement of why the
“Baseline Data for Arabic Acquisition with Clinical Applications”
project is important to you; and copies of student evaluations, if
available.

Please address any queries about the position to Dr. Kimary Shahin at
shahin at qu.edu.qa.


Benefits include the following:

Competive tax-free salary; furnished accommodation in accordance with
QU HR policies; annual round trip air tickets for faculty member and
immediate dependents; educational allowance for candidate's children
(eligible candidates only) in accordance with QU HR policies; public
health insurance; annual leave in accordance with QU HR policies; end-
of-contract indemnity.

Qatar University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer


Qatar

Qatar is a major Gulf-area gas and oil producing country. It is an
exciting place to be these days, as the country is witnessing
unprecedented prosperity and activity in the business, construction,
health, and education sectors. With developments including the arrival
of many respected US universities as competition, the Education sector
in particular has drawn applause as a rapidly progressing field, and
Qatar University now has the privilege of setting the standard against
such names as Cornell, Texas A&M, and Carnegie-Mellon, Georgetown, and
Northwestern, among others.


The University

Qatar University (QU) is an established and dynamic institution
dedicated to academic excellence, and is a strong contributor to
educational advancement in the country. Recently, the University has
been actively engaged in self-evaluation, instituting significant
changes in its policies and procedures, curricula, research support,
facilities, use of technology, and faculty. QU remains the largest and
only state-supported university in Qatar. For more information, please
visit our web page at http://www.qu.edu.qa



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