RA Position at Stanford

[Anne Fernald]

Please bring this announcement to the attention of talented and highly  
motivated students you know who are looking for a research position  
studying language processing by infants and young children:

Lab manager In Anne Fernald's research group at Stanford University

Social Science RA position in the Department of Psychology to conduct  
research on the development of spoken language understanding by  
infants and young children. Primary responsibilities include running  
experiments with children from 6 months to 5 years of age;  coding and  
analyzing data; maintaining detailed research records; developing  
experimental stimuli; training and supervising undergraduates who help  
with testing and coding. This position is centered at our main lab on  
the Stanford campus where studies with English-learning children are  
the focus.  However, our research group also runs a flourishing  
community lab where we work with Spanish-learning children, and a  
mobile lab van in which we conduct outreach studies with English- 
learning children living in diverse circumstances.

This is a full-time position with excellent benefits. Minimum two-year  
commitment.  Start date: Spring 2010

Qualifications: Recommended background and skills include B.A. degree  
in Psychology or related field; previous research experience working  
with children; strong organizational and interpersonal skills;  
meticulous attention to detail; facility with computers and software  
such as Excel, Photoshop, SPSS. This is an excellent training  
opportunity for an energetic and highly motivated person interested in  
early language development who would like to join a dynamic research  
group.

Please send a letter describing your research experience and goals, a  
resume and unofficial college transcript, and a list of references to  
Chris Potter  cepotter at stanford.edu.   Review of applications will  
begin immediately, and we are hoping to fill this position as soon as  
possible.


______________________

Anne Fernald, Ph.D.
Dept Psychology and
    Program in Human Biology
Stanford University
Stanford CA 94305

650-723-1257 - lab
http://babylab.stanford.edu/


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