Bilingual Spanish RA for Stanford Language Intervention

[Virginia Marchman]

*Spanish/English Bilingual Research Assistant at Stanford University*

The Language Learning Lab in the Department of Psychology at Stanford
University seeks a full-time Bilingual/Bicultural Spanish/English Research
Assistant to join a dynamic, multidisciplinary team conducting a
community-based parenting intervention with Spanish-speaking families.
The *Habla
Conmigo* intervention program is designed to help vulnerable Latino parents
in low-income families learn how to engage more effectively with their
infants and toddlers, and why such engagement is crucial for language and
cognitive development.

The research assistant will work closely with families as part of the team
responsible for conducting the data collection and evaluation of the *Habla
Conmigo* program. Primary responsibilities include recruiting and
scheduling participants, tracking intervention appointments, participating
in parent workshops, running language-processing experiments with 18- to
36-month-old Spanish-learning children, coding and analyzing eye-movement
data from these experiments, transcribing and coding audio recordings of
parent-child interaction, conducting reviews of the scientific literature,
and other research-related tasks.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS in social sciences required, advanced training preferred

• Bilingual/Bicultural (Spanish and English)

• Previous research experience and interest in language development

• Meticulous attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Ability to follow research protocols and procedures with high precision

• Initiative, creativity, desire to learn, and a positive and professional
attitude

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Experience working with infants and children

• Experience working with low-income ethnically diverse families



To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to
languagelearninglabjobs at gmail.com addressing the following questions:



1) Are you a native Spanish-speaker? If not, what qualifies you to work
with Spanish-speaking families?

2) What experience have you had working with children and families in
diverse populations?

3) How are your skills and research training a good fit for the job
requirements?

4) How would this position fit with your future career goals?

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Virginia A. Marchman, Ph.D.
marchman at stanford.edu
Research Associate
Center for Infant Studies
Psychology
Stanford University
Stanford, CA  94305
650-723-1257
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