[Lingtyp] Post-doc position in Language & Literacy Development in Refugee Children - University of Alberta

[Jorge Rosés Labrada]

***apologies for cross-posting***

Dear everyone,

My colleague Johanne Paradis has an available postdoctoral position in the
University of Alberta's Language Acquisition Lab for her work with Syrian
refugees in Canada. Further details about the position can be found in the
ad below.

All the best,
Jorge


POstdoctoral Position - LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT IN REFUGEE
CHILDREN

Language Acquisition Lab

Director: Dr. Johanne Paradis

Department of Linguistics


Dr. Johanne Paradis
<https://www.ualberta.ca/arts/about/people-collection/johanne-paradis>,
Director of the Language Acquisition Lab
<https://www.ualberta.ca/linguistics/research/language-acquisition-lab> in
the Linguistics Department is seeking to hire a post-doctoral fellow
interested in an on-going project on the language and literacy development
of Syrian refugee children that is being conducted across Canada and in
collaboration with colleagues in Germany.  The post-doctoral fellow will
also have the opportunity of working on other lab projects and will have
access to research resources in the Linguistics Department, including
the Centre
for Comparative Psycholinguistics <http://ccp.artsrn.ualberta.ca/>.  Candidates
need not be Canadian citizens to apply. The salary for this position will
be in the range of $41,000 to $43,000 CAD/year plus supplemental health
benefits, in keeping with university post-doctoral fellowship guidelines. The
position start date is *July 1, 2018* (negotiable) and is for one year with
the possibility of renewal for a second year.  Applications will be
reviewed starting *March 15, 2018*.



*Duties:*

-Data management and analysis

-Assisting in coordination of research project

-Co-authoring manuscripts and conference presentations

-Mentoring graduate and undergraduate students

-Conducting independent studies within on-going lab projects



*Qualifications:  *

-Completed PhD (within past five years and before start date/shortly after
start date) in relevant discipline

-Research experience with child language development, reading and/or
bilingualism

-Strong statistical and analytic skills (R); knowledge of longitudinal
design and mixed regression modeling preferred

-Emerging publication record



*To Apply:* email 1) a cover letter, 2) CV (including names of two
references who have agreed to be contacted) and 3) a recent publication to
Dr. Johanne Paradis at johanne.paradis at ualberta.ca
<Johanne.paradis at ualberta.ca>.

*Closing date: *June 1, 2018.



*We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those
individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.*



*The University of Alberta is committed to an equitable, diverse, and
inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We
encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit; members of visible
minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual
orientation or gender identity and expression; and all those who may
contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to
apply.*

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Jorge Emilio Rosés Labrada
Assistant Professor, Indigenous Language Sustainability
Department of Linguistics
University of Alberta
Tel: (+1) 780-492-5698
jrosesla at ualberta.ca

*The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6
territory, **and respects the history, languages, and cultures of the First
Nations, Métis, Inuit, **and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence
continues to enrich our institution.*
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