17.1688, Support: Dutch & First Language Acquisition: PhD Student, U of Leiden

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Subject: 17.1688, Support: Dutch & First Language Acquisition: PhD Student, U of Leiden

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Date: 01-Jun-2006
From: Martine Coene < m.m.r.coene at let.leidenuniv.nl >
Subject: Dutch & First Language Acquisition: PhD Student, University of Leiden, Netherlands 

	
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Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 15:31:40
From: Martine Coene < m.m.r.coene at let.leidenuniv.nl >
Subject: Dutch & First Language Acquisition: PhD Student, University of Leiden, Netherlands 
 

Institution/Organization: University of Leiden 
Department: Linguistics 
Level: PhD 
Duties: Research 
Specialty Areas: Psycholinguistics 
First Language Acquisition 
Required Language(s): Dutch (nld)

Description:

The Leiden University Centre of Linguistics is looking for 
1 PhD student in the field op developmental 
psycholinguistics.

The research position is part of the NWO VIDI-project on 
"Morphosyntactic development of children with a cochlear 
implant" (principal investigator Dr. M. Coene), a study of 
the language development of very early implanted children, 
compared to children wearing hearing aids, children with 
SLI and a normal hearing control group.

Duration of the research position: 3 years. An additional 
4th year is not excluded. 

The PhD student will be embedded in a joint research 
project between the Leiden Centre for Linguistics 
(Netherlands) and the Center for Dutch Studies at the 
Antwerp University (Belgium) and is co-financed by the 
Dutch NWO and the FWO-Flanders. These centers work closely 
together with the Eargroup (Deurne, Belgium, http://www.deoorgroep.net). 

Candidates have:
-	a masters degree in one of the following: linguistics, 
speech- and language pathology, (cognitive) psychology;
-	a firm background in linguistics, especially syntax;

Candidates will:
-	prepare a PhD within the NWO VIDI-project;
-	work together with other researchers embedded in the 
Antwerp and Leiden research groups on language development 
in cochlear implanted children

Preference will be given to candidates who:
- have experience with cognitive neuro-imaging techniques 
(esp. fMRI);
- have experience with software packages used in child 
corpus research (CLAN, AWK, PERL, ?)
- are familiar with normal and/or disordered first language 
acquisition;
- are familiar with Flemish (child) language

For more information, please contact Dr.M.Coene at 
m.m.r.coene at let.leidenuniv.nl

Applications with CV, mentioning position number 6-130, 
should be sent to:
Faculteit der Letteren, Hoofd Personeelszaken, mevrouw 
M.J.P. Okker-de Jager, Postbus 9515, 2300 RA Leiden 

See also  http://www.lucl.leidenuniv.nl/index.php3?m=1&c=
276 (in Dutch) 


Mailing Address for Applications:

	Attn: Mrs M.J.P. Okker-de Jager 
	Postbus 9515 
	Leiden 2300 RA 
	Netherlands 

Applications are due by: 15-Jun-2006 

Contact Information: 

	Dr Martine Coene 
	m.m.r.coene at let.leidenuniv.nl





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