21.4831, Jobs: Language Acquisition; Language Disorders: Manager, Macquarie U

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Subject: 21.4831, Jobs: Language Acquisition; Language Disorders: Manager, Macquarie U

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Date: 01-Dec-2010
From: Rosalind Thornton [rosalind.thornton at mq.edu.au]
Subject: Language Acquisition; Language Disorders: Manager, Macquarie University, Australia
 

	
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Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:52:11
From: Rosalind Thornton [rosalind.thornton at mq.edu.au]
Subject: Language Acquisition; Language Disorders: Manager, Macquarie University, Australia

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University or Organization: Macquarie University 
Department: Linguistics Department, Faculty of Human Sciences
Job Location: New South Wales, Australia 
Web Address: http://www.ling.mq.edu.au/
Job Rank: Manager  

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition; Language Disorders


Description:

This is an announcement of 6 postdoctoral research positions in the newly
formed Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Cognition and
its Disorders at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. At least one of
the postdoctoral positions, and possibly two, will be dedicated to the
language program, which includes projects investigating language disorders,
including Specific Language Impairment. We encourage applications from
language researchers with experience in experimental methodology, and with
an interest in the study of SLI or other language disorders from a
linguistic perspective.

Successful candidates will work in collaboration with a team of
researchers, including Stephen Crain, Katherine Demuth, Rosalind Thornton,
Mabel Rice, and Blake Johnson. Applicants would carry out research, assist
with supervision of PhD research, and contribute to the intellectual life
of the Centre. Interested applicants are welcome to contact us to discuss
details (stephen.crain at mq.edu.au, katherine.demuth at mq.edu.au,
rosalind.thornton at mq.edu.au).

The positions are available from January 2011 for a period of 3 years, with
a one year probationary period.

Package: (Level A) base salary $68,817 to (Level B) base salary $92,103
pa, plus annual leave loading and 17% employer's superannuation.

Applications close 12 December 2010, but the date will be extended. Formal
applications should be lodged online at the following url:
https://mq.taleo.net/careersection/mqcareers/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=19500


Application Deadline: 12-Dec-2010 (Open until filled)
	  
Contact Information:
	Associate Professor Rosalind Thornton 
	Email: rosalind.thornton at mq.edu.au 



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