27.1388, Jobs: Norwegian; Punjabi; Turkish; Urdu; Bilingualism; Clinical Linguistics; Psycholinguistics: Post Doc, University of Oslo

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Subject: 27.1388, Jobs: Norwegian; Punjabi; Turkish; Urdu; Bilingualism; Clinical Linguistics; Psycholinguistics: Post Doc, University of Oslo

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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:48:16
From: Jan Svennevig [jan.svennevig at iln.uio.no]
Subject: Norwegian; Punjabi; Turkish; Urdu; Bilingualism; Clinical Linguistics; Psycholinguistics: Post Doc, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

University or Organization: University of Oslo 
Department: Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies
Job Location: Oslo, Norway 
Web Address: http://www.hf.uio.no/multiling/english/
Job Title: Researcher in project on multilingual dementia
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Psycholinguistics; Clinical Linguistics, Bilingualism

Required Language(s): Norwegian Bokmål (nob)
                      Punjabi (pan) 
                      Turkish (tur) 
                      Urdu (urd) 

Description:

Center for Multilingualism in Society Across the Lifespan
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in clinical linguistics

Description

One Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1352) in clinical linguistics is
available at the Center for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan
(MultiLing) at the Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies,
University of Oslo (UiO), starting in August 2016. The fellowship is part of
one of MultiLing’s projects, namely Language and Communication in Multilingual
Speakers with Dementia in Norway (MultiLing Dementia), funded by the Research
Council of Norway.

MultiLing is a Center of Excellence funded by the Research Council of Norway.
MultiLing seeks to recruit a postdoctoral candidate with excellent research
qualifications who will work with members of the MultiLing Dementia project
The project description can be found here.

The project aims to study (1) how language storage and processing are affected
by age alone and by the combination of age and dementia in elderly monolingual
and multilingual speakers, (2) what conversational strategies are used to
facilitate good communication in the face of challenges and opportunities
related to age, multilingualism and dementia, and (3) how questions of ageing,
illness, impairment, communication, multilingualism and dementia are
represented in policy documents, news media and other public documents.

The postdoc position is mainly devoted to the investigation of the first of
these topics (subproject 1), but integration of aspects of the other topics in
the project proposal is also welcome. The candidate will be in charge of
contributing to the design of experiments, of carrying out data collection
related to subproject 1 as described in the project description, of conducting
analyses aimed at answering research questions 1 and 2 (cf. project
description), and of writing articles for journal publications.

The position is available for a period of three years starting from August 1,
2016. There is a 10% duty component devoted to teaching or other qualifying
work for MultiLing. The main purpose of postdoctoral research fellowships is
to qualify researchers for work in higher academic positions within their
disciplines.

Requirements

- A Doctoral Degree in Linguistics, Communication, Psychology, Special Needs
Education/Speech and Language Therapy or other disciplines related to
MultiLing's work. The doctoral dissertation must be submitted for evaluation
before the application deadline.
- The candidate's work must be closely connected to the goals of the research
project.
- Knowledge and experience with experimental psycholinguistic methods and
statistics.
- Good English language skills, both spoken and written.
- Knowledge of Norwegian is desirable.
- Knowledge of one or more of the following minority languages in Norway -
Punjabi, Turkish and/or Russian - is desirable.

Qualifications and Personal Skills

Applicants must submit the following attachments with the electronic
application, preferably in pdf format:

- Letter of application with an expression of interest and a specification of
how the proposed project relates to the MultiLing Dementia project(maximum 2
pages).
- Project description (5 pages) (the project description must clarify how the
applicant will approach the postdoctoral project topic theoretically and
methodologically, and present a feasible progress plan).
- Curriculum Vitae, including a list of publications.

Please note that all documents must be in English.

Application Deadline: 20-Apr-2016 

Web Address for Applications: http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/1573501/99933?iso=no 
Contact Information:
	Jan Svennevig 
	Email: jan.svennevig at iln.uio.no 

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