29.1531, Jobs: Cognitive Science; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics: Manager, Penn State Center for Language Science

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Subject: 29.1531, Jobs:  Cognitive Science; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics: Manager, Penn State Center for Language Science

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Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:50:57
From:  Frances Blanchette [fkb1 at psu.edu]
Subject: Cognitive Science; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics: Manager, Penn State Center for Language Science, Pennsylvania, USA

 
University or Organization: Penn State Center for Language Science 
Job Location: Pennsylvania, USA 
Job Title: Lab Manager/Research Assistant
Job Rank: Manager

Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics 


Description:

The Center for Language Science (CLS) at Penn State seeks candidates for the
position of Lab Manager/Research Assistant. The CLS (http://cls.psu.edu/) is
an interdisciplinary group of linguists, psycholinguists, applied linguists,
speech-language pathologists, speech scientists, and cognitive neuroscientists
who share an interest in language acquisition and bilingualism. CLS
researchers employ a variety of methods including behavioral measures, eye
tracking, electrophysiological methods (EEG/ERP), and fMRI. Responsibilities
for this position include assisting with CLS faculty research, managing the
laboratory operations (including equipment maintenance and participant
scheduling), and providing support for weekly meetings and other CLS events.
Skills and experience with some programs such as ELAN, E-prime, Ibex Farm,
MATLAB, Praat, Python, and R is desirable. Training and experience with at
least one technical method (e.g. eye tracking, EEG/ERP, acoustic analysis in
Praat) is required, and knowledge of statistics is also desirable. Additional
training will be provided for technical methods, and also for the conduct of
research with human participants. Candidates should have strong interpersonal,
communication, and organizational skills, the ability to manage multiple
simultaneous projects, and a strong curiosity and interest in language science
research and methods. Knowledge of and experience working with languages other
than English is also desirable but not required. 

This position is ideal for someone who has completed undergraduate studies in
a language science related field and wishes to gain additional laboratory
experience before applying for graduate school. Typically requires an
Associate's degree or higher plus one year of related experience, or an
equivalent combination of education and experience. A bachelor’s degree is
preferred. The successful candidate will have had laboratory experience as an
undergraduate, preferably with both behavioral and cognitive neuroscience
methods. 

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, a CV, and a listing of
three names of references. The cover letter should include information about
how the candidate’s research interests align with the research being conducted
at the CLS. For more information on CLS faculty projects, visit
http://cls.psu.edu and click on the Research tab. Review of applications will
begin on April 27. Questions about the position can be sent to Dr. Frances
Blanchette (fkb1 at psu.edu). The appointment start date will be no later than
September 1, 2018. This is a fixed-term appointment funded for one year from
the date of hire, with possibility of re-funding. Apply online at the
application link below.

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Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is
committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants
without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://psu.jobs/job/78147 
Contact Information:
	Frances Blanchette 
	Email: fkb1 at psu.edu 
	Phone: 8148637392 


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