Deadline: |
19 May 2019.
Location: |
Cambridge, UK.
(Paid)
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The University of Cambridge: Research Assistant (Fixed Term)
Applications are invited for a full-time Research Assistant to work on a longitudinal project investigating auditory and motor processing abilities and language development in infants using EEG and motion capture.
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The successful candidate will be based in the Department of Psychology (Centre for Neuroscience in Education) and will be joining a team headed by Professor Usha Goswami (see: http://www.cnebabylab.psychol.cam.ac.uk/).
Opportunity Focus Areas:
- Linguistics
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
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English.
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ALL WORLD COUNTRIES.
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18 months.
- The position is available from 1st July 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.
- The funds for this post are available until 18 December 2020 in the first instance.
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- Applicants should ideally have a degree in linguistics, psychology, neuroscience or a related discipline, and will require the use of a car, with Basic DBS check.
- Experience of behavioral testing with infants and toddlers would be an advantage.
- Applicants will require the capacity to work independently within the current team to ensure the smooth running of the testing of the infant cohort (120 infants).
- Applicants will mainly carry out home test visits to collect language data at 15, 18, 24 and 30 months and with data coding.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills are required, and prior experience with linguistic coding in Praat or a related method would be essential.
- Ability to communicate with the children and families participating in the project.
- Experience of working in an EEG lab environment
- Prior experience of working with infants or children and Prior experience of psychoacoustic or controlled linguistic testing.
NOTE:
- The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
- The University actively supports equality, diversity, and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
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(Paid)
- Salary range: £26,243 – £30,395
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First Step: Register an account on the University’s website.
Second Step: Complete your online application and ensure that you:
- upload a covering letter.
- upload CV
- include details of one referee, including email address and phone number.
NOTE: Please quote reference PJ18849 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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