Position 1:

Hours: 24 hours per week (schedule to be determined)

Term: September through April with possibility of continuing through August 2015

Duties: Assist SLP in coordinating shared reading program and two schools in Lachine; ensure that shared reading sessions are recorded and process audio recordings for storage and transcription; orthographic transcription of shared reading interactions; assist with assessment of children’s narrative recall of stories

Required skills: comfort with recording devices, laptop computers and iPad devices; bachelor’s degree in psychology, linguistics or education preferred but not necessary; experience working with young children required.

Position 2:

Hours: 12 hours per week (flexible schedule)

Term: September through April

Duties: Record interactions between mothers and infants in the laboratory; code video of these interactions using Noldus (training on Noldus coding will be provided); spectral analysis of adult and infant vowel productions extracted from the recordings.

Required skills: comfort with recording devices and acoustic analysis software; graduate training in communication sciences, linguistics or psychology required; experience working with infants and parents an asset; French-English bilingual required.

It is possible that the positions could be folded into one full-time position after negotiating a salary that is compatible with that plan. Please contact [log in to unmask] between August 11 and August 15 if you would like more information or would like to apply for either of these positions.