POstdoctoral Position - LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DEVELOPMENT IN REFUGEE CHILDREN

Language Acquisition Lab

Director: Dr. Johanne Paradis

Department of Linguistics

Dr. Johanne Paradis, Director of the Language Acquisition Lab in the Linguistics Department is seeking to hire a post-doctoral fellow interested in an on-going project on the language and literacy development of Syrian refugee children that is being conducted across Canada and in collaboration with colleagues in Germany.  The post-doctoral fellow will also have the opportunity of working on other lab projects and will have access to research resources in the Linguistics Department, including the Centre for Comparative Psycholinguistics.  Candidates need not be Canadian citizens to apply. The salary for this position will be in the range of $41,000 to $43,000 CAD/year plus supplemental health benefits, in keeping with university post-doctoral fellowship guidelines. The position start date is July 1, 2018 (negotiable) and is for one year with the possibility of renewal for a second year.  Applications will be reviewed starting March 15, 2018.

 

Duties:

-Data management and analysis

-Assisting in coordination of research project

-Co-authoring manuscripts and conference presentations

-Mentoring graduate and undergraduate students

-Conducting independent studies within on-going lab projects

 

Qualifications: 

-Completed PhD (within past five years and before start date/shortly after start date) in relevant discipline

-Research experience with child language development, reading and/or bilingualism

-Strong statistical and analytic skills (R); knowledge of longitudinal design and mixed regression modeling preferred

-Emerging publication record

 

To Apply: email 1) a cover letter, 2) CV (including names of two references who have agreed to be contacted) and 3) a recent publication to Dr. Johanne Paradis at [log in to unmask]. 

Closing date: June 1, 2018.

 

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

 

The University of Alberta is committed to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression; and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply.