Tuesday 11 March 2014

Vacancy: Junior Postdoc Fellow “Advancing the European Multilingual Experience”


Specifications - (explanation)

Location Leiden
Function typesPostdoc positions
Scientific fieldsBehaviour and Society, Language and Culture
Hours 38.0 hours per week
EducationDoctorate
Job number 14-076
Translations
About employer Leiden University
Short link www.academictransfer.com/22164
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Job description

Leiden University has a longstanding tradition in research in the world’s languages and features unique linguistic expertise. LUCL combines current theoretical insights and modern experimental methods in its research profile area “Language Diversity in the World”. For more information, see: www.research.leiden.edu/research-profiles/language-diversity/.
The junior postdoc fellow will carry out the following tasks:
  • conduct behavioral and neuroscientific studies on topics such as effects of age-of-onset and language distance on ultimate attainment in L2 acquisition, effects of foreign-accented speech on communicative alignment, effects of multilingualism on the cognitive system in general (including healthy aging) and in particular on cognitive control, as well as language attrition due to L2 acquisition.

Requirements

The candidate should have:
  • a background in psychology and/or linguistics (or related disciplines) with a specialization in the psycho-/neurolinguistics of multilingualism;
  • a PhD degree in linguistics, psychology or neuroscience (or any related discipline such as biology or artificial intelligence);
  • a couple of years of post-doctoral experience;
  • hands-on experience with behavioral experimentation and at least one of the following neurocognitive methods: EEG/ERP, MEG or fMRI;
  • ­(extensive) experience in publishing results in international peer-reviewed journals in the field of psycho-/neurolinguistics (or related);
  • good social skills and ability to work in a team and potentially supervise (BA, MA, and/or PhD) students.
Previous work in one or more of these areas may be a plus. Although the research agenda for this position is well described, there may be room to add work of personal interest in multilingualism to the existing proposal.
Knowledge of English is essential; knowledge of Dutch is a plus but not a requirement. Knowledge of other languages besides English (and Dutch) may be advantageous.

Conditions of employment

The position is for 1,0 fte as Postdoc Fellow (Onderzoeker), for two years starting in September 2014. The salary depends on qualifications and
experience, and ranges from € 2.919,- to € 3.381,- per month (scale 10 and 11), commensurate with qualifications, with additional 8% holiday and 8,3% end-of-year bonuses. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break.


Organisation

Leiden University
Leiden is a typical university city, hosting the oldest university in the Netherlands (1575). The University permeates the local surroundings; University premises are scattered throughout the city, and the students who live and study in Leiden give the city its relaxed yet vibrant atmosphere.
Leiden University is one of Europe's foremost research universities. This prominent position gives our graduates a leading edge in applying for academic posts and for functions outside academia.

Department

The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics
The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) is hosting a 5 year research programme entitled “Advancing the European Multilingual Experience”, funded by the European Commission. This project takes an integrated approach towards the study of multilingualism in Europe by incorporating and combining linguistic, cognitive and sociological perspectives. Leiden co-leads the work package Being multilingual.
Research at LUCLLeiden University has a longstanding tradition in research in the world’s languages and features unique linguistic expertise. LUCL combines current theoretical insights and modern experimental methods in its research profile area “Language Diversity in the World”. For more information, see: www.research.leiden.edu/research-profiles/language-diversity/.

Additional information

For further information on this project please contact Prof. dr. Lisa Lai-Shen Cheng (L.L.Cheng@hum.leidenuniv.nl) or Prof. dr. Niels Schiller (N.O.Schiller@hum.leidenuniv.nl), or for practical matters Gea Hakker, (g.c.hakker@hum.leidenuniv.nl).

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