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Research Assistant (Deaf Community Fieldworker) School of Languages, Literatures and Performing Arts Ref: 09/100896 Applications are invited for the above post to work as part of the British Sign Language Course Project which aims to create a corpus (ie a computerised collection of language recordings) of British Sign Language (BSL) and to carry out research into the vocabulary, grammar and sociolinguistic variation in BSL. We are looking for well organised Deaf people who have extensive relevant experience and strong long term links with the Belfast Deaf Community as well as native signing skills in BSL. The successful applicant will be responsible for recruiting, interviewing and filming 30 deaf participants in the Belfast area. This short term contract can be carried out on a full-time or part-time basis and the duration will be between one and three months. Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Adam Schembri, email: [log in to unmask] Anticipated interviews date: Wednesday 6 May 2009. Salary scale: £15.15 per hour. Closing date: 4.00 pm, Monday 20 April 2009. Please visit our website for further information and to apply online - www.qub.ac.uk/jobs or alternatively contact the Personnel Department, Queen's University Belfast, BT7 1NN. Telephone (028) 90973044 FAX: (028) 90971040 or e-mail on [log in to unmask] The University is committed to equality of opportunity and to selection on merit. It therefore welcomes applications from all sections of society and particularly welcomes applications from people with a disability. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding. -- Yemisi Ogunleye www.iq4news.com Head of Communications, MeCCSA Post-Graduate Network website: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/pgn/ Media & Communications Dept., Birmingham City University, City North Campus, Birmingham B42 2SU