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Resarch Associate (French Applied Linguistics) This is a fixed term full time appointment available from 1 January 2010 until 31 August 2010, to provide cover for maternity leave. The School of Modern Languages is seeking applications for the position of Post Doctoral Research Associate on the two-year ESRC-funded research project "Learning French from ages 5, 7 and 11: An investigation into starting ages, rates and routes of learning amongst early foreign language learners" at Newcastle University (UK) (2009-11). You will be involved in all aspects of the project and will make a special contribution to data gathering, fieldwork, teaching materials development and data analysis on this collaborative project with the University of Southampton. You will hold a doctorate in a relevant area of linguistics/ applied linguistics/ second language acquisition, and have native/ near native competence in French and English. You will also have experience of working with young children in an educational context. Experience with CHILDES will be an advantage. Further details and on-line application: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/vacancies/jobs/ Informal enquiries, after reading the vacancy information, should be addressed to project director Professor Florence Myles, tel (+44) (0)191 222 7483 or email [log in to unmask] Salary: £27,183 per annum Closing date: 12 November 2009 Interview date: 24 November 2009 Florence Myles Professor of French Linguistics Director, Centre for Research in Linguistics and Language Sciences (CRiLLS; www.ncl.ac.uk/linguistics) School of Modern Languages Old Library Building (room 5.3) Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU Tel: 0191 222 7483/8790 e-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sml/staff/profile/florence.myles Research Project on French interlanguage development: www.flloc.soton.ac.uk Research Project on Spanish Learner Language: http://www.splloc.soton.ac.uk