School of Modern Languages, Newcastle University

Post Doctoral Research Associate (French Applied Linguistics)

This appointment is part-time (40%), fixed-term for 7 months (1 March – 30 September 2011)

Applications are invited 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 you will make a special contribution to data handling, coding and analysis on this collaborative project with the University of Southampton.

You will hold a doctorate in a relevant area of linguistics/ applied linguistics/ first or second language acquisition, and have a good working knowledge of French. You will also have experience of working with the CHILDES software tools, including CHAT, CLAN and MOR.

This is a fixed term part-time (40%) appointment from 1 March 2011 until 30 September 2011. The starting salary will be £27,319 per annum pro-rata. Informal enquiries should be addressed to project director Professor Florence Myles, tel (+44) (0)191 222 7483 or email [log in to unmask]. 

Closing date: 7 January 2011

Shortlisting date: 12 January 2011
Interview date: 20 January 2011

For further information and on-line application form, see http://www.ncl.ac.uk/vacancies/jobs/

Florence Myles

Professor of French Linguistics

Director, Centre for Research in Linguistics and Language Sciences

Old Library Building (Room 5.3)

School of Modern Languages

Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU

tel: +44(0)191 222 7483/8790

email: [log in to unmask]