The University College London, Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre (DCAL) has 4 new research posts available. The DCAL Teams is hiring 2 researchers to work on projects examining reading development in deaf children. Both roles will explore the relationships between language skills, both BSL and English, and reading development. One project focuses on young children aged 4 to 7 years. This position is advertised at the Post-Doctoral Research Fellow level. For more info, click here: Research Fellow - Reading Development. The second project focuses on older deaf and hearing children aged 8 to 11 years. This position is advertised at both the Research Assistant (pre-PhD) and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow levels. For more info, click here: Research Assistant/Research Fellow- Language and Reading. The application deadline for these posts is approaching soon - 29th May. The DCAL Team is also hiring two Post-Doctoral Research Fellows to lead projects examining how BSL and English are processed in the brain. These studies will involve using optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) for deaf children and fMRI for deaf adults. For more info, click here: Research Fellow - Neuroimaging of Language Processing. The application deadline for these posts is 9th June.
Utah State is hiring two tenure track positions: one in elementary literacy (assistant) and one in adolescent literacy (assistant/associate). Utah State is an R1 land-grant institution with a thriving college of education. Both positions start August 2024.
The Language Impairment and Down Syndrome Lab at Baylor University (LIDS Lab, PI: Alison Prahl, PhD, CCC-SLP) is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Research in the LIDS lab focuses on language and literacy development in (a) children with primary language impairment and (b) children and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). We focus on increasing the understanding of language and literacy profiles and improving language and literacy outcomes for these clinical populations. The person hired for this position will be directly involved with an NIH-funded clinical trial for young adults with IDD as well as supporting other projects within the lab. This two-year, full-time fellowship will provide rich opportunities to deepen one’s research program, develop new topical and methodological expertise, write grants, and develop new collaborations. The fellowship begins no later than August 2024, but can begin earlier. For questions about the position, please contact Dr. Alison Prahl at alison_prahl@baylor.edu. Click here for more information.
The Department of Biological Psychology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is seeking a postdoc to work on the TwinWise study on gene-environment interplay in language, reading, and maths. Click here for more information. Please contact Elsje van Bergen (e.van.bergen@vu.nl) if you have any questions.
The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen is seeking a postdoc to work on gene-environment interplay in language acquisition. Click here for more information. Please contact Elsje van Bergen (e.van.bergen@vu.nl) if you have any questions.
The Department of Psychology at The University of Alabama at Birmingham invites applications for two tenure-track positions at the level of Assistant Professor with an anticipated start of August 2024. Click here for more information.
The Department of Psychology at The University of Alabama at Birmingham invites applications for two tenure-track/tenured positions in Clinical Psychology to begin in August 2024. One position is open at the Associate Professor rank or both may be filled at the Assistant Professor rank. Click here for more information.
The Department of Psychology at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor, non-tenure-track, 9-month full-time faculty position to begin in August 2024. The typical teaching load for this position is four courses per semester (8 per academic year). Click here for more information.
The University of Iowa College of Education is seeking a tenure-track faculty member in their Department of Teaching and Learning to serve as the Director of the Iowa Reading Research Center. Click here for more information.
Georgia State University are seeking an assistant professor in reading instruction and assessment. Click here for job description and requirements.
Georgia State University are also seeking a faculty position to contribute to its funded Centre: Research on the Challenges of Acquiring Language and Literacy (RCALL). Click here for job description and requirements.
Middle Tennessee State University are seeking an innovative and collaborative faculty member to join their interdisciplinary team in the Literay Studies PhD programme. Please contact Amy Elleman (amy.elleman@mtsu.edu) if you have any questions. Click here for job description and requirements.
The University of Houston are seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Early Literacy Education. Please contact Dr Vera Hutchison (lhutchison@central.uh.edu), Search Committee Chair, if you have any questions. Click here for job description and requirements.