英国格林威治大学招聘二语习得方向博士后

Contract Type: Fixed Term - 3 years

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Applications are invited for a highly motivated postdoctoral Research Associate, funded by the Centre for Applied Research and Outreach in Language Education (CAROLE), to develop theoretical and methodological issues concerning the pivotal role of input and output in second language acquisition, using online (i.e. eye-tracking) tasks, and measuring the effect of specific variables on online interpretation tasks, as well as analysing second-language elicited production.The Faculty of Architecture, Computing and Humanities is seeking applicants for the role of Postdoctoral Research Associate in Second Language Acquisition.

The successful candidate should have a PhD in Second Language Acquisition, Foreign Language Pedagogy, or a relevant field, and have a strong background in second language acquisition research. He/she should be familiar with psycholinguistic research methods with evidence of previous research using various online data elicitation methods.  Preference will be given to candidates who also have experience in Instructed SLA research, in particular, and who are interested in conducting psycholinguistic research with the aim of informing second/foreign language pedagogy.   

The successful candidate will be working with a team of researchers in the field of SLA both in the UK and abroad and will provide assistance as part of the new CAROLE’s NOLTA Lab. He/she will assist in technical training to use Eye-tracker and EEG systems and will be involved in writing grant proposals. Teaching for our current postgraduate provision and Structured PhD in Applied Linguistics may also be required, as needed.

The interview process will include a presentation of research and a formal interview. Further information about CAROLE is available at http://www.gre.ac.uk/ach/services/carole/home.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Alessandro Benati (a.benati@gre.ac.uk). Please note that applications sent directly to this email addresses will not be accepted.

The University of Greenwich is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community

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We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.