[CogSci] Lab Tech in Bergelson Lab at duke, summer 2019 Start

[Elika Bergelson]

Dear Colleagues--A clarification at the outset: this is a *separate*
position from the lab manager position we recently advertised (for which we
are not considering further applicants). This one has different technical
skill desiderata--happy to answer further questions!

best,
Elika


The Bergelson Lab at Duke
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bergelsonlab.com_index.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=l_ojTR8zgQkhIYApbJYvgvlizEjJwe_GuRGmzHCTJbk&m=ZebnTF_Fg8v4VzAlxKzWj8tmjXRFBqMAnYOf8gxfg8o&s=sT5htn8CJrAh8vGiXJfzgV-IrFmaasrfrul_kN8NDro&e=>,
an NIH and NEH funded lab in Duke's Psychology & Neuroscience
department, is seeking a lab technician with excellent programming skills
for a summer start date.


The Bergelson Lab studies language acquisition, with a focus on early word
learning. Research projects in the lab investigate both the relation
between word learning and other aspects of linguistic representation
(phonetics, syntax, prosody) and the interface between word learning and
socio-cognitive development writ large.


Research in the lab centers around *corpus* methods, used to analyze
the SEEDLingS
Corpus
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bergelsonlab.com_seedlings_index.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=l_ojTR8zgQkhIYApbJYvgvlizEjJwe_GuRGmzHCTJbk&m=ZebnTF_Fg8v4VzAlxKzWj8tmjXRFBqMAnYOf8gxfg8o&s=ERuWpq20_iBQC8tKHX0fJnwG_z-P6IoXM4ptfdEIep0&e=>
(a
rich longitudinal audio/video/comprehension/production corpus), and
*behavioral* methods (e.g. eye-tracking, discrimination, and production
studies) to query infant language development.


The lab technician will also have the opportunity to be part of an
international collaborative project, ACLEW
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sites.google.com_view_aclewdid_home&d=DwMFaQ&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=l_ojTR8zgQkhIYApbJYvgvlizEjJwe_GuRGmzHCTJbk&m=ZebnTF_Fg8v4VzAlxKzWj8tmjXRFBqMAnYOf8gxfg8o&s=iVEtACiYYgdhRRya7uzD-nR6IdUqTMXA9f9q2gTiGdg&e=>,
involving speech-technology, computational modeling, and naturalistic
recordings.


The lab technician will work alongside a full-time lab manager, PhD
students, postdocs, undergrads, and the PI to maintain our codebase (Bergelson
Lab GitHub repo
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_BergelsonLab_&d=DwMFaQ&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=l_ojTR8zgQkhIYApbJYvgvlizEjJwe_GuRGmzHCTJbk&m=ZebnTF_Fg8v4VzAlxKzWj8tmjXRFBqMAnYOf8gxfg8o&s=4nqJTXN_fmuegGWLeQ6q3qekmaSCLc4klreTzz8exS4&e=>
, SEEDLingS GitHub repo
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_SeedlingsBabylab_&d=DwMFaQ&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=l_ojTR8zgQkhIYApbJYvgvlizEjJwe_GuRGmzHCTJbk&m=ZebnTF_Fg8v4VzAlxKzWj8tmjXRFBqMAnYOf8gxfg8o&s=IxhwMBFW0ebrRZoLVES9hhoy9SYNA4wOWOPGjCF75UU&e=>),
create and document new scripts and workflows, help manage our website
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bergelsonlab.com_&d=DwMFaQ&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=l_ojTR8zgQkhIYApbJYvgvlizEjJwe_GuRGmzHCTJbk&m=ZebnTF_Fg8v4VzAlxKzWj8tmjXRFBqMAnYOf8gxfg8o&s=7g7wKCMKPqAvTpugDZbAMV8hXl8zStwO3ggKKK-K87E&e=>,
and provide support for working with experimental and naturalistic data in
the lab. There are often 1-2 undergraduate RAs directly supervised by the
lab technician in this role.


Our lab staff typically go on to excellent research positions and/or PhDs
(n=5) at top institutions and have taken advantage of opportunities to
co-author research publications and presentations in their own areas of
interest and in ongoing projects in the lab.


*Desiderata include:*
* strong programming background (python and R along with some combination
of ruby, bash, matlab, html, Go, C++, java, and latex)
* experience with Python's scientific libraries (Pandas, NumPy, SciPy,
IPython Notebooks)
* experience with R's tidyverse library; experience with RStudio's Shiny
application framework is a plus.
* high skill level and comfort with Git
* experience with Linux is a plus
* experience with backend server development in Go is a plus
* familiarity with relevant software (e.g. Praat, Audacity, Datavyu, FFmpeg)
* coursework and research experience in algorithms and data structures,
data science, machine learning, human research design and implementation
(cognition and/or developmental psych, cogsci, linguistics, and related
fields)


Duke Psychology and Neuroscience has a strong community of researchers (see
primary faculty here <http://psychandneuro.duke.edu/people/primary-faculty>).
Colleagues with highly relevant research in the department notably include
Drs. Michael Tomasello, Rita Svetlova, and Makeba Wilbourne. We are
part of Duke
CHILD Studies <http://psychandneuro.duke.edu/childstudies>.


To apply, please send an email to gladys.baudet at duke.edu with the subject
line
"Bergelson Lab Technician Position" and the following items:
a)     current CV (including contact details of 3 references)
b)     GitHub page, with highlights on particular projects with code
(and/or its resulting products) that you’ve written from scratch
c)     letter of interest highlighting how your background complements
the labs' needs and interests.
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