[CogSci] postdoc position on bilingualism - University of York (UK)

Angela De Bruin angela.debruin at york.ac.uk
Tue May 11 08:55:46 PDT 2021


Dear all,

We are currently recruiting a postdoctoral research associate to join our
ESRC project on bilingual language control and daily-life language
experiences. More details can be found here:
https://jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=3885&p_web_page_id=442183



*Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Psychology, University of
York (UK)*

*Project:* “Moving From China To York: How Do Changes In Language
Experiences Modulate Bilingual Language Control?”

*Contact: *Dr. Angela de Bruin, angela.debruin at york.ac.uk

*Application deadline:* 1 June 2021


*Project description*

We are looking for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to
join Dr Angela de Bruin’s research group in the Department of Psychology at
the University of York (UK). This full-time Research Associate would work
on a new project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council,
awarded to Dr Angela de Bruin in collaboration with Dr Danijela Trenkic
(Department of Education, University of York) and Dr Cong Liu (Qingdao
University, China). The aim of the project is to understand how daily-life
language experiences and interactional contexts shape bilingual language
control. To examine this, the project focuses on international students who
moved from China to York. These students will be tested longitudinally
throughout their first year in the UK and will also be compared to a
control group of students in China.

*Role*

You would lead the longitudinal study on international students in York,
working closely together with Dr Angela de Bruin and Dr Danijela Trenkic.
Your responsibilities include setting up and managing the longitudinal
project, recruiting participants, training Mandarin-English speaking
research assistants, (supervising) data collection, data preprocessing and
analysis, and disseminating the results through publications, conference
presentations, and public engagement activities. Opportunities for
mentorship and additional collaborations will be available and encouraged.
The position is for 21 months and would start in December 2021.

*For more information about the project, including person specification and
the application procedure, please see:*
https://jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=3885&p_web_page_id=442183

Best wishes,
Angela

-- 
Dr. Angela de Bruin
Lecturer
Department of Psychology
University of York
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