Department
Psychology
Salary
£36,024 per year
Grade
Grade 6
Contract status
Fixed term
Hours of work
Full-time
Based at
University of York campus
Interview date
27 June 2024
Posted Date
01/05/2024
Apply by
07/06/2024
Job Reference
13245
Documents
Department 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. The Research Associate would be working on a project funded by the UKRI Frontier Research Guarantee Funding (for selected ERC starting grants), entitled “Lost For Words: Cognitive Ageing And Language Control In Bilingual Older Adults With And Without Cognitive Impairment”. The goal of the project is to understand how bilingual language use and language control (as used, for example, while switching languages) change with ageing. The project combines interviews and focus groups with experimental paradigms looking at cognitive and neural mechanisms involved in bilingual production and comprehension.
The position initially is for 36 months, with the option to extend for another 21 months. The position would start in November 2024.
Role Based at the University of York, you would lead a longitudinal study on language and ageing, including both younger and older bilingual adults. You would work closely together with Dr Angela de Bruin and other researchers on the project. Your responsibilities include supervising the project manager working on the project, setting up experiments, surveys, and focus groups, testing participants, analysing data, and disseminating the results through publications, conference presentations, and public engagement activities. As part of the project you will also work with clinical partners and people with cognitive impairment.
Skills, Experience & Qualification needed
Interview date: 27 June 2024
For informal enquiries: please contact Dr Angela de Bruin on [email protected]
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