{"id":3831,"date":"2012-05-29T00:53:25","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T00:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=3831"},"modified":"2012-08-09T16:31:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-09T16:31:00","slug":"postdoctoral-fellowship-at-the-michigan-state-university-usa-cognitive-science-phonetics-psycholinguistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=3831","title":{"rendered":"Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Michigan State University (USA): Cognitive Science; Phonetics; Psycholinguistics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Applications are invited for a one-year postdoctoral position in speech
\nperception and spoken word recognition through the College of
\nCommunication Arts & Sciences at Michigan State University. The position is
\nfunded by a 5-year NSF grant aimed at understanding the role of speech
\nprosody, including pitch, loudness, speech rate and rhythm, to understanding
\nspoken words. The postdoctoral researcher will be responsible for oversight
\nof, and substantial contributions to, collaborative projects between Dr. Laura
\nDilley of Michigan State University and Dr. Mark Pitt of Ohio State University.
\nWhile residence in and\/or relocation to the central Michigan and\/or central
\nOhio areas is preferred, a combination of telecommuting and on-site meetings
\ncould be arranged for the ideal applicant.The postdoctoral researcher will be primarily responsible for preparing written
\nand oral presentations for journal publications and conferences and will also
\nassist with helping to plan and conduct studies, including speech perception
\nand production experiments and\/or acoustic-phonetic analyses, as well as
\noversee undergraduate and graduate students working on related projects.A requirement for the position is good familiarity with the published literature
\non processes in spoken word recognition, including word segmentation and
\nlexical access. A strong preference will be given to applicants with good
\nfamiliarity with the published literature on speech prosody. Applicants should
\nhave a track record of published research commensurate with their
\nexperience in an area closely related to projects aims, such as speech
\nperception, spoken word recognition, and\/or prosody. A Ph.D. degree is
\nrequired; preference will be given to candidates with a Ph.D. in hand, but
\nPh.D. candidates who can provide evidence of dissertation defense dates on
\nor before August 11, 2012 will be considered. Relevant Ph.D. areas are
\nPsychology, Speech & Hearing Science, Linguistics, and\/or Cognitive
\nScience. The successful candidate will have excellent organization and
\ncommunication skills and strong personal motivation. Background and
\nexperience with manuscript submission to scholarly journals is desirable, as
\nis training in acoustic analysis of speech segments and\/or prosody, computer
\nprogramming, and\/or music performance\/theory. English language proficiency
\nrequired. The salary is $40,000 per year.<\/p>\n

To apply, refer to posting #6056 and complete an electronic submission at
\nthe application URL below. Applicants should submit the following:
\n– a current CV
\n– statement of research interests and career goals, and why you are well-
\nsuited for this position
\n– at least three representative publications and\/or other writing samples
\n– contact information for at least three references. Applicants should notify
\nthree references that they may be contacted for letters of recommendation if
\nour department notifies you that you are one of the top candidates.<\/p>\n

Review of applications begins immediately; applications received by April 30
\nwill receive full consideration. Those received later than this date will be<\/span>
\nconsidered until the position is filled or July 1, 2012,<\/span> whichever is earlier.
\nWork begins as soon as possible and not later than September 1, 2012.
\nInquiries can be sent to Dr. Laura Dilley (ldilley@msu.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n

MSU is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. MSU is committed
\nto achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively
\nencourages applications and\/or nominations of women, persons of color,
\nveterans, and persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Applications are invited for a one-year postdoctoral position in speech perception and spoken word recognition through the College of Communication Arts & Sciences at Michigan State University. The position is funded by a 5-year NSF grant aimed at understanding the role of speech prosody, including pitch, loudness, speech rate and rhythm, to understanding spoken words. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-postdoct"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3831"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3831"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4576,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3831\/revisions\/4576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}