Modify the existing entry and click the "Update" button to submit your changes, or use "Add new" to newly register a job.
Position
Last update
b D, Y
Working area/topic
Affiliation
City
School of Psychology, University of Nottingham
Country
Description
Research Associate (Acquisition of Syntax) School of Psychology, University of Nottingham Applications are invited for a Research Associate to work on a Leverhulme-funded project on syntax acquisition. The successful candidate will carry out modelling research on early language acquisition, and in particular on syntax acquisition, under the supervision of Dr J Pine and Dr F Gobet. Information about related projects is available on the WWW at: http://www.psychology.nottingham.ac.uk/research/credit/projects/syntax_acquisiti on/main.html The person appointed will be expected to contribute to the refinement of a computer model of syntax acquisition. Candidates should have a PhD, MSc or BSc in computer science, cognitive science, or psychology, and have very good computing skills. Knowledge of Lisp or of a similar computer language will be an advantage. Experience with development of graphical interfaces, and/or knowledge in computational modelling, psycholinguistics and/or linguistics will also be a plus. Salary will be within the range £16,286 - £24,479 per annum (under review), depending on qualifications and experience. This post is available from July 2000 and will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of 18 months. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Pine, tel: 0115 951 5285, Email: Julian.Pine@Nottingham.ac.uk or Dr Gobet, tel: 0115 951 5402, Email: Fernand.Gobet@Nottingham.ac.uk Candidates should send a detailed CV, a statement of research interests, together with the names and addresses of two referees, to Dr F Gobet, School of Psychology, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD. Fax: 0115 951 5324. Closing date: 15 June 2000.
Contact address
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr Pine, tel: 0115 951 5285, Email: Julian.Pine@Nottingham.ac.uk or Dr Gobet, tel: 0115 951 5402, Email: Fernand.Gobet@Nottingham.ac.uk
Application deadline
year: month: day:
Send confirmation e-mail to: