Postdoctoral Research Associate (Maternity Cover)

We are inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on our project "Developing whole classroom online measurement of sensory and cognitive skills in 5-6 year olds". The post-holder will take on this project to cover maternity leave and during this time will work in collaboration with the team, including Matt Davis and Adam Attaheri to develop and pilot (with adults and children) a series of online assessment games appropriate for children aged 5-7. These assessments will measure auditory and audiovisual speech perception as well as efficiency of spoken word recognition. 

Overall, this project aims to provide research infrastructure and novel methods for assessing sensory, cognitive and behavioural abilities in classroom-based research studies that can operate at an unprecedented scale (e.g. collecting data from all children in a school in days rather than weeks). Specifically, this project aims to establish and test a supervised, online whole-classroom approach to data-collection of hearing and speech processing skills that will be modifiable for other researchers to use in other domains. The approach will also allow us to develop individually adaptive testing, giving insight into children's speech, language and listening skills. 

Temporary cover: This post is a maternity cover for 12 months or the return of the post holder, whichever is the earlier. 

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check (enhanced with children's barred list). 

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click the 'Apply' button above. 

Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and CV in the Upload section of the online application. The covering letter should outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

Please quote reference SU43409 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. 

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