Subject: [AUDITORY] research associate position From: "Halliday, Lorna" <l.halliday@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:10:39 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>--_000_VE1PR01MB545455B2EFC2826BFDBF728AC2520VE1PR01MB5454eurp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear colleagues, A Research Associate position is available in my lab at the MRC Cognition a= nd Brain Sciences Unit (CBSU), University of Cambridge. The post-holder wil= l work on a longitudinal cohort study of children with mild-to-profound hea= ring loss. Full details can be found here: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/24479/ I would be grateful if you could circulate this to any potential candidates= . Many thanks, Dr Lorna Halliday Principal Research Associate & MRC Senior Research Fellow MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit University of Cambridge 15 Chaucer Road Cambridge CB2 7EF Tel: 01223 676661 Email: lorna.halliday@xxxxxxxx<mailto:lorna.halliday@xxxxxxxx= c.uk> http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/lorna.halliday/ Job description We are seeking a Research Associate to join the Hearing and Language Lab, u= nder the supervision of Dr Lorna Halliday. The post-holder will be expected= to work on the "Hearing and Language Outcomes" (HALO) study, a longitudina= l cohort study looking at outcomes in primary-school-aged children with mil= d to profound sensorineural hearing loss. The post-holder will assist in th= e design and running of the study, which will involve psychophysical and ps= ychometric testing, along with obtaining clinical and academic measures fro= m health and education providers. In addition, the post-holder will be invo= lved in the analysis and write up of the results for publication. The post = is available on a full-time basis for 48 months in the first instance, and = cases for part-time working will be considered. The project is funded by an= MRC Senior Fellowship in Hearing Research awarded to Dr Lorna Halliday. Qualifications The successful candidate will have, or be in the final stages of completing= , a PhD or equivalent research doctorate in Psychology, Audiology, Cognitiv= e Neuroscience, or a related discipline. Experience of auditory psychophysi= cs, cognitive testing, and/or audiology is essential, as is an interest in = auditory perception, language, and hearing research. The post-holder should= be highly considerate of the research participants, their families, and th= e educational and healthcare teams supporting the children and their famili= es. They should have excellent interpersonal skills as well as the ability = to work well within a multidisciplinary environment. Experience of working = with children is highly desirable. Research environment The MRC CBSU is an internationally renowned research institute for cognitiv= e neuroscience. Our research investigates fundamental human cognitive proce= sses such as attention, language, memory, and emotion, and does so using a = combination of behavioural experiments, neuroimaging, and computer modellin= g. Onsite facilities include the Centre for Attention, Learning, and Memory= (CALM), a dedicated Hearing Laboratory for performing auditory experiments= , as well as research-dedicated EEG, MRI, and MEG laboratories. The MRC CBS= U benefits from excellent links to Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Found= ation Trust. We are committed to the engagement and retention of talented scientists and= to creating an environment that encourages excellence in research by suppo= rting and encouraging equality and diversity. Candidates from minority and/= or under-represented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 4 years in the first = instance. Closing date: 19th January 2020. --_000_VE1PR01MB545455B2EFC2826BFDBF728AC2520VE1PR01MB5454eurp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @xxxxxxxx {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:#0563C1; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0 {mso-style-name:msonormal; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0cm; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0cm; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;} span.EmailStyle18 {mso-style-type:personal; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:windowtext;} span.EmailStyle19 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:10.0pt;} @xxxxxxxx WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">A <b>Research Associate</b> position is available in= my lab at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (CBSU), University of = Cambridge. The post-holder will work on a longitudinal cohort study of chil= dren with mild-to-profound hearing loss. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Full details can be found here: <a href=3D"http://ww= w.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/24479/"> http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/24479/</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">I would be grateful if you could circulate this to a= ny potential candidates. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Many thanks,<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-fareast-languag= e:EN-GB">Dr Lorna Halliday </span></b><b><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><= o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><i><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-fareast-languag= e:EN-GB">Principal Research Associate & MRC Senior Research Fellow </span></i><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-fareast-language:E= N-GB">MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-fareast-language:E= N-GB">University of Cambridge</span><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-= GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-fareast-language:E= N-GB">15 Chaucer Road<b> </b>Cambridge CB2 7EF</span><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p= ></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-fareast-language:E= N-GB">Tel: 01223 676661 </span><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-fareast-language:E= N-GB">Email: </span><span style=3D"mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><a href=3D"mailto:lorna.h= alliday@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank"><span lang=3D"EN-US">lorna.hal= liday@xxxxxxxx</span></a></span><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"mso-= fareast-language:EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN= -GB"><a href=3D"http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/lorna.halliday/">http:/= /www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/lorna.halliday/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN= -GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-language:E= N-GB">Job description<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-G= B">We are seeking a Research Associate to join the Hearing and Language Lab= , under the supervision of Dr Lorna Halliday. The post-holder will be expec= ted to work on the "Hearing and Language Outcomes" (HALO) study, a longitudinal cohort study looking at outcom= es in primary-school-aged children with mild to profound sensorineural hear= ing loss. The post-holder will assist in the design and running of the stud= y, which will involve psychophysical and psychometric testing, along with obtaining clinical and academic measu= res from health and education providers. In addition, the post-holder will = be involved in the analysis and write up of the results for publication. Th= e post is available on a full-time basis for 48 months in the first instance, and cases for part-time working= will be considered. The project is funded by an MRC Senior Fellowship in H= earing Research awarded to Dr Lorna Halliday.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-G= B"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-language:E= N-GB">Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-G= B">The successful candidate will have, or be in the final stages of complet= ing, a PhD or equivalent research doctorate in Psychology, Audiology, Cogni= tive Neuroscience, or a related discipline. Experience of auditory psychophysics, cognitive testing, and/or audiology = is essential, as is an interest in auditory perception, language, and heari= ng research. The post-holder should be highly considerate of the research p= articipants, their families, and the educational and healthcare teams supporting the children and their fam= ilies. They should have excellent interpersonal skills as well as the abili= ty to work well within a multidisciplinary environment. Experience of worki= ng with children is highly desirable.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-G= B"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-language:E= N-GB">Research environment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-G= B">The MRC CBSU is an internationally renowned research institute for cogni= tive neuroscience. Our research investigates fundamental human cognitive pr= ocesses such as attention, language, memory, and emotion, and does so using a combination of behavioural experi= ments, neuroimaging, and computer modelling. Onsite facilities include the = Centre for Attention, Learning, and Memory (CALM), a dedicated Hearing Labo= ratory for performing auditory experiments, as well as research-dedicated EEG, MRI, and MEG laboratories. The MRC CBSU= benefits from excellent links to Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Founda= tion Trust.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-G= B"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-G= B">We are committed to the engagement and retention of talented scientists = and to creating an environment that encourages excellence in research by su= pporting and encouraging equality and diversity. Candidates from minority and/or under-represented groups are es= pecially encouraged to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-G= B"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-language:E= N-GB">Fixed-term:</span></b><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-language= :EN-GB"> The funds for this post are available for 4 years in the first ins= tance.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-G= B"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-language:E= N-GB">Closing date:</span></b><span style=3D"color:black;mso-fareast-langua= ge:EN-GB"> 19th January 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN= -GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_VE1PR01MB545455B2EFC2826BFDBF728AC2520VE1PR01MB5454eurp_--