Previous page
Table of Contents
| Previous page |
Table of Contents |
Next page |
The person appointed to this post will be expected to undertake research in a research project, under the direction of Dr John Williams, in an area to be determined (in processes of language comprehension and/or processes of (first and) second language learning). The SRA will be expected to be able to work independently, to be familiar with the relevant theoretical literature, and to be competent in experimental design and statistical techniques. He or she will be expected to develop hypotheses, to procure subjects, to devise and perform experiments, and to write up the results in publishable form.
There may be an opportunity to undertake some lecturing on the psychological processes of language production and comprehension, and language learning, at M.Phil. level (no more than eighteen hours a year). The SRA will be expected to play a full part in double-marking essays and examinations, and in organizing and attending departmental seminars and workshops.
The person appointed to this post will be expected to undertake research in a research project, under the direction of Professor Gillian Brown, in an area to be determined (in the general area of context and language use; in particular how different types of referring expression enable the relevant context to be identified). The SRA will be expected to be able to work independently, to be familiar with the relevant theoretical literature, and to be prepared to develop experimental formats to elicit particular language use. He or she will be expected to develop hypotheses, to procure subjects, to devise and perform experiments, and to write up the results in publishable form.
There may be an opportunity to undertake some lecturing in the area of semantics, pragmatics, and discourse analysis at M.Phil. level (no more than eighteen hours a year). The SRA will be expected to play a full part in double-marking essays and examinations, and in organizing and attending departmental seminars and workshops.
The pensionable scale of stipends for each post is £15,159 (at age twenty-five) to £25,525 a year for a Research Associate, and £19,371 (at age thirty) to £27,985 a year for a Senior Research Associate. The appointment will be for three years in the first instance.
Further particulars for these posts may be obtained from http://www.rceal.cam.ac.uk/ or the Secretary, Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics, Keynes House, Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1QA (e-mail sjr13@cus.cam.ac.uk) to whom applications (six copies) should be sent by 6 March 1998. Applications should be by letter (there is no application form) including a full curriculum vitae and the names of three referees. Short-listed candidates will be asked to make themselves available for presentations and interview on Tuesday, 7 April.
| Previous page |
Table of Contents |
Next page |