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Postdoc Position in Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, UCL

UCL

Deadline: November 28, 2022

Duties and Responsibilities
Applications are invited for the post of Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences. The position will be based within the Vocal Communication Laboratory led by Prof Carolyn McGettigan (www.carolynmcgettigan.com).
 
This position is funded by a Leverhulme Trust Research Leadership Award (RL-2016-013) entitled “SONOVOX: The Social Neuroscience of Voices”, held by Prof Carolyn McGettigan. The research programme employs the methods of cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience and phonetics/speech science to address questions relating to the perception of the human voice. Project topics might include person identity perception and representation, trait evaluations, and studies of spoken conversations.
 
The post-holder will be responsible for the leadership and day-to-day running of research projects using experimental approaches. This will entail development of experimental paradigms, recruitment and testing of human participants, data analysis and management, and dissemination of research findings.
 
This post is available from 1st January 2023 until 31st December 2024 in the first instance.
Key Requirements
The ideal candidates for these roles will hold a PhD in a relevant discipline, and must be able to evidence their intellectual and methodological capacity for effective leadership of a research project investigating human voice processing with experimental techniques. It is essential that candidates can demonstrate an interest in one of more of the research topics relevant to the funded programme. Skills in cognitive neuroimaging techniques (e.g. fMRI, EEG) are desirable, as are skills in advanced acoustical analysis of speech and vocal data. All successful candidates will show excellent communicative and organisational skills for a high quality research environment.

 
Appointment at Grade 7 is dependent upon having been awarded a PhD; if this is not the case, initial appointment will be at Research Assistant Grade 6B salary £34,502 – £36,348 per annum) with payment at Grade 7 being backdated to the date of final submission of the PhD thesis.
Further Details
A job description and person specification can be accessed below.
 
To apply for the vacancy please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
 
For informal queries about the position, please contact Professor Carolyn McGettigan: c.mcgettigan@ucl.ac.uk
 
For information about the application process, please contact: v.mcconochie@ucl.ac.uk.
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Closing Date
28 Nov 2022
Latest time for the submission of applications
23:59
Interview date
TBC
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