Be part of an innovative international project with real impact
About You
To be successful you will hold a degree in Psychology or a related discipline and desirably a postgraduate qualification in the field of Psycholinguistics, Experimental Psychology or Neuroscience. You should have prior experience in experimental design and data collection in Psychology and data analysis, and a keen interest in Psycholinguistics is vital.
About the Role
Opportunity to be involved in an innovative international project that would have a huge impact not only for the field of psycholinguistics, but beyond: in education, language learning and teaching and the fight against the social stigma suffered by the Deaf.
The project is led by Dr Sara Rodriguez-Cuadrado, Lecturer in Psychology at Edge Hill University, specialised on Psycholinguistics and author of one of the most cited articles in the field of embodied semantics. It will be developed in collaboration with Dr Julio Santiago at the University of Granada, a world-leading researcher in the field of Sign Languages and Psycholinguistics.
Rewards/Benefits
We want you to feel happy when you come to work and proud when you go home.
We have excellent facilities within our bespoke Wellbeing Centre and our comprehensive staff health & wellbeing programme gives you the opportunity to; have a lunchtime stroll across our beautiful campus, a trim from our onsite hairdresser, car valeting, attend a family focussed event, make an appointment for a massage and get together with colleagues over free food and drink to watch the latest film on one of our Film Nights. This is just a taste of what we are able to offer you at Edge Hill University
About Us
“A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year” - THE University of the Year 2014/15.
We are recognised for our outstanding achievements in student satisfaction, staff engagement, graduate employment and innovation as well as our strengthening research profile, investment and growth. The Times Higher award also celebrated our distinct role in “transforming lives” – reflecting a distinctive philosophy of creating opportunity from excellence.
About the Department of Psychology
The Department of Psychology was established in 2011 and offers a range of vocationally relevant programmes underpinned by extensive staff research and publication. The Department has a dynamic research culture, and our performance in REF2014 with regard to world-leading (i.e. 4-star) research outputs exceeded that of some more established research orientated universities. We have a strategy in place to maximize the strength of our submission to the next national research assessment exercise in 2020/21. Developing our knowledge exchange links with public and private sector bodies is also a priority for us.
Based on an award-winning campus in West Lancashire, and voted Best University Workplace 2015, Edge Hill University offers a stimulating and empowering environment for ambitious and high performing researchers.
For informal enquiries about this vacancy you may wish to contact:
Sara Rodriguez-Cuadrado (Lecturer in Psychology) at Rodrigus@edgehill.ac.uk
Closing Date: 09 Feb 2017
Category: Administrative, Technical, Professional & Research Support