Postdoctoral Research Associate

The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing in the School of Behavioral & Brain Sciences ( BBS) at the University of Texas at Dallas ( UTD) is inviting applicants for two post-doctoral research associate positions under the direction of Dr. Ioulia Kovelman in the Language and Brain Development Laboratory. The research program is to work on an NIH-funded project on studying dyslexia and language disorders in bilingual children using functional near-infrared spectroscopy neuroimaging (fNIRS). This project examines topics related to the neurobiology of language and reading, bilingualism, as well as impairments of language such as dyslexia. Project expectations include data analyses and manuscript preparation, and supervision of research projects.

Dr. Kovelman will provide direct supervision and mentoring, including support in research, grant applications, and job applications. This will be done in the context of individual weekly meetings. The laboratory will also sponsor an annual conference presentation offering research and professional development opportunities. Postdoctoral fellows further have access to professional career advancement opportunities provided by the research laboratory and open to students of all levels of training. This includes weekly group meetings to exchange research ideas and to mutually support grant and job applications, manuscript preparations, conference and talk presentation practice.

Ph.D in a related field.

Candidates who have successfully completed all requirements for the Ph.D. but whose degree has not yet been formally conferred may be eligible to begin employment provided they submit an official letter from the Registrar or Graduate School of the degree-granting institution certifying that all doctoral requirements have been satisfied and specifying the expected date of conferral. Appointment and continued employment are contingent upon formal conferral of the Ph.D.

Experience in bilingualism and language research, using neuroimaging methods ( EEG, fNIRS, fMRI, MEG) with children, neuroimaging data analyses, as well as computer programming is preferred.

To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 117.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

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Work Notice:
Work will be performed on-site and in person.

This position may be subject to local travel for assessment, data collection, participant recruitment or participant needs. Other occasional travel may occur such as for training/development, conferences, etc.

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