Post- Doctoral Research Fellow
Job Description
Benefits
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- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
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Posting Details
Department
Health Sciences - CLDS - 405502
Posting Open Date
03/21/2024
Application Deadline
03/25/2024
Open Until Filled
No
Position Type
Postdoctoral Scholar
Position Title
Post-Doc Research Associate
Vacancy ID
PDS004137
Full-time/Part-time
Full-Time Temporary
Hours per week
40
FTE
1
Work Location
Chapel Hill, NC
Position Location
North Carolina, US
Hiring Range
Proposed Start Date
Estimated Duration of Appointment
12 Months
Position Information
Be a Tar Heel!
A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top public universities and is among is the top ten research universities in the nation for federal research expenditures as well as for federally funded social and behavioral sciences research and development.
Here at Carolina, our highly skilled postdocs play a vital role in our research enterprise and towards our overall commitment to research excellence. Across many disciplines, postdocs contribute to the intellectual vitality of the University. They provide innovative ideas and perspectives, foster a stimulating research environment and advance knowledge within their fields. Postdocs are crucial members of our scientific research workforce, contributors to our research outputs and an important reason why Carolina is one of the leading public research institutions in the country.
UNC-Chapel Hill offers postdocs comprehensive medical and vision coverage, paid leave, and benefits and services that support professional development and a healthy work/life balance. Chapel Hill regularly ranks as one of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, a reputation guided by the diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The Center for Literacy and Disability Studies (CLDS) is a unit in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The CLDS is currently engaged in a variety of research and development projects focused on literacy, English Language Arts, and symbolic communication. The MISSION of the CLDS is to promote literacy and communication for individuals of all ages with disabilities. It is the belief of the CLDS that disabilities are only one of many factors that influence an individual’s ability to learn to read and write and to use print throughout their life and across their living environments. All individuals, regardless of their abilities or disabilities, have the right to an opportunity to learn to read and write in order to increase and enhance their educational opportunities, vocational success, communicative competence, self-empowerment capabilities, and independence.
Position Summary
The CLDS seeks a postdoctoral research associate to work on a currently funded project through the ACL/NIDILLR. The position will require recruiting, consenting, and working directly with research participants. Additional duties include organizing, transcribing, and analyzing videos collected in the field.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
PhD (Can be in process of submitting final dissertation) but all requirements for the doctoral degree must be completed prior to the hire date.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Experience working directly with and completing research in the areas of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC); additional experience required in the area of video-based analysis, and microanalysis of language and communication interactions.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Experience conducting talk-in-interaction research with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who use AAC; experience coding video data collected during in-person interactions mediated by AAC technologies
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