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Postdoctoral position: Applying natural language processing to understand the role of reading experiences in reading development and syntactic processing

Department	Psychology and Human Development
Full Description	Increasingly, we are reading and consuming digital media. Unaddressed in existing research is the question of how these experiences with print and non-print media impact language processing in readers. This NIH funded study will seek to develop novel measures of digital print exposure in order to examine links between language experiences and syntactic processing. We are recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to support these efforts at Vanderbilt University, Peabody College (PI, Dr. Duane Watson, Co-PI, Dr. Emily Phillips Galloway), and to collaborate with team members at the University of Pittsburgh (Co-PI, Tessa Warren). This one year postdoctoral opportunity (with the possibility of additional years of funding) will begin in September of 2020. The ideal candidate will bring knowledge of the online administration of psycholinguistic experiments, including the design, programming, and collection of data from participants. Demonstrated ability to manage complex data collection systems will be necessary. Additional desired skills include skill in using digital tools to engage in mining from digital text, (uncertainty) reasoning and/or natural language processing, experience managing and assembling corpora, as well as an interest in applying this knowledge to problems of importance for education/applied linguistics. Specifically, candidates with experience applying natural language processing to examine language or literacy development will be given preference. Candidates interested in interdisciplinary work, and with applying research to education will also be given preference. He/she/they should plan to obtain a PhD by August of 2020 or have completed this degree within the last 5 years. He/she/they should be eager to work in a collaborative team, and have a demonstrated record of academic achievement.
Application Details	At Vanderbilt, we offer comprehensive benefits and competitive salary. We are an inclusive work environment. Interested candidates should submit a CV and letter of interest to Emily Phillips Galloway (emily.phillips.galloway@vanderbilt.edu) and Duane Watson (duane.g.watson@vanderbilt.edu) by August 1, 2020.
Contact:	Duane Watson, PhD : duane.g.watson@vanderbilt.edu : (615) 875-8083
Posted	2020-07-22 16:25:08

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