Project Coordinator (Hull based)

Role Description

The Department of Language and Linguistic Science is seeking to appoint a Hull-based Project Coordinator for a fixed term of up to 1 year, working on a part-time basis (0.2 FTE). This role would suit someone who is looking to supplement existing part-time work, and the work-pattern will be variable with the option of working additional hours at busier times. 

The successful applicant will work on a project entitled “Identifying the role of sensorimotor feedback as a mechanism for language learning in the first three years of life” funded by a UKRI grant held by Dr Catherine Laing. The project examines how infants' vocal development during the first year of life interacts with their early language environment to provide feedback that can be drawn upon in acquiring and developing speech sounds and, ultimately, producing first words. We have already started data collection in York, and now hope to recruit families based in Hull. 

The role will involve working with a cohort of families and their infants aged 2-18 months to collect home-recorded data, with accompanying experiments which will take place over Zoom or in local community venues. All training will be provided. The ideal candidate will be familiar with Hull's family and early years provision, and should have experience working with families with young babies. 

Department

The Project Coordinator will work with the wider York BabyLab team, whose focus is on vocal development in the first 2 years of life.

Role

The post-holder will be required to support the administration of the research project by managing participant recruitment and retention. This will involve communicating regularly with participants via email and phone, as well as some home-visits and community centre events. There will also be opportunity to develop research skills by assisting in data collection; the Project Coordinator will support team members to run experimental procedures, as well as managing home-recorded data collection.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

• Experience of working with families, ideally those with young children or babies, or people from diverse backgrounds.

• Administration experience, including experience managing an inbox, organizing a calendar, and dealing with documentation in a systematic and rigorous way.

• Experience of working on own initiative and as part of a team.

• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively and empathetically.

Interview date: To be confirmed

For informal enquiries: please contact Catherine Laing on catherine.laing@york.ac.uk

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