We are looking for a highly motivated research project manager to join Dr Angela de Bruin’s research group in the Department of Psychology at the University of York. The project manager would be working on a project funded by the UKRI Frontier Research Guarantee Funding (for selected ERC starting grants), entitled “Lost For Words: Cognitive Ageing And Language Control In Bilingual Older Adults With And Without Cognitive Impairment”. The goal of the project is to understand how bilingual language use and language control (as used, for example, while switching languages) change with ageing. The project combines interviews and focus groups with experimental paradigms looking at cognitive and neural mechanisms involved in bilingual production and comprehension. The position is for 24 months, starting in August 2024.
We are specifically looking for a project manager who can communicate fluently in Pahari-Pothwari and/or another Pakistani/Kashmiri heritage language.
Based at the University of York, you would build connections with multilingual communities, schedule appointments with potential participants, and facilitate participant testing. You will also help with preparation of study materials and transcription and translation of research data.
Interview date: To be confirmed
For informal enquiries: please contact Dr Angela de Bruin on angela.debruin@york.ac.uk
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