Postdoctoral Research Associate

Job role

About the role
 
The Department of Education is looking to appoint a Post doctoral Researcher to join a program of research led by Professor Cristina McKean.
The Postdoctoral Researcher will join the international collaborative research study Maximising the benefits of intervention research to support language and communication in children. The posts are offered on a full-time basis and are fixed term for 12 months.
 
Specifically, the postholder will support the conduct of a systematic review to identify the nature of participant characteristics reported within intervention studies for children with or at risk of Developmental Language Disorder and/or will collect stakeholder views through qualitative and consensus methods on reporting guidelines internationally and develop novel methods to elicit the views of children and young people with communication disabilities.
 
The post provides an exciting opportunity to participate in an important programme of work, which ultimately aims to improve the experiences and outcomes of children with communication needs and address issues of equity and representation in research; while gaining excellent research experience and opportunities to collaborate with national and international researchers across seven countries.
 
Application for the vacancy should be made online and you will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of your application. Applicants are asked to organise the supporting statement by subheadings, explaining how they meet the criteria for this post.
 
For further details of the role, please see the job descriptions below. The closing date for applications is midday on the 25 November 2024, and only applications received by this deadline will be considered. Interviews will be held soon after the closing date.

Job Overview

Closing date: 25 November 2024
Salary: £38,674 - £46,923 per annum
Vacancy ID: 176299
Contact email: hr@education.ox.ac.uk