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12140 - Human Testing Technician
| Posting date: | 24 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £28,879 to £33,232 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 March 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | University of Edinburgh |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 12140 |
Summary
Grade UE05: £15.82 to £18.21 per hour (depending on experience)
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science / School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Part time: Guaranteed Hours
Fixed Term: for 4 months
The Opportunity:
The successful candidate will join Dr. Shira Tal, Prof. Mits Ota and Prof. Jennifer Culbertson, investigating what kinds of linguistic patterns infants find easy (or hard) to learn. In particular, using an infant-controlled sequential looking procedure, we investigate whether redundancy can benefit learning for infants in a novel language.
The post holder will be responsible for important research-related activities, including assisting with the preparation of materials and the setup, participants recruitment, and the execution of the experiments (including liaising with participant families). This is an excellent opportunity to gain in-depth research experience in developmental research and to learn more advanced experimental techniques.
Your skills and attributes for success:
Undergraduate/Postgraduate degree in Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Psychology, or neighbouring discipline.
Demonstrable experience of preparation and setting up of experimental materials
Proven experience of data collection from participants
Accurate data entry into lab books and databases
Be reliable, consistent, a good worker and a good communicator.
Previous experience working with children is an advantage.
This job requires:
Basic Disclosure Check (will be taken care of once the position is filled, and funded by the university).
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science / School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Part time: Guaranteed Hours
Fixed Term: for 4 months
The Opportunity:
The successful candidate will join Dr. Shira Tal, Prof. Mits Ota and Prof. Jennifer Culbertson, investigating what kinds of linguistic patterns infants find easy (or hard) to learn. In particular, using an infant-controlled sequential looking procedure, we investigate whether redundancy can benefit learning for infants in a novel language.
The post holder will be responsible for important research-related activities, including assisting with the preparation of materials and the setup, participants recruitment, and the execution of the experiments (including liaising with participant families). This is an excellent opportunity to gain in-depth research experience in developmental research and to learn more advanced experimental techniques.
Your skills and attributes for success:
Undergraduate/Postgraduate degree in Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Psychology, or neighbouring discipline.
Demonstrable experience of preparation and setting up of experimental materials
Proven experience of data collection from participants
Accurate data entry into lab books and databases
Be reliable, consistent, a good worker and a good communicator.
Previous experience working with children is an advantage.
This job requires:
Basic Disclosure Check (will be taken care of once the position is filled, and funded by the university).