Assistant Researcher

KU Life Span Studies Kansas City, KS Full-time Education

Posted on October 18, 2017

Auto req ID

10231BR

Posting Title

Assistant Researcher

Position Number

00209001

Department

Bureau of Child Research

No. of Positions

Location/Division

Lawrence

FTE

1.0

Reg/Temp

Regular

FLSA Status

Nonexempt

Employee Class

U-Unclassified Professional Staff

Work Schedule

Mon - Fri 8:00 - 5:00

Job Family

Research-KUL

Conditions of Employment

Contingent on Funding

Position Overview

The Assistant Researcher will assist with a longitudinal study on children with Specific Language Impairment and their families. The research is funded by the National Institute of Deafness and Communicative Disorders. This person will be a member of a team of researchers documenting the language skills of young children, their siblings, parents, and other family members. Data collection is carried out in customized vans, covering the area of northeast to central Kansas and western Missouri. This position requires a valid driver’s license and availability for off-site data collection, including some evenings, weekends, and overnight travel. Native level English competency, both written and oral is essential for carrying out the duties of this position.

Job Description

75% - Assist in data collection: Recruit children and family member participants; Collect behavioral and questionnaire/interview data from children and family member participants:

Become proficient in approximately 15 test protocols used by the Language Acquisition Lab - both standardized and experimental
Administer tests to children and families in the lab van by traveling to schools and homes in Kansas and Missouri. Travel and data collection may represent half of the work week, and long-distance trips may last several days
Become proficient in use of audio-visual equipment used while testing, including a digital video-camera
Recruitment of participants
Maintain contact records
Establish and maintain a system of routine contact with families and with speech-language pathologists in the region.
Schedule test times with children and family participants you are visiting
Conduct interviews with family members
Arrange for payment of test participants

25% - Assist in data processing: Transcription of spontaneous language samples; Scoring experimental probes, standardized evaluations, questionnaires, and interviews; Computer-based data coding and data processing; Data entry; Participation in data collection for estimates of reliability:

Transcribe language samples with a high level of quality assurance
Code data you've collected during testing sessions using the system specific to the Language Acquisition Studies Lab

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Speech/language pathology, education, psychology, linguistics, English, or related field.
Minimum 1-year experience working with young children
Effective written and oral communication skills as evidenced by application materials and interview

Preferred Qualifications

Certification of Clinical Competence in Speech (CCC-Sp)
Experience working with diverse people in a variety of situations
Clinical experience with children with language impairments
Experience with transcription of spontaneous speech samples
Previous experience with computer software for language analyses and/or database management
Previous experience with standardized assessment of young children’s language and cognitive development
Strong organizational skills, ability to work independently and attention to detail as demonstrated in work experience
Native level English competency, both written and oral
Experience training coworkers or other staff

Additional Candidate Instruction

Please include a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references. The cover letter and resume should clearly indicate how you meet the required and/or preferred qualifications.

Deadline to apply is October 29, 2017.

Contact Information to Applicants

Linda Mann
1000 Sunnyside Ave, Dole Ctr 3031
Lawrence, KS 66045
785-864-4570

Advertised Salary Range

$43,000 - $50,000

Application Review Begins

30-Oct-2017

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