Postdoctoral Research Fellow — Literacy in the Digital Age

University of Reading; Reading; Sur place; GBP 37 000 - 39 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The University of Reading invites applications for a 4-year Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) on the Leverhulme Trust-funded project “Literacy in the Digital Age,” led by Dr Yaling Hsiao. Based at Whiteknights Campus, you will investigate how 11–14-year-olds learn across print and digital media.

You will conduct longitudinal testing, design experiments, and apply statistical modeling to reading and writing development, mentoring PhD students and coordinating with partner schools.

Qualifications

• A PhD (or near completion) in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, Linguistics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Strong quantitative, statistical, or computational programming skills (e.g., R, Python, linear mixed models, or deep learning architectures).
• A solid theoretical background in literacy development, child language acquisition, or psycholinguistics.
• A record of academic publishing and high-quality written communication.
• Experience in conducting research/data collection with children in educational settings
• Excellent interpersonal and management skills to mentor PhD students, supervise project Research Assistants, and liaise with partner schools.

Responsabilités

• Lead core research on reading and writing development using longitudinal school testing, experimental paradigms, and statistical modeling.
• Mentor PhD students and supervise project Research Assistants, liaising with partner schools.
• Collaborate with schools and project partners to collect data and disseminate findings.
• Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at conferences.

Connaissances

Quantitative skills

Programming (R, Python)

Statistics / modeling

Written communication

Mentoring / management

Formation

PhD in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, Linguistics, Computer Science, or related field

Outils

R

Python

Description du poste

The University of Reading invites applications for a 4-year Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) on the Leverhulme Trust-funded project “Literacy in the Digital Age,” led by Dr Yaling Hsiao. Based at Whiteknights Campus, you will investigate how 11–14-year-olds learn across print and digital media.

You will conduct longitudinal testing, design experiments, and apply statistical modeling to reading and writing development, mentoring PhD students and coordinating with partner schools.