DISABILITY RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP 2010 – SWEDEN
Postdoctor in Disability Research Scholarship – Sweden
About University:
Linköping University has made a name for itself as an innovator in education and research. If you appreciate a creative environment with easy cooperation across institution and faculty boundaries then you will find yourself at home at Linköping University.
In only a few decades we have developed into one of the country’s prime education and research environments and our ambition is to create a university that shines as brightly on the international arena.
To achieve this we need knowledgeable, skilled and committed colleagues in all posts.
Detail:
Connected to Linnaeus Centre HEAD is the HEAD Graduate School. Both form part of the Swedish Institute for Disability Research (SIDR), which is hosted by IBL, Section for Cognition, Development and Disability (CDD). SIDR was established in the year 2000 in collaboration between the universities of Linköping and Örebro. SIDR provides scientific training to PhD level and is European leader in the field of Disability Research; a multidisciplinary area spanning faculty boundaries. Scientific training at SIDR offers doctoral students the opportunity to collaborate in multidisciplinary groups, develop a cross-disciplinary mind-set and come into contact with the international research frontier. Membership of the HEAD Graduate School enhances the training provided by SIDR by offering strategic training opportunities within the HEAD field.
Eligibility:
The doctorate should hold a PhD in a field of relevance for Cognitive Hearing Science and should have published papers on hearing and cognition in peer-review journals. The position requires a doctorate or an equivalent degree from a foreign university. The doctorate shall have been obtained no longer than three years before the expiration date of the application.
Duties:
The Postdoctor will take part in research projects connected to the field of Cognitive Hearing Science based on experimental methods. At the core of research are behavioural as well as neural analyses of cognitive processing mechanisms underlying the ability to cope with degradation of the auditory speech stream (by noise, hearing impairment or signal processing in a hearing aid). Modelling of this interaction targets cognitive concepts such as working memory capacity and cognitive spare capacity. A Postdoctor will essentially carry out research. The position may also involve teaching, but during no more than a fifth of work time.
Equal opportunities:
Linkoping University shall continue to develop as an attractive and creative work place characterized by equal opportunities, and therefore works actively to promote diversity and gender equality. Applications from persons with disabilities are especially welcome.
Appointment time:
A Postdoctor is appointed until further notice, but for no longer than two years. The appointment can be renewed if there are special reasons.
Starting date: As soon as possible.
Salary:
The University applies individual salary scales. Please specify the expected salary level in your application.
Application procedure:
The application should be written in English. Your application marked with the Registration number LiU-2010-00992, accompanied by your Curriculum Vitae and other documents you may wish to refer to, must reach the University Registrar no later than 2010-06-30
Additional Information:
Documents that are sent electronically shall be in the formats MS Word or pdf.
Applications submitted too late will not be considered.
Your application should include the following:
•a letter of application detailing why you are interested in the position, and why you are particularly wellqualified for it
•a list of your academic qualifications and other qualifications which you deem appropriate
•copies of certificates supporting your qualifications
•a copy of your PhD thesis
•a list of up to ten publications
•a research plan outlining a research issue that you wish to address within the field stated above and detailing how you would like to go about addressing that issue in terms
of theoretical concepts and methods
•names, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of twopersons who are willing to provide a reference for you
The selection procedure will involve expert assessment of submitted documents. On the basis of this assessment the best qualified candidates will be called to an interview. The interview board will consist of experts within the field and the purpose of the interview will be to assess the candidate’s suitability for the position in greater depth and to give the candidate the opportunity to find out more about the position. After the interview a final assessment will be made by the interview board and all candidates will be ranked. The top rank candidate will be made an offer and given a reasonable period of time to make a decision. If that candidate should decide not to accept the offer the next highly ranked candidate will be made an offer. Once a candidate has accepted an offer, university employment procedures will commence. When these procedures are complete, candidates who have not been selected for the position will receive a letter informing them of this. We are unable to provide individual candidates who are not accepted with further information on the selection process.
Application Deadline: 30June 2010
Contact:
Linköpings Universitet
Registrator
SE-581 83 Linköping, SWEDEN
e-mail: registrator@liu.se
Source: http://www.liu.se
