Postdoctoral Salary Supplement
Joining the centre in 2004, Dr. Karen Mattock received salary support from the CRLMB for her postdoctoral project (with members Linda Polka and Susan Rvachew) on the influence of early episodes of otitis media on infant speech perception and speech production. Dr. Mattock is now on faculty in the Department of Psychology, Lancaster University, UK.
A one-time postdoctoral salary supplement of $15,000 will be offered to a new postdoctoral candidate who wishes to undertake a project in speech and or language with a member of the CRLMB in Montreal. The fellowship offers a salary supplement of $15,000, inclusive.
A candidate must hold, or be at the final stages of completing a PhD in any field related the study of speech and language at an accredited university. Candidates with more than five years of post-Ph.D research training by the competition deadline are not eligible to apply for this award. Any interruption in a candidate's post-Ph.D. research training will be taken into account in determining eligibility.
The candidate must have a commitment of $25,000.00 salary from an advisor who is a member of the Centre in order to be eligible for this funding. The Centre does not grant additional monies for research or travel to successful candidates, and the supplement is limited to one year.
How to apply
To apply for one of these fellowships, you must secure a commitment from a least one centre member who will act as your advisor, and then:
- upload a copy of your application form through the registration form at the bottom of this page. The following information is required in the application form: academic background and training, statement of research history, as well as proposed project title and description. Please note that applications will be scrutinized for relevance to our stated mandate of pursuing excellence in the interdisciplinary study of language
- send a hard copy of:
- Your CV
- the application form
- two reprints, manuscripts or brief sections of a doctoral dissertation and publications that demonstrate writing ability and analytical methods used in research
- two written references, (mailed by the referee) preferably from the most recent research supervisors. References should speak about the suitability of the applicant for this program and in particular the relevance of the applicant's interests in CRLMB's research area
All hard copies should be sent to Lisa Coady
Coordinator
Centre for Research on Language, Mind and Brain
3640 de la Montagne
Montreal, QC H3G 2A8
The CRLMB Student Affairs committee will begin assessing applications as of March 1, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2008
Successful candidates will be expected to submit semi-annual progress reports to the Centre
