Undergraduate Research Assistant in Linguistics
Position Overview
The KU Phonetics and Psycholinguistics Lab is looking for two self-motivated, quick-learning, up-and-coming undergraduate researchers who are interested in learning about acoustic phonetics and second language acquisition of sounds. This appointment is a research assistantship under the supervision of a graduate student conducting a dissertation research project. The research assistant (RA) is responsible for assisting the graduate student in a variety of tasks including acoustic analysis, data analysis, and preparing recordings for experimentation. Training will be provided on analyzing audio recordings using Praat software and analyzing data using R programming language.
Job Description
One-Time Training (5%)
*Note: the specific days and times of this position are flexible.
- Must be available for an in-person training ~2 hours long
- Annotating sound files
- Running/Creating scripts
- Taking manual measurements where needed
- Preparing recordings for perception experiment
- Importing data into RStudio
- Running scripts in R programming language
*Note: the specific days and times of this position are flexible.
Required Qualifications
- Highly organized
- Self-motivated
- Interest in building phonetics skills
- During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must:
- 1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or
- 2) be preenrolled in upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or
- 3) be enrolled in summer session or
- 4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments)
Preferred Qualifications
- Federal Work Study Eligible
- Experience using Excel
- Experience with French
- Has taken LING 305: Phonetics I
Additional Candidate Instructions
In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:
1. A cover letter addressing how required and preferred qualifications are met.
2. Resume or curriculum vitae.
3. Contact information for three professional references.
Application review begins 8/28/2024.
1. A cover letter addressing how required and preferred qualifications are met.
2. Resume or curriculum vitae.
3. Contact information for three professional references.
Application review begins 8/28/2024.
Contact Information to Applicants
For questions, please email Morgan Robertson at morgan.robertson@ku.edu
Advertised Salary Range
15.00/hr
Work Schedule
5-10 hours / week
Anticipated Start Date
Monday September 2, 2024