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UCL Divsion of Psychology and Language Sciences Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences

Marie Curie Experienced Researcher in Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences

Full Time

The appointment will be on UCL Grade 7. The salary range will be £34,604 per annum plus Marie Curie Top up allowance of £10,000 – £12,500 per annum (dependent on fellow circumstances), inclusive of London Allowance.

We are seeking to appoint a Marie Curie Experienced Researcher to complete a postdoc in the Research Department of Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences at UCL, commencing no later than June 2016.

The post-holder will complete a project under the supervision of Dr. Lorna Halliday, Prof. Stuart Rosen, and Prof. Astrid van Wieringen (University of Leuven), which will examine auditory processing in children with mild-moderate/unilateral hearing impairment using electrophysiological methodology (e.g. ERP, auditory steady-state responses). The post-holder will have some scope to adapt the project based on their interests.

The post-holder will be a member of the FP7 Marie Curie Initial Training Network improving Children’s Auditory REhabilitation (iCARE) which comprises 10 European research institutes and 7 associated partners. The objectives of iCARE are (1) to provide training to create a new generation of researchers capable of exploiting the synergies between different disciplines to optimize spoken communication in children with hearing impairment, and (2) to combine research across disciplines to develop novel methods, training skills and procedures for improving auditory rehabilitation. The Research Department of Developmental Science is part of the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences within the Brain Sciences Faculty of UCL. The project will be based at UCL, but the post-holder will also be required to undertake some work and travel in other countries within the iCARE network.

The post is funded for 17 months in the first instance.

Applicants should not have resided or performed their main research activity in the UK for more than 12 months within the 3 years immediately preceding the start date. Applicants must be in possession of a PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g., Psychology, Speech and Hearing Science, Audiology, Neuroscience, or Electrical Engineering).

Experienced Researchers must (at the time of recruitment by the host organisation): be in possession of a doctoral degree or have at least four years of full-time equivalent research experience. At the time of recruitment by the host organisation an experienced researcher must also have less than five years of full-time equivalent research.

For a full description of the eligibility conditions see:   http://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/ .

Applicants should apply online. To access further details about the position and how to apply please click on the ‘Apply’ button below.

Interested candidates are invited to contact Prof. Stuart Rosen ( stuart@phon.ucl.ac.uk ) for an informal discussion about the post. If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact Molly Bennett (+44 207 679 4020 or m.bennett@ucl.ac.uk ).

Further details of the iCARE network can be accessed at https://icareitn.eu/

Further details of the UCL Research Department of Speech, Hearing and Phonetic Sciences can be accessed at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/research/shaps

Closing Date: 31/1/2016

Latest time for the submission of applications: 5pm.

Any offer of employment will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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Escalation to 2nd / 3rd line if possible
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Daily rate – c. £150-170 p/d
Initial 6 month term

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If you are interested, please apply with your covering letter and CV. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 10th December.

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’s an exciting time for publishing; our business is evolving and we are getting closer to our consumers than we have ever been able to before. We aspire to deliver the best quality content to them that we can – ensuring they receive it how and when they want – and to make it as engaging as possible for them.

With the explosion of data and the fast-changing dynamics within the publishing industry, pricing and quantitative analysis are more vital to our business than ever, and we have two fantastic opportunities to be part of this;

• Pricing Analyst (permanent role) – this is a high profile role within the Commercial team, where you’ll be working on insights from complex pricing data and providing recommendations for the company strategy. You’ll also undertake analysis of pricing experiments to understand pricing elasticity, customers and channels pricing behaviour, and promotions results.

With your help, we’re looking to understand the global dimensions of digital pricing, being able to lead and influence pricing reviews based on data/analysis from other markets and share best practices with our overseas companies. You’ll also work with Consumer Insight to gain a better understanding of other variable that could affect pricing.

• Data & Insight Analyst (fixed term contract to end of June 2016) – an integral role leading on key areas of our strategy for analytics and insight. You will lead the development of sophisticated analytical capability, establishing new techniques at the forefront of how we are using data to make analytics more efficient. In developing your understanding of the business, you will advise on how we can best exploit data to benefit teams right across Penguin Random House.

Using techniques such as clustering, classification and attribution modelling you will drive forward our use of data to support our relationship with consumers and how we become even better at understanding our audiences. The success of these will be underpinned by your deep understanding of data & analytical approaches and your ability to innovate and experiment.

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We’re looking for someone who’s passionate about reaching quantitative conclusions, working with big sets of data and confident presenting their findings. Ideally you will have a related degree, proven previous professional experience in business analysis (or comparable analytics position) and able to manipulate and find insights/trends from big sets of data.

Experience using business systems as Business Objects and Tableau would be preferable, as would experience with SQL and R and working with dissimilar data sources and turning them into a unified solution.

We love what we do so a passion for books and reading would be an advantage!