Postdoctoral position in Bilingualism in the BCBL

1 Postdoctoral position in Bilingualism in the BCBL to work on the projectLearning to read in two alphabets: typical development and reading disordersThe Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) offers 1 postdoctoral position in Bilingualism to work on the research project “Learning to read in two alphabets: typical development and reading disorders” The position has a term of appointment of 3 years with a possible renewal.This project addresses challenges related to the development of reading skills.  One general objective is to understand school failure when children have to face learning in two alphabets, and how this phenomenon can be linked to reading deficits. Equally important, we also seek to develop insight about the factors that help many children succeed. The main goal of the project is to study the mechanisms of literacy acquisition in two alphabets (Arabic and Roman) and investigate the relationships between reading difficulties (dyslexia) in two very different languages (Arabic, English) that employ different alphabets (Arabic, Roman).THE CENTER AND THE BENEFITS The Fellow will join the BCBL (Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language – www.bcbl.eu). The Center promotes a rich research environment without teaching obligations. It provides access to the most advanced behavioral and neuroimaging techniques, including 3 Tesla MRI, a whole-head MEG system, four ERP labs, a NIRS lab, a baby lab including an ...
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