The dyslexia oscillome: Development of auditory and visual neural processing in children from age 3 at risk for dyslexia
2 Mar 2024
Job Information
- Organisation/Company
KU Leuven- Research Field
Neurosciences- Researcher Profile
First Stage Researcher (R1)- Country
Belgium- Application Deadline
1 Jul 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)- Type of Contract
Temporary- Job Status
Full-time- Hours Per Week
38 hours/week- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by an EU programme- Reference Number
BAP-2024-118- Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No
Offer Description
Dyslexia is one of the most prevalent developmental disorders, estimated to affect up to 7% of the population. To date, dyslexia is usually diagnosed in second grade or later, when reading and/or spelling difficulties demonstrate to be severe and persistent. Despite remedial interventions provided after diagnosis, literacy problems often continue into adulthood, resulting in a life-long experience with reading failure. To allow for preventive as well as more effective interventions, an earlier identification of children at risk for dyslexia is needed. Therefore, several decades of research have strived to identify the causal factors underlying dyslexia.
The aim of this project is to investigate the novel hypothesis that neural oscillatory mechanisms in auditory and visual modalities play a foundational role in oral and written language development. In both modalities, theoretical frameworks have described two neural timescales, i.e., delta-theta and beta-gamma oscillations, sustaining the temporal encoding of phonological and orthographical information. There is accumulating evidence supporting this hypothesis in experienced readers, at least with regard to the auditory modality, but information is lacking on whether and how auditory and/or visual oscillatory mechanisms influence early language acquisition. By longitudinally investigating behavioral and neural measures in a unique sample of pre-reading children, this project will shed new light on the cause(s) of dyslexia.
Requirements
- Research Field
- Neurosciences
- Education Level
- Master Degree or equivalent
- Languages
- DUTCH
- Level
- Good
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Level
- Good
Additional Information
Benefits
- Exciting auditory research
- A PhD title after 4 years of research
- A thorough scientific education, the possibility to become a world-class researcher
- Membership of a world-renowned lab and dyslexia collaboration DYSCO, as part of a motivated interdisciplinary team
- Membership of KU Leuven, one of the largest research universities of Europe
- The possibility to take part in international conferences and collaborations
- A competitive salary
Join our team! And help us detect early and reduce the impact of dyslexia on reading children
Eligibility criteria
The DYSCO research collaboration of the KU Leuven, University of Leuven, Belgium, is looking for candidates with
- A strong interest in dyslexia, children learning disorders, and developmental disorders
- a degree (or will obtain degree in July or September 2024) in audiology, speech sciences, experimental cognitive psychology, physics, or similar
- a strong interest in interdisciplinary work.
- an interest in auditory perception
- an inquisitive mind, good problem solving skills
- very good English proficiency
- knowledge of Dutch language is highly recommendable
- knowledge of EEG, human neurophysiology, psychoacoustics and psychology of hearing is a benefit
Selection process
For more specific information please contact Prof. dr. Pol Ghesquière, Prof. dr. Jan Wouters, Prof.dr. Maaike Vandermosten, tel.: +32 16 33 04 75, mail: [email protected]
You can apply for this job no later than 01/07/2024 via the online application tool
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available
- 1
- Company/Institute
- KU Leuven
- Country
- Belgium
- State/Province
- Vlaams Brabant
- City
- Leuven
- Postal Code
- 3000
- Street
- Leuven
- Geofield
Where to apply
- Website
https://easyapply.jobs/r/BjMvidB21rC3TB2wQvXf
Contact
- State/Province
Leuven- City
Vlaams Brabant- Street
Leuven- Postal Code
3000
STATUS: EXPIRED
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