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Research Positions:

Full Time Research Assistant Ref 10213 – in the School of Psychology (University of Sussex) to work on a project investigating the role of early motor development in emerging social and communication skills from birth to 18 months. We are specifically investigating how different motor trajectories unfold; how motor trajectories interact with social and communication abilities; and whether the variation in developmental trajectories is discernible between groups of infants at low- or high-risk for autism. 

Closing date: 21 December 2022 by midnight
Expected Interview date: To be confirmed.
Expected start date: 01 March 2023

Full Time Postdoc Research Fellow Ref 10212 – in the School of Psychology (University of Sussex) to work on a project investigating the role of early motor development in emerging social and communication skills from birth to 18 months. We are investigating how different motor trajectories unfold; how motor trajectories interact with social and communication abilities; and whether the variation in developmental trajectories is discernible between groups of infants at low- or high-risk for neurodevelopmental disorders.

Closing date: 21 December 2022 by midnight
Expected Interview date: January 2023
Expected start date: 01 March 2023

Psychology Doctoral Research Studentship – Evaluating great ape cognitive and behavioural wellbeing (2023) – The Comparative Cognition Group (University of Sussex) (PI: Professor Gillian Forrester) is seeking a PhD candidate to help a multidisciplinary team to monitor gorilla and chimpanzee wellbeing across a range of captive and wild settings. Methodological approaches are non-invasive and unobtrusive, including behavioural video observation and coding, cognitive evaluation, keeper reports, thermal imaging, heart rate variability and pupillometry via video capture.

Deadline: Monday 23 January 2023  (23:59 GMT)

Interviews (on Zoom): February 2023

Recent and Upcoming Media and Appearances

• Ever wonder why you stick out your tongue when concentrating? Check out Last Word in New Scientist by Me, Human Director, Gilly Forrester

• Me, Human Director, Gilly Forrester, is featured in Birkbeck Inspires celebration of 10 years of Public Engagement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czy_YDIiJqo

• Me, Human’s Dr Ameline Bardo gets set to present new Live Science results at anthropology conference BSMAP in Paris January 2022.
• Me, Human research features in Birkbeck Magazine 2022: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/bbk

• Me, Human director, Gilly Forrester, makes an ‘Ask an Expert Contribution’ to the Extinct series ‘Hainan Gibbon’ book written by Professor Ben Garrod and illustrated by Gabriel Ugueto (coming May 2022) https://headofzeus.com/books/9781838935498
• Me, Human’s Psyched! at Bluedot 2022: ‘Blah Blah Blah’ https://www.discoverthebluedot.com/profile/blah-blah-blah-1-2
•  Me, Human’s Psyched! at Bluedot 2022: ‘You Make Me Sick’ https://www.discoverthebluedot.com/profile/you-make-me-sick-2/
• Me, Human director, Gilly Forrester, is quoted in New Scientist regarding exciting new research in Science (Thibault et al., 2022)
• Me, Human at Norwich Science Festival (Birkbeck, University of London News): https://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/academics-take-part-in-norwich-science-festival-to-inspire-and-educate-the-general-public
• Me, Human at Norwich Science Festival (University of Westminster News): https://www.westminster.ac.uk/news/psychology-academics-to-take-part-in-norwich-science-festival-to-exhibit-me-human-project
• New Scientist Feature: https://www.newscientist.com/video/2284505-puzzle-solving-great-apes-the-shared-abilities-underpinning-language/
• New Scientist Field Notes: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2284063-meet-the-puzzle-solving-gorillas-shedding-light-on-how-speech-evolved/
• Two Public Engagement Awards for Me, Human – Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2x1FrerKtQ&t=10s
• Two Public Engagement Awards for Me, Human – Blog: http://blogs.bbk.ac.uk/research/2020/06/15/public-engagement-awards-dr-gillian-forrester-psyched-and-me-human/
• Me, Human donates Public Engagement prize money to stock a new library for Phoenix Primary and Secondary School for children with autism.

• Birkbeck showcases Me, Human: – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00KFw1DFJeI  
• Centre for Educational Neuroscience blogs about Me, Human Psyched! show ‘I fancy your friend’ focusing on the neuroscience of LUST: http://www.educationalneuroscience.org.uk/2020/03/03/lust-love-explained-by-the-me-human-team/
• Centre for Educational Neuroscience blogs about Me, Human Psyched! show ‘Blah Blah Blah’ focusing on the neuroscience of language http://www.educationalneuroscience.org.uk/2019/12/11/psyched-event-from-the-me-human-team-on-the-evolution-of-language/
• Birkbeck Blog: http://blogs.bbk.ac.uk/events/2019/09/19/me-human-the-big- discussion/  
• Birkbeck News features Me, Human at the London Science Museum: http://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/birkbeck-project-me-human-at-the-science-museum    
• Centre for Educational Neuroscience features a Me, Human blog on the two sides of the brain: http://www.educationalneuroscience.org.uk/how- the-brain-works/me-human/  
• University of Surrey News features Me, Human: http://cogdevlab.weebly.com/lab-blog  
• University of Westminster News features Me, Human: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/news/dr-haiko-ballieux-takes-part-in-me-human-public-engagement-project-at-the-science-museum
• Foundation Fyssen features Me, Human: http://www.fondationfyssen.fr/fr/human-paleontology/live-science- me-human/

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