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Welcome to the homepage of the Deaf Academics.  We are a new, growing organization of approximately 200 Deaf and hard-of-hearing academics and researchers, in a range of disciplines and from all over the world.  Through this web site, our listserv, and biennial conferences, we aim to foster interaction between Deaf and hard-of-hearing academics/researchers.

Opening for Ph.D. Candidates at the Centre for Next Generation Localisation in Dublin

The Centre for Next Generation Localisation (CNGL) in Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland, is recruiting two Ph.D. candidates to work as part of a localisation research group on machine translation technology to assist patients with limited English proficiency when communicating with healthcare professionals. Although the project is two-fold, focussing on both new linguistic minorities in Dublin, such as Polish, as well as the Irish Deaf Community and Irish Sign Language, candidates will focus on one particular language pairing (spoken or signed) and will work on a specific area aligned with their interests and skills....More

Research Assistantship in Early Child Development at City University London

This study focuses on the early communication between adults and children which involves conversation about the mind and mental states of others (theory of mind). The researchers are interested in what kind of early communication occurs in families with deaf children which leads children to develop theory of mind later in development (c.f. research by Elizabeth Meins)...More

Save the Date: 3rd International Conference on Disability and Rehabilitation

The Prince Salman Center for Disability Research will host the 3rd International Conference on Disability and Rehabilitation on March 23-26, 2009, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia....More

Conference in Morocco: The 2nd International Conference of Deaf PeopleThe 2nd International Conference of Deaf People which will take place in Fez, Morocco, October 9th - 11th, 2008.

1-Year Graduate Internship Opportunity in Deaf Studies at University College LondonInterested in a career in research on deafness and sign language? The Deafness, Cognition and Language Research Centre (DCAL) at University College London is offering a 1-year graduate internship opportunity.

Post-Doctoral Position in Deaf Studies at University College LondonApplications are invited for a post-graduate researcher at the Deafness Cognition and Language (DCAL) Research Centre at University College London (UCL) (http://www.dcal.ucl.ac.uk), to undertake research linked to projects within the Deaf Individual and t

Tenure Track Lecturer Position in Deaf Studies at Towson State UniversityTowson University is inviting applications for a full time 10-month Lecturer position in the Department of Audiology, Speech Language Pathology & Deaf Studies, College of Health Professions, beginning August of 2008.

Full-Time Tenure-Track Position in Communication Studies at Gallaudet UniversityThe Department of Communication Studies at Gallaudet University seeks candidates for a full-time 9-month tenure-track faculty position. Rank is dependent on qualifications. Candidates must possess the following qualifications at the time of appointment.

Provost and Senior Vice President Position Opening at RITRochester Institute of Technology (RIT) seeks a dynamic academic leader who will be instrumental in making RIT a world-renowned institution with a strong focus on student centeredness, scholarship, and diversity. As chief academic officer, the successful

Interested in Attending the 21st International Congress on the Education of the Deaf?It's never too early to mark your calendar, even if it's for 2010. The 21st International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED) will be held in Vancouver, Canada from July 18-22, 2010. If you are considering attending, visit their web site and down

Workshop on e-Learning and Deaf Studies at the University of Central LancashireThe iSLanDS Centre is hosting a workshop on sign language and e-learning on 12-13 September 2008.

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