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Fri Oct 01 2004

Jobs: Semantics/Pragmatics: Post Doc, U Frankfurt

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1. Monika Rathert, Semantics/Pragmatics: Post Doc, Universität Frankfurt, Germany

Message 1: Semantics/Pragmatics: Post Doc, Universität Frankfurt, Germany

Date: 30-Sep-2004
From: Monika Rathert <M.Rathert

lingua.uni.frankfurt.de>
Subject: Semantics/Pragmatics: Post Doc, Universität Frankfurt, Germany

University or Organization: Universität Frankfurt
Department: Graduate Program
Job Rank: Post Doc
Specialty Areas: Pragmatics
Required Language(s): German
                                     (Code GER)

Description:

The graduate program ''Sentence Types: Variation and Interpretation''
(Graduiertenkolleg ''Satzarten: Variation und Interpretation'') at the
University of Frankfurt/Main (Germany) invites applications for one
postdoctoral position in semantics/pragmatics.

The graduate program was founded in April 2001 and receives its  funding
from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), the German national
research foundation. The program combines several areas of linguistics and
establishes interdisciplinary relations with the neighboring disciplines
cognitive psychology and neuroscience. There are currently fourteen PhD
students working on topics in syntax, typology, semantics and pragmatics.
Information about the projects of the program can be found on the internet
under http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/fb10/grad_koll

The role of the semantics/pragmatics postdoc is to facilitate
cross-discipline doctoral research. He or she is expected to coordinate and
support dissertation projects in more than one of the sub-disciplines of
the program. In addition, candidates are expected to teach in at least one
of the project areas as well as organize courses, workshops and seminars
within the graduate program.  Applicants should have significant expertise
in both formal semantics and pragmatics. The position is available from
October 1st, 2004. The position is available for two years and cannot be
extended,  command of German is required.

Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a statement of research
interests and up to three representative publications by October 31, 2004
to Ede Zimmermann at the address below.

Address for Applications:

Prof. Dr. Thomas Ede Zimmermann
Institut für Deutsche Sprache und Literatur II
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Grüneburgplatz 1
60629 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

Application Deadline: 31-Oct-2004

Contact Information:

Prof. Dr. Thomas Ede Zimmermann
Email: T.E.Zimmermann

lingua.uni.frankfurt.de
Fax: +49 (0)69 - 7 98 -3 23 95
Website: http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/fb10/grad_koll

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