LINGUIST List 21.2309 Fri May 21 2010 Jobs: Phonetics; Non-Verbal Communication: PhD Position, Tilburg U Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.org> The LINGUIST List strongly encourages employers to use non-discriminatory standards in hiring policy. In particular we urge that employers do not discriminate on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, age, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. However, we have no means of enforcing these standards. Job seekers should pay special attention to language in ads regarding employment requirements and are encouraged to consult our international employment page at http://linguistlist.org/jobs/jobnet.html. This page has been set up so that people can report on the employment standards of various countries. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/posttolinguist.cfm Directory         1.    Marc Swerts, Dutch; Phonetics; Non-Verbal Communication: PhD Position, Tilburg University, Netherlands Message 1: Dutch; Phonetics; Non-Verbal Communication: PhD Position, Tilburg University, Netherlands Date: 20-May-2010 From: Marc Swerts <m.g.j.swertsuvt.nl> Subject: Dutch; Phonetics; Non-Verbal Communication: PhD Position, Tilburg University, Netherlands E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Tilburg University Department: Department of Communication and Information Scienc Job Location: Tilburg, Netherlands Web Address: http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/faculties/humanities/dci Job Rank: PhD position Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Non-Verbal Communication Required Language(s): Dutch (nld) Description: The Department of Communication and Information Sciences has an opening for a PhD position on "The development of audiovisual prosody". 1 PhD Student "The development of audiovisual prosody" Fulltime, 4 years, as from 1st September 2010 The PhD project aims to get a better understanding of how children (between 4 and 12 years old) learn to use and interpret audiovisual prosody. Audiovisual prosody is defined here as the set of features that do not so much determine what speakers say, but rather how they say it. It includes both auditory features, such as intonation, tempo, rhythm, and loudness, and visual features, in particular facial expressions. To get a nuanced perspective on the development of audiovisual prosody, the project will focus on 3 sets of questions: (1) Does the development in audiovisual prosody differ for linguistic and social functions? Are children faster or better at acquiring the rules of audiovisual prosody for linguistic functions than for social ones, or vice versa? (2) How does the development of productive skills relate to that of receptive skills? Do children first learn to comprehend the rules of audiovisual prosody before they are able to produce them, or is it the other way around? (3) How does the development of facial features relate to that of auditory ones? Do the facial features develop in parallel with the auditory features, or does one set precede the other? To tackle such questions, the project will make use of a game-based experimental paradigm to elicit spontaneous utterances in various linguistic and social contexts from children in different age groups. These recordings will be used as stimuli in subsequent perception tests which aim to explore how the children's audiovisual expressions can be interpreted regarding a number of linguistic and social variables. The audiovisual characteristics will also be annotated using a combination of manual and automatic measurement techniques. Requirements: For this position, we seek a candidate with a background in experimental psycholinguistics, phonetics, communication & information sciences, social sciences, or some related area. The candidate has a strong interest in doing experimental research, excellent writing skills and a good command of English. In addition, since the analyses will be based on analyses of Dutch children, the candidate has a (near) native knowledge of Dutch. A proven interest in non-verbal communication is considered an advantage. Information: For more information please contact prof.dr. Marc Swerts (M.G.J.Swertsuvt.nl , +31.13.466.2922) Relevant links: Tilburg University (http://www.tilburguniversity.nl), Department of Communication and Information Science (http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/faculties/humanities/dci) Terms of employment: Tilburg University is rated among the top Dutch employers, offering excellent terms of employment. The collective labour agreement of Tilburg University applies. The selected candidates will start with a contract for one year, concluded by an evaluation. Upon a positive outcome of the first-year evaluation, the candidate will be offered an employment contract for the remaining years. The PhD candidate will receive a starting salary of 2,042 Euros gross per month in the first year, up to 2,612 Euros in the 4th year. The selected candidate is expected to have written a PhD thesis by the end of the contract (which may be based on articles). Application Deadline: 15-Jun-2010 Web Address for Applications: http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/vacancies Contact Information: Marc Swerts Email: m.g.j.swertsuvt.nl Phone: 31134662922 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 21-May-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.