Institution/Organization: Goethe University Frankfurt
Web Address: https://tinygu.de/DaZ

Level: PhD

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics
Required Language(s): German (deu)

Description:

At the Department of Psycholinguistics and Didactics of German, Faculty of Modern Languages, at Goethe University Frankfurt the position of a Research associate (m/f/d) (E 13 TV-G-U, 65% part time) is to be filled as soon as possible within the project “Causal connectives: forms and their function for text comprehension”. The project is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The position will be non-permanent until 31.12.2027. The salary grade is based on the job characteristics of the collective agreement (TV-G-U) applicable to Goethe University.

Responsibilities:
The present project investigates the influence of syntactic and semantic properties of connectives and of the readers’ individual language abilities on text comprehension at the end of elementary school. Further information on the project can be found here: https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/142710612/Projkete. We are looking for a highly qualified candidate, who will design, implement, and analyse language acquisition experiments on text comprehension for fourth grade students and contribute to the dissemination of the experimental results. The opportunity for academic qualification (PhD) and independent research will be provided.

We offer:
- the possibility to contribute to an innovative interdisciplinary field of research
- a stimulating and international collaborative environment
- trainings provided by the Goethe Research Academy for Early Career Researchers (GRADE)
- funds for conference participations and individual career development

Requirements:
Applicants should hold a very good MA in linguistics, German studies or psychology, with the degree completed by the start of the contract the latest. They should demonstrate interest and high motivation for empirical language acquisition research. Very good language skills in German and English are required. Proficiency with common software (e.g., LaTeX, Microsoft Office) is expected. Knowledge of data collection using psycholinguistic methods and software as well as of quantitative data analysis (e.g. R) is an advantage.

Please submit your application with the usual documents (cover letter, curriculum vitae, and relevant certificates in original and, if necessary, certified translations into German or English) and your MA thesis electronically in one single PDF document by 15.12.2024 to Dr. Merle Weicker, email: weicker@em.uni-frankfurt.de.

Application Deadline: 15-Dec-2024

Email Address for Applications: weicker@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Contact Information:
Dr. Merle Weicker, weicker@em.uni-frankfurt.de