Job Location: Online
Job Title: Doctoral Researcher/PhD
Job Rank: Researcher

Specialty Areas: Not Applicable

Description:

registration number:
fb09-0014-wmz-2025

Entry date:
2025-10-01

Application deadline:
2025-07-06

Salary:
E 13 TV-H

Duration:
2029-09-30

Volume of employment:
part-time (65 %)

The University of Marburg, founded in 1527, offers a variety of excellent programs of study for around 22,000 students and confronts the important topics of our time through excellent research across a broad spectrum of sciences.

The Department of German Studies and Arts, Institute for German Linguistics, Prof. Dr. Ulrike Domahs is currently accepting applications for a

Doctoral Researcher/PhD

The position is offered for a period of 4 years, if no former times of qualification must be considered. The starting date is the 1st October 2025. The position is part-time (65 % of regular working hours) with salary and benefits commensurate with a public service position in the state Hesse, Germany (TV-H E 13, 65 %).

The position is part of the DFG funded Research Unit FOR 5757 “Weak Elements in Phonology: Development, Processing, Modality” and the project on ”Vowel reduction and vowel loss in German dialects – structural coherence and cognition” (PIs Alfred Lameli and Ulrike Domahs),

Tasks:
- preparation and running of EEG experiments
- ability to write scripts for conducting experiments
- ability to analyse EEG data and perform statistical analyses
- presentation of scientific results at conferences and their publication in international journals
- coordination of data collection
- willingness to conduct experiments in the dialect regions of East Frisia, Upper Saxony and the Valais

The position is limited to a time period deemed adequate for the completion of a doctoral degree. As part of the assigned duties, there will be ample opportunity to conduct the independent scientific research necessary for the completion of a doctorate. The limitation complies to § 2, 1 WissZeitVG.

Profile:
- MA-/MSc-degree or equivalent in Linguistics, German Studies, Psychology, Cognitive Sciences or closely related disciplines
- knowledge of experimental software
- programming skills (R, Python, or Matlab), knowledge of statistics and statistics software (R)
- excellent language skills (written and spoken) in German and English
- knowledge of one of the dialects East Frisian, Upper Saxonian, and High German of the Valais region is an advantage
- independent and thorough scientific way of working, high ability to work in a team, and high motivation

Disposition to own scientific qualification (e. g. a doctorate project in the area or neurolinguistics) is expected.

We actively support the professional development of junior researchers by the offers of Marburg Research Academy (MARA), the International Office and the Higher Education Didactics Office.

We offer:
- a well-equipped laboratory for experimental linguistics (onsite and abroad)
- a lively research environment within the Research Unit “Weak Elements in Phonology: Development, Processing, Modality” (FOR 5757) with 12 PhD positions in total
- training in methodological and scientific skills through workshops and lectures
- certified family-friendly employer (part-time positions, child care during school holidays)

Contact for more Information
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Domahs
+49 6421-28 24675
[email protected]

We support women and strongly encourage them to apply. In areas where women are underrepresented, female applicants will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. As a certified family-friendly university, we support our employees in balancing family and career. A reduction of working time is possible. Applicants with a disability as described in SGB IX (§ 2 Abs. 2, 3) will be preferred in case of equal qualifications. Application and interview costs can not be refunded.
Please apply by 6th July 2025 by using the Online application form.

Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Mailing Address for Applications:
Contact for more Information
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Domahs
+49 6421-28 24675
[email protected]
Germany
Email Address for Applications: [email protected]
Web Address for Applications: https://stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de/en/jobposting/fe177847b3d694286681cb75ebaadd44b3e9bbb60/apply
Contact Information:
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Domahs
Email: [email protected]