Job Announcement: Frankfurt University
German; Language Acquisition; Semantics; Syntax: Post Doc, Frankfurt University, Frankfurt, Germany
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Frankfurt University
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| Job Location: | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
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Post Doc |
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| Linguistic Field(s): |
Semantics
Syntax Language Acquisition |
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| Language Specialty: | German | ||
| LL Issue: | 23.5044 | ||
| Date Posted: | 03-Dec-2012 | ||
| Job Description: |
Language Acquisition; Semantics; Syntax: Post Doc position (100%), Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Goethe University of Frankfurt, Institute of Psycholinguistics and Didactics of German, offers a full-time post-doc research position (100% TV-G-U E13) within the project "Child acquisition of (non)restrictive relative clauses in German" (CARU) PI: Prof. Dr. Petra Schulz. The project is part of the research group "Relative clauses", funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and currently consisting of eight projects that investigate relative clauses from different perspectives. For more information visit: http://www.fg1783.uni-frankfurt.de/index.htm. Applications should be submitted by January 4, 2013. Interviews will be held in the second half of January. The desired starting date is March 1, 2013, or before and the position is initially limited until September 30, 2014. Depending on evaluation results, the project can be extended for three more years. In CARU we investigate the acquisition of central semantic and syntactic properties of relative clauses in German speaking children by studying children’s production and comprehension abilities across different experimental tasks. The successful applicant is responsible for the further development and implementation of psycholinguistic offline-methods suitable for monolingual children aged 3 to 7 years, and statistical data analysis, as well as international presentation and publication of results. The candidate is expected to work closely with team members and to collaborate with other projects in the research group. Candidates should have an advanced degree (PhD., M.A., Diploma) in the field of linguistics or a related discipline and have proven ability to carry out excellent scientific work. We seek candidates with the following qualifications: - Outstanding degree in general linguistics, Germanic linguistics, psycholinguistics, theoretical linguistics, psychology, or a related field - Team spirit, flexibility, and organizational experience and skills - Ability to communicate effectively with team members and colleagues as well as with participating day care institutions - Familiarity with quantitative experimental research methods - Extensive knowledge in at least one of the following areas: semantics, syntax, language acquisition, experience with statistical evaluation programs Candidates without working knowledge of German are expected to learn German within the first year of employment. Candidates who are interested in a half time position will also be considered; if suitable candidates apply, the position can be split. Applications, preferably via E-mail, should be sent to the address below and should include a cover letter, CV, list of potential referees, degree copies and transcripts if available (all as a single pdf document), and 1 – 3 publications that are representative for your research. For further information please contact Prof. Dr. Petra Schulz at the email address below. Application Deadline: 04-Jan-2013 The mailing address for applicants is below. |
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| Application Deadline: | 04-Jan-2013 | ||
| Application Address: |
Prof. Dr. Petra
Schulz
Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Institut für Psycholinguistik und Didaktik der dt. Sprache Grüneburgplatz 1 Frankfurt 60323 Germany |
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| Application Email: |
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| Contact Information: |
Prof. Dr. Petra
Schulz
click here to access email Phone: +49 69 798 32561 Fax: +49 69 798 32564 |
