LINGUIST List 30.1959
Wed May 08 2019
Support: Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics; Semantics: PhD, Humboldt University of Berlin
Editor for this issue: Yiwen Zhang <yiwenlinguistlist.org>
Date: 06-May-2019
From: Mingya Liu <mingya.liu
hu-berlin.de>
Subject: Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics; Semantics: PhD, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
E-mail this message to a friend Department: Department of English and American Studies
Web Address:
https://www.angl.hu-berlin.de Level: PhD
Institution/Organization: Humboldt University of Berlin
Specialty Areas: Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics; Semantics
Description:
Job description: The Research Group of Prof. Dr. Mingya Liu at the Department of English and American Studies invites applications for 1 Ph.D. position (Reference number: DR/087/19) to be filled as soon as possible on a fixed-term basis of 3 years.
The candidate is to participate in the research activities within the DFG-funded research project “The Semantics and Pragmatics of Conditional Connectives: Cross-Linguistic and Experimental Perspectives”, one of the participating projects in the Priority Program XPRAG.de (
http://www.xprag.de). Responsibilities include particularly the investigation of conditional sentences in natural languages and the publication of the results. The candidate is expected to pursue a PhD in linguistics.
The position will be part-time (65%); salary and social benefits are determined by the German public service pay scale (E13 TV-L).
Requirements:
Applicants should have an excellent academic degree (Master/Diploma) in linguistics, cognitive science, psychology or related fields. Ph.D. holders are not eligible for this position.
Knowledge of formal semantic- and pragmatic theories, as well as psycholinguistic methods (experimental design, data analysis) is mandatory, as well as an excellent command of English and German. The candidate should have skills of taking initiative, collaboration and time management. Experience with EEG- and eye-tracking methods is not required, but a plus.
Application Deadline: 14.05.19
Please send your application with the following documents by e-mail in a single PDF-file to mingya.liu
hu-berlin.de:
- motivation letter
- CV
- certificates
- names of 2 references
Further information can be obtained from Prof. Dr. Mingya Liu (mingya.liu
hu-berlin.de). Please visit our website
https://www.personalabteilung.hu-berlin.de/de/stellenausschreibungen/wissenschaftlicher-mitarbeiter-m-w-d-mit-65-v-h-d-regelm-arbeitszeit-befristet-fuer-3-jahre-e-13-tv-l-hu, which gives you access to the legally binding German version.
Applications Deadline: 14-May-2019
Contact Information:
Prof. Dr. Mingya Liu
mingya.liu
hu-berlin.de
Page Updated: 08-May-2019