Institution/Organization: Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Department: Department of English
Web Address: https://www.iaa.uni-jena.de/en/70/linguistics

Level: PhD

Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Computational Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Text/Corpus Linguistics

Description:

The Department of English (Section: Linguistics) invites applications for a PhD fellowship (100%) commencing on February 1st, 2025 (or later). The position is part of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network funded by the European Commission that investigates Spatial Communication and Ageing across Languages (SCALA). The project at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena is concerned with “Egocentric spatial language across ages and generations”. For more information on the position and the network see https://scala-project.eu/

Using methods from corpus and computational linguistics, the project will examine how different types of spatial expressions are used and organized in a variety of languages and how they develop from early childhood to old age. The doctoral candidate must have a solid background in corpus- and/or computational linguistics and should be familiar with advanced statistical methods.

- You will use methods of corpus- and computational linguistics to investigate the use of spatial expressions in different languages and their development across the lifespan from early childhood to old age.
- You will enroll in the PhD program of the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena and will describe the results of your research in a doctoral thesis.
- You will attend the regular meetings of the doctoral network and will spend some time at one of the partner universities during a secondment.

Eligibility: At the time of recruitment, the candidate must not have resided or carried out his/her main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the last 3 years. Short stays such as vacations and/or national service are not taken into account. If you are unsure whether you are eligible for this scholarship, please use our Eligibility Check before submitting your application to FSU Jena: https://scala-project.eu/recruitment/

Application Deadline: 15-Oct-2024

Mailing Address for Applications:
Attn: Please submit your application online via the application portal of the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena:

https://jobs.uni-jena.de/jobposting/bcc37b6fba714c4940ccdf125cd087cde05b5c2e0

Your application should include a curriculum vitae, a letter of motivation, transcripts of bachelor's and master's degrees, and proof of English proficiency.

Contact Information:
Holger Diessel
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Institut für Anglistik/Amerikanistik
Ernst-Abbe-Platz 8
07743 Jena
[email protected]