Job Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Web Address: https://www.mcgill.ca/linguistics/
Job Title: Postdoctoral Researcher
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Phonology; Psycholinguistics; Typology; Computational Linguistics

Description:

The Department of Linguistics invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in Phonetics and Phonology to participate in NSERC (The National Science and Engineering Research Council) and SSHRC (The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada)-funded research projects: “Explaining sound change through mapping the distribution of phonetic biases and automatic speech analysis” (PI: Morgan Sonderegger) and “Towards a robust model of individual differences in context effects in speech perception'' (PI: Meghan Clayards). We seek an ambitious and intellectually curious researcher to work towards the broad goal of scaling up analysis of production and/or perception of phonetic biases in spoken language, e.g. across languages or across speakers/listeners.

The successful candidate should have a PhD in linguistics or a closely related discipline (such as psychology, computer science or speech science) by the position’s start date; excellent writing skills and publication record; a strong background in computational and/or experimental techniques, such as programming (R, Python), statistical modeling, conducting online experiments (Prolific, Gorilla), and acoustic analysis; and the ability and desire to learn new skills in these areas.

Planned start and end date of appointment: Sept 2025 (negotiable), one year with possible one-year renewal pending funding and satisfactory performance.

Application Deadline: 16-Feb-2025
Email Address for Applications: [email protected]
Web Address for Applications: https://mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Careers/job/Penfield-1085/Postdoctoral-Researcher_JR0000062234
Application Instructions:
Applications should include (i) a cover letter that states the applicant’s experience and research interests; (ii) a current CV, (iii) a PDF copy of publications or a list of links for online access to publications, with two primary publications specified; (iv) the names and contact information of at least two references.
Contact Information:
Associate Professor Morgan Sonderegger
Email: [email protected]