One PhD position in Language Acquisition/Psycholinguistics, University of Potsdam

[Flavia Adani]

We are seeking a part-time researcher (fixed-term till 06/2015) to work 
on "L1 acquisition of linguistic means for marking information 
structure: prosodic, syntactic and lexical aspects". This DFG-funded 
project is supervised by the Principal Investigators Prof. Dr. Flavia 
Adani and Prof. Dr. Barbara Höhle and is part of the Collaborative 
Research Centre 632: Information Structure (Sonderforschungsbereich 632: 
Informationsstruktur). The project investigates acquisition of 
information structure in German-speaking children with developmental 
language disorders.

The successful candidate will:
-  have a master's degree (or equivalent) in 
Linguistics/Psycholinguistics/Developmental Psychology (or related 
disciplines);
- have a strong interest in research;
- be a native speaker of German and proficient in English;
- have a background in experimental methods suitable for children 
(behavioral, eye-tracker);
- be committed to contributing to the goals of the overall project SFB 
632 (http://www.sfb632.uni-potsdam.de/main.html).

Prior knowledge of information structure and developmental language 
disorders is desirable.

Candidates are expected to pursue a doctoral degree at the University of 
Potsdam within the integrated Graduate School of the research centre. 
The topic of the thesis should be related to the grant. Applicants 
interested in pursuing a PhD within the frame of the projects' research 
questions are therefore especially encouraged to apply.

The salary and social benefits are determined by the German pay scale 
for state employees (Entgeltgruppe: 13 TV-Laender, Tarifgebiet Ost). The 
University of Potsdam is an equal opportunity employer.

Interested candidates are invited to send their application (including a 
motivation letter, a CV and two reference letters) to the address below 
by June 26th, 2011:

Flavia Adani
Department Linguistik
Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24/25
Potsdam 14476
Germany

Application Deadline: 26-Jun-2011

Contact Information: flavia.adani uni-potsdam.de

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