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<p class="md-end-block md-p" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; orphans: 4; margin: 0.8em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Open Sans", "Clear Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span class="md-plain md-expand" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Applications are invited for a </span></p>
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<p class="md-end-block md-p md-focus" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; orphans: 4; margin: 0.8em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Open Sans", "Clear Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span class="md-plain" style="box-sizing: border-box;">in the Linguistics Department, working with Prof. Gerhard Jäger. This vacancy is connected to the award of an ERC Advanced Grant, entitled "CrossLingference – Cross-linguistic statistical inference using hierarchical Bayesian models", for the period 2019-24. The project will be based at the University of Tübingen. In total, the group will consist of four postdoctoral researchers, four PhD students, and several student assistants. The principal activity of the researcher will be to pursue a PhD research project in one or two of the work packages mentioned on the project homepage (</span><span class="md-link md-pair-s" spellcheck="false" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-all;"><a href="https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/163612" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(65, 131, 196); -webkit-user-drag: none;">https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/163612</a></span><span class="md-plain md-expand" style="box-sizing: border-box;">). A solid background, including a Master's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, in one of the two research areas is required:</span></p>
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<p class="md-end-block md-p" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; orphans: 4; margin: 0.8em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Open Sans", "Clear Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span class="md-plain" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Expertise in both areas would be ideal; otherwise the successful applicant is expected to actively engage in the collaborative efforts of the project and to acquire the necessary skills.</span></p>
<p class="md-end-block md-p" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; orphans: 4; margin: 0.8em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Open Sans", "Clear Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span class="md-plain" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Linguistics Department (</span><span class="md-link md-pair-s" spellcheck="false" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-all;"><a href="http://www.sfs.uni-tuebingen.de/" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(65, 131, 196); -webkit-user-drag: none;">http://www.sfs.uni-tuebingen.de/</a></span><span class="md-plain" style="box-sizing: border-box;">) and the Center for Advanced Studies "Words, Bones, Genes, Tools" (</span><span class="md-link md-pair-s" spellcheck="false" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-all;"><a href="http://www.wordsandbones.uni-tuebingen.de/" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(65, 131, 196); -webkit-user-drag: none;">http://www.wordsandbones.uni-tuebingen.de/</a></span><span class="md-plain" style="box-sizing: border-box;">) offer a stimulating interdisciplinary research environment with the opportunity of completing a PhD degree.</span></p>
<p class="md-end-block md-p" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; orphans: 4; margin: 0.8em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Open Sans", "Clear Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span class="md-plain" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The period of employment will be for 4 years.</span></p>
<p class="md-end-block md-p" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; orphans: 4; margin: 0.8em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Open Sans", "Clear Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span class="md-plain" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Applications should include CV, an outline of research experience, as well as names and addresses of up to three references. Applications should be sent by email to the address below. The position will be filled as soon as possible. Deadline for applications is September 30, 2020.</span></p>
<p class="md-end-block md-p" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; orphans: 4; margin: 0.8em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Open Sans", "Clear Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span class="md-plain" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Disabled applicants will be preferred if they have the same qualifications as non-disabled applicants. The University of Tübingen strives to increase the proportion of women in research and teaching, and therefore encourages qualified female scientists to apply.</span></p>
<p class="md-end-block md-p" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; orphans: 4; margin: 0.8em 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; position: relative; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Open Sans", "Clear Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span class="md-plain" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Please send your application electronically as a single pdf file to </span><span class="md-link md-pair-s" spellcheck="false" style="box-sizing: border-box; word-break: break-all;"><a href="mailto:gerhard.jaeger@uni-tuebingen.de" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; color: rgb(65, 131, 196); -webkit-user-drag: none;">gerhard.jaeger@uni-tuebingen.de</a></span><span class="md-plain" style="box-sizing: border-box;">.</span></p>
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