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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 the post of a </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;">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 postdoctoral researcher will be to undertake research in one of the work packages described mentioned at 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" style="box-sizing: border-box;">). A solid background, including a PhD in a relevant discipline, in at least one of the following 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: 0px 0px 0.5rem; white-space: pre-wrap; position: relative;"><span class="md-plain" style="box-sizing: border-box;">historical-comparative linguistics and typology</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;">Experience 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.</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 salary is figured according to the union contract named TV-L, E13, depending on professional experience.</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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