26.1030, Jobs: Psycholinguistics; Semantics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Post Doc, LABEX Empirical Foundations of Linguistics (EFL)

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Subject: 26.1030, Jobs: Psycholinguistics; Semantics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Post Doc, LABEX Empirical Foundations of Linguistics (EFL)

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Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 21:29:13
From: Anne Abeillé [abeille at linguist.univ-paris-diderot.fr]
Subject: Psycholinguistics; Semantics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics: Post Doc, LABEX Empirical Foundations of Linguistics (EFL), Paris, France

 
University or Organization: LABEX Empirical Foundations of Linguistics (EFL), Paris 
Department: Sorbonne Paris Cité (SPC)
Job Location: Paris, France 
Web Address: http://www.labex-efl.org/
Job Title: Post-doc: Empirical syntax or semantics: quantitative & experimental approaches
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Psycholinguistics; Semantics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics 


Description:

The Labex EFL (Empirical Foundations of Linguistics,
http://www.labex-efl.org/) recruits a postdoctoral researcher "Empirical
syntax or semantics: quantitative and experimental approaches". 

It is a full time position for 12 months. Depending on the results, the
position may be renewed for another 12 months. 

Job location: Laboratoire de Linguistique Formelle, Paris.

The position is provided by the strand « Experimental Grammar » of the Labex
EFL project. The postdoctoral fellow will propose a research program in
empirical syntax or semantics in relation with one of the following work
packages:

- Word order preferences in Romance and Germanic languages (WO1) resp B.
Crabbé
- Alternation between elliptical and full clauses (SA3) resp. A. Abeillé
- Plurality and quantification (PLU) resp. C. Sorin
- Anaphor resolution (ANA) resp. B. Hemforth
- Processing, acquisition and typology of relative clauses (REL) resp. C.
Donati

The applicant is expected to have knowledge of theoretical syntax and
semantics, as well as empirical methods: corpus linguistics with annotated
data or experiments, and statistics. S/He is expected to carry quantitative
and statistical work from annotated corpora and/or design experiments in
several languages.

The applicant will have to demonstrate an exceptional research potential. A
good knowledge of French is an additional asset and the applicant must have
defended his/her Phd by December 1st 2015.

Depending on the results, the position may be renewed for another 12 months.

Prospective applicants should send:

- A curriculum vitae including publications
- A research project (max 4 pages)
- Names of two referents (with email address)
- A website address where the publications can be downloaded.

Application deadline: May, 1st 2015
Start of work: September 2015
Salary: 26000 euros net of taxes / year



Application Deadline: 01-May-2015 
	  
Email Address for Applications: abeille AND benoit.crabbe  @linguist.univ-paris-diderot.fr 
Web Address for Applications: http://www.labex-efl.org/?q=en/node/285 
Contact Information:
	Professeur Anne Abeillé 
	Email: abeille at linguist.univ-paris-diderot.fr 


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