28.1717, Jobs: Semantics; Pragmatics; Philosophy of Language: Post Doc, University of Konstanz

Fri Apr 7 17:46:37 UTC 2017

LINGUIST List: Vol-28-1717. Fri Apr 07 2017. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 28.1717, Jobs: Semantics; Pragmatics; Philosophy of Language: Post Doc, University of Konstanz

Moderators: linguist at linguistlist.org (Damir Cavar, Malgorzata E. Cavar)
Reviews: reviews at linguistlist.org (Helen Aristar-Dry, Robert Coté,
                                   Michael Czerniakowski)
Homepage: http://linguistlist.org

*****************    LINGUIST List Support    *****************
                       Fund Drive 2017
                   25 years of LINGUIST List!
Please support the LL editors and operation with a donation at:
           http://funddrive.linguistlist.org/donate/

Editor for this issue: Clare Harshey <clare at linguistlist.org>
================================================================

Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2017 13:46:35
From: Maribel Romero [maribel.romero at uni-konstanz.de]
Subject: Semantics; Pragmatics; Philosophy of Language: Post Doc, University of Konstanz, Germany

University or Organization: University of Konstanz 
Job Location: Konstanz, Germany 
Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Position in Linguistics
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Philosophy of Language; Pragmatics; Semantics 

Description:

The University of Konstanz, with its “Institutional Strategy to promote
Top-Level Research”, has been receiving continuous funding since 2007 within
the framework of the Excellence Initiative by the German Federal and State
Governments.

The Department of Linguistics invites applicants for a Postdoctoral Research
Position in Linguistics (Salary scale 13 TV-L / 100%).

Applicants are invited for a one-year doctoral position within the Research
Unit "What if: On the epistemological, pragmatic, psychological and cultural
significance of counterfactual thinking" (second phase), funded by the DFG
(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) at the University of Konstanz. The
successful candidate is expected to work within the project "Semantics and
pragmatics of counterfactuals: from sentence to discourse"
(http://ling.uni-konstanz.de/
pages/home/romero/projects_if2.html ). 

The position is available as of September 1, 2017. The position can be divided
into two half-time postdoctoral positions.

Project description:
The project investigates the semantics and pragmatics of conditional
sentences, in three domains: at the sentence level, at the discourse level and
at the interface with epistemology. At the sentence level, the contribution of
morphological marking (mood, tense, aspect) is investigated as well as its
relation to cancellable/uncancellable implications (e.g. counterfactuality).
At the discourse level, we compare variably strict analyses with strict
analyses that use a pragmatic modal horizon. At the interface with
epistemology, we compare the behavior of conditionals with that of epistemic
modals and evidentials, to gain new insights on how to model the
truth-/assertability-conditions of conditional sentences.

Requirements:
Applicants should have a Ph.D. in linguistics by the start date and should
specialize in formal semantics and/or formal pragmatics. Knowledge of logic
and/or philosophy of language is welcome.

The University of Konstanz encourages disabled persons to apply. They will be
given preference if appropriately qualified (contact + 49 (0) 7531 / 88 –
4016). 

The University of Konstanz is an equal opportunity employer that tries to
increase the number of women in research and teaching. 

The University of Konstanz is committed to further the compatibility of work
and family life. 

The University of Konstanz offers a "Dual Career Couples Program". Information
can be obtained from: http://www.uni-konstanz.de/dcc . 

The deadline of application is May 15th, 2017, but the search will continue
until the position is filled. Applicants should send a short cover letter
including the reference number 2017/077, a full CV, one sample publication and
the name and contact information of two potential referees to Maribel Romero
at the email address below. Please indicate in the subject field "Postdoc
position What if".

Application Deadline: 15-May-2017 

Email Address for Applications: maribel.romero at uni-konstanz.de 
Contact Information:
	Maribel Romero 
	Email: maribel.romero at uni-konstanz.de 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

*****************    LINGUIST List Support    *****************
                       Fund Drive 2017
Please support the LL editors and operation with a donation at:
            http://funddrive.linguistlist.org/donate/

This year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $70,000. This money
will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our 
Student Editors for the coming year.

Don't forget to check out the Fund Drive 2017 site!

http://funddrive.linguistlist.org/

We collect donations via the eLinguistics Foundation, a
registered 501(c) Non Profit organization with the federal tax
number 45-4211155. The donations can be offset against your
federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers
only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact
your financial advisor.

Many companies also offer a gift matching program. Contact
your human resources department and send us the necessary form.

Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST!

----------------------------------------------------------
LINGUIST List: Vol-28-1717	
----------------------------------------------------------