28.819, Support: Multiple Languages; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Typology / Switzerland

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LINGUIST List: Vol-28-819. Mon Feb 13 2017. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 28.819, Support: Multiple Languages; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Typology / Switzerland

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Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 10:57:14
From: Sabine Stoll [sabine.stoll at uzh.ch]
Subject: Multiple Languages; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Typology: PhD, University of Zurich, Switzerland

 Institution/Organization: University of Zurich 
Department: Department of Comparative Linguistics 
Web Address: http://www.ivs.uzh.ch 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Typology 
 

Description:

PhD position in first language acquisition at UZH

The Psycholinguistics Laboratory (Department of Comparative Linguistics) and
the Research Unit Developmental Psychology: Infancy and Childhood (Department
of Psychology) at the University of Zurich invite applications for a PhD
student position embedded into the research project "The role of causality in
early verb learning: language-specific factors vs. universal strategies"
funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

The goal of this project is to explore the relation between language and
cognition from a developmental perspective with a focus on the processing of
causality and its role in early verb learning. The project combines a
large-scale cross-linguistic corpus study (involving longitudinal data from 10
typologically diverse languages) with experimental psychological studies
(comparing Turkish and Swiss German). It collaborates closely with partners at
Koç University, Istanbul, Turkey.
 
The project involves altogether three PhD positions. The position advertized
here is located in the corpus subproject. The goal will be to investigate the
influence of linguistic variation on the acquisition of causatives in the 10
languages of the ACQDIV corpus (http://www.acqdiv.uzh.ch/en.html). The PhD
candidate will work as part of a large team of computational linguists,
psycholinguists and data scientists.

Requirements:

MA in Linguistics with a focus on typology and/or quantitative methods. Strong
interest in language acquisition, typology and corpus linguistics. Solid
background in one scripting language is required (preferred languages: R or
Python). The successful candidate should have excellent teamwork skills, and
be interested to go beyond disciplinary boundaries.

Research environment: 

We offer work in an interdisciplinary and international team located at the
University of Zurich and Koç University in Istanbul. The position advertized
here will be affiliated with the Department of Comparative Linguistics and
will lead to a PhD in Linguistics. 

Application:

The position starts on 1 October, 2017, and lasts for three years. 

Applications should include 

- a cover letter that relates the applicants’ experience and interests to the
project
- a comprehensive CV
- a copy of the MA thesis
- the names and contact information of at least two references
- a code sample (URL or attachment). 

Please send the documents combined into one PDF file to sabine.stoll at uzh.ch
and daum at psychologie.uzh.ch, both of whom may be contacted for further
information.
 

Application Deadline: 31-Mar-2017 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Prof. Dr. Sabine Stoll 
	Plattenstrasse 54 
	Zurich 8032 
	Switzerland 
	
Contact Information: 
	Prof. Dr. Sabine Stoll 
	sabine.stoll at uzh.ch  


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