29.1209, Support: Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics: PhD, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

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Subject: 29.1209, Support: Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics: PhD, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

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Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 20:19:54
From: Nivedita Mani [nmani at gwdg.de]
Subject: Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics: PhD, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany

 Institution/Organization: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen 
Department: RTG Understanding social relationships 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics 
 

Description:

Beginning on October 1st, 2018, the RTG Understanding Social Relationships
offers 12 PhD positions. The salary is in accordance with the German public
service salary scale (E13 TV L) with 65% of the regular working hours (25.87h)
for up to three years.

Ideal candidates have a background in one of the scientific disciplines (or
related fields) represented in this RTG. A strong motivation to conduct
research, the willingness to engage in scientific exchange with other
disciplines and the ability to work independently are essential.

Additional requirements:
- A good M.Sc. degree (or equivalent) in Behavioral or Cognitive Biology,
Psychology, Linguistics, Psycholinguistics or similar fields
- Very good English skills (written and spoken)
- Good statistical and analytical abilities are a plus (preferentially R or
SPSS skills). 

In relation to the chosen project, experience in one or more of the following
areas is beneficial: observational or experimental studies with human children
or adults, deaf adult signers, EEG, eye-tracking, individual differences. 

Some projects include the work with children and German skills are
advantageous for those projects.

How to apply:
An application requires the submission of the following documents:
- Motivation letter (max. 2 pages), indicating your interest in the RTG and
explicitly specifying one to two research projects you are applying for. For
detailed information on the projects please see the website
- Curriculum vitae, including publication list (if applicable)
- Certificates of all university degrees; please provide a translation, if
certificates are not in German or English
- Names and full contact details (incl. phone and email) of two academic
reference persons
- Certificates of additional qualifications (if applicable)

All documents should be written in English and submitted in pdf form via the
application portal. Closing date is April 10th, 2018 .

Please contact the RTG Coordination office in case of questions
(rtg2070 at uni-goettingen.de).
 

Application Deadline: 10-Apr-2018 

Web Address for Applications: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/apply+now/512695.html 

Contact Information: 
	Nivedita Mani 
	nmani at gwdg.de  


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