31.1001, Jobs: Morphology; Psycholinguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Typology: Post Doc, University of Amsterdam

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Subject: 31.1001, Jobs: Morphology; Psycholinguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Typology: Post Doc, University of Amsterdam

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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 22:54:39
From: Eva van Lier [e.h.vanlier at uva.nl]
Subject: Morphology; Psycholinguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Typology: Post Doc, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

 
University or Organization: University of Amsterdam 
Department: Department of LCA and Linguistics
Job Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 
Web Address: https://www.uva.nl/en/content/vacancies/2020/03/20-180-postdoctoral-researcher-in-linguistics.html?z
Job Title: Postdoctoral researcher in Linguistics
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Morphology; Psycholinguistics; Syntax; Text/Corpus Linguistics; Typology 


Description:

According to usage-based linguistic theory, verb-argument constructions are
not formed by abstract rules operating on the entire verbal lexicon, but
rather emerge from speakers' experience with specific verbs in communicative
context. Psycholinguistic (priming) experiments confirm that language users
have highly verb-specific grammatical knowledge. However, such experiments
typically assess only few constructions in few languages; in particular dative
alternations in certain Germanic languages.
This project will study various classes of alternating verbs across
structurally widely diverging languages. Alternating verbs have in common that
they require speakers to choose between multiple argument-coding frames.

The postdoc’s tasks are embedded into a larger project, with a team consisting
of the PI, a PhD candidate, and specialists/informants of two lesser-studied
languages: Chechen and Kamang (Alor, Indonesia). Based on the analysis of
alternating verbs in corpora of these languages, the postdoc will design
(priming) experiments to assess the nature and relevance of speakers’
verb-specific grammatical knowledge. These experiments will be run at field
sites; the postdoc will analyse the results in collaboration with the language
specialists, in the comparative context of the PhD project (a typological
study of alternating verbs). In addition, the research results will be
valorised and applied in various educational settings, with the help of a
student assistant.

Tasks of the postdoc will include:

* conducting corpus linguistic research;
* designing and testing psycholinguistic experiments;
* analysing and interpreting experimental data;
* setting up and coordinating valorisation activities (teacher training,
exhibition);
* collaborating with PI, PhD, language specialists, student assistant;
* publishing peer-reviewed (co-authored) articles;
* presenting research results at conferences/workshops;
* co-organising expert and team meetings.

Requirements

The successful applicant must have:

- a PhD in Linguistics;
- demonstrable knowledge of
* corpus linguistics
* experimental design
* statistics

- demonstrable familiarity with
* ELAN
* Toolbox
* FLEx
* R

- a keen interest in / experience with morpho-syntactic typology and
linguistic diversity world-wide;
- a keen interest in / experience with societal valorisation of (linguistic)
research
- excellent skills in academic English, both written and spoken;
- excellent social and organizational skills;
- ability and willingness to work in a team;
- a broad international orientation and network.



Application Deadline: 30-Apr-2020 
	  
Web Address for Applications: https://www.uva.nl/en/content/vacancies/2020/03/20-180-postdoctoral-researcher-in-linguistics.html?z 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Eva van Lier 
	Email: e.h.vanlier at uva.nl 


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