32.2386, Jobs: Germanic; Dutch; Computational Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics: Researcher, Meertens Institute

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Subject: 32.2386, Jobs: Germanic; Dutch; Computational Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics: Researcher, Meertens Institute

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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2021 12:12:31
From: Marjo van Koppen [marjo.van.koppen at meertens.knaw.nl]
Subject: Germanic; Dutch; Computational Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics: Researcher, Meertens Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands

 
University or Organization: Meertens Institute 
Department: Variation Linguistics
Job Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 
Web Address: https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/cms/en/
Job Title: Researcher
Job Rank: Researcher

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics 

Required Language(s): Dutch (nld)
                      Germanic 

Description:

The Meertens Instituut is a Dutch national institute for the study and
documentation of Dutch language and culture, and language and culture in the
Netherlands. Research in the institute is carried out in the Ethnology group
and the Variational Linguistics group, which both have leading positions in
international research of everyday language and culture.

Research within the Variational Linguistics group is aimed at linguistic
research into the languages in the Netherlands, and the Dutch language in the
world. The group uses various methodologies and empirical resources, and
unique for this institute -especially within the Netherlands – is the use of
large corpora of (online and offline) elicited language data in the form of
questionnaires and surveys. 

Within the Variation Linguistics group we are looking for two Researchers
(full-time or part-time) at the Postdoctoral/senior level.

Job description:
Our ambition is that the group will grow and continue to consist of
researchers representing (at least) the following five main strands of
research into language variation: computational linguistics, phonology,
historical linguistics, sociolinguistics and syntax. Together, the team will
initiate new research into language variation in the Netherlands in the past
and present, and into the insights this variation provides into the phenomenon
of human language in general. We are thus looking for researchers who have a
demonstrable interest in collaborations across the boundaries of their own
specialism.

At present we are seeking to expand the group with two researchers with a PhD
degree. Both positions can be taken by junior and senior researchers,
full-time as well as part-time. If the applicant currently has a permanent
position with a university, we prefer a construction in which the researcher
maintains the current university affiliation in part-time.

We are looking for candidates with a transdisciplinary vision who feel
comfortable working with colleagues with different backgrounds and shared
goals. You have a PhD in the area of variational linguistics in particular
from the perspective of sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, and/or
computational linguistics. You have a talent in conveying research results
orally, both in professional and public-oriented contexts, and you have a
strong publication record. You have a vision on the research that you would
like to conduct in transdisciplinary collaboration and you have demonstrable
experience with this type of collaboration.

Are you about to receive your PhD or do you already have a doctorate and do
you aspire to a challenging research position in a transdisciplinary
environment within a national research institute? We expect that you have been
working on personal and thematic research applications, and that you have been
building a national and international peer network.

Are you a senior researcher who would like to combine a current appointment
with a part-time appointment as a researcher at the Meertens Instituut? We
expect experience in applying for research grants of different types
(personal, thematic/open, European), and experience in supersupervising PhD
students. You have an active network nationally and internationally, in the
scientific field, but preferably also in professional and public communities.

You can send your application, including a motivation letter, curriculum vitae
before August 1, 2021 to the application e-mail address below, stating in the
subject line: Researcher Variational Linguistics.



Application Deadline: 01-Aug-2021 
	  
Email Address for Applications: Applications at bb.huc.knaw.nl 
Contact Information:
	Prof. Dr. Antal van den Bosch 
	Email: antal.van.den.bosch at meertens.knaw.nl 


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