32.1118, Jobs: Indo-European; Typology; Language Acquisition: Rank Open, University of Zurich

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Subject: 32.1118, Jobs: Indo-European; Typology; Language Acquisition: Rank Open, University of Zurich

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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 13:09:08
From: Manuela Rossini [manuela.rossini at uzh.ch]
Subject: Indo-European; Typology; Language Acquisition: Rank Open, University of Zurich, Switzerland

 
University or Organization: University of Zurich 
Department: Department of Comparative Language Science
Job Location: Zurich, Switzerland 
Web Address: https://www.comparativelinguistics.uzh.ch/en.html
Job Title: 3–5 post/doctoral positions at DCLS/ISLE (4 years, full-time)
Job Rank: Rank Open

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition; Typology; Indo-European Linguistics; First Language Acquisition

Required Language(s): Indo-European

Description:

The Department of Comparative Language Science at the University of Zurich and
the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution (ISLE) invite
applications for 3–5 4-year junior research positions (Postdoctoral Researcher
and/or PhD) in typology, Indo-European linguistics, and first language
acquisition. The positions are embedded in the interdisciplinary research
project ‘The evolution of structural units in language’ funded by the Swiss
National Science Foundation and the Gerda-Zeltner Fellowship program.

The main goal of the project is to explore the evolution of core linguistic
units over time, such as the transmission of various types of word-like units
(e.g. phonological and grammatical words or various phrasal chunks). The
project addresses this question in first language acquisition across diverse
languages, in patterns of language evolution across typological samples, and
in the history of Indo-European across different areal contexts. The project
combines large-scale corpus studies with the analysis of typological databases
and qualitative data acquisition. The team is led by experts in first language
acquisition (Sabine Stoll), historical linguistics (Paul Widmer), and
typological linguistics (Balthasar Bickel) in collaboration with several
postdocs and senior researchers in the department.

The successful candidates will become part of a larger interdisciplinary
research team situated at the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of
Language Evolution ISLE and the National Center of Competence in Research NCCR
Evolving Language

We are looking for a PhD student or Postdoc, specialised in any of the three
areas (see A, B, C below).

The group leaders would then chose 3-5 applicants (depending on their rank).

A: Indo-European linguistics, philology and historical linguistics, with a
strong interest in comparative/typological/evolutionary questions and a solid
background in qualitative data acquisition and analysis as well as at least
some experience with quantitative methods. Possible focus areas are western
Indo-European languages/Anatolian and eastern Indo-European
languages/Indo-Iranian.

B: Typology and areal linguistics, with a strong interest in comparative and
evolutionary questions. The ideal candidate has a solid background in both
qualitative and quantitative methods of typological, areal and/or historical
linguistics.

C: First language acquisition, with a strong interest in typological
variation, corpus linguistics and quantitative methods. Solid background in a
scripting language is required (preferred languages R or Python). The
candidate will work with the ACQDIV database including longitudinal first
language acquisition data (age range 2-4) of 15 typologically diverse
languages.

Research environment:
We offer work in an interdisciplinary and international team located at the
University of Zurich.  Researchers are expected to have a strong commitment to
 interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork. Doctoral students will be
embedded in the Linguistics Doctoral Program of the University of Zurich.

Postdoctoral positions include teaching obligations of maximally one course
per semester. Salaries correspond to SNSF pay scales. The department places
great emphasis on gender balance; we particularly encourage women to apply.

Cover letter (motivation and qualifications, max. 2 pages); curriculum vitae;
contact details of two referees; writing sample (max. 2 pages, e.g.
abstracts); 

PhD applications: also transcripts of bachelor’s and master’s courses; Postdoc
applications also a publication list and a dissertation abstract.

Complile these documents into a single PDF labelled
‘LingUnits-YourSurname-Position.pdf’ (where Position is either “either “A”,
“B”, or “C” and “PhD” or “Postdoc”, e.g. LingUnits-Meyer-A-PhD)



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Email Address for Applications: jobs at ivs.uzh.ch 
Contact Information:
	Professor Paul Widmer 
	Email: paul.widmer at uzh.ch 


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