33.230, Jobs: Pragmatics: PhD position in Linguistics, Pragmatics, Multimodality, Technische Universität Chemnitz

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Subject: 33.230, Jobs: Pragmatics: PhD position in Linguistics, Pragmatics, Multimodality, Technische Universität Chemnitz

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Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:18:54
From: Jana Bressem [jana.bressem at phil.tu-chemnitz.de]
Subject: Pragmatics: PhD position in Linguistics, Pragmatics, Multimodality, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany

 
University or Organization: Technische Universität Chemnitz 
Department: Humanities
Job Location: , Germany 
Web Address: https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/ifgk/
Job Title: PhD position in Linguistics, Pragmatics, Multimodality
Job Rank: Researcher

Specialty Areas: Pragmatics; Multimodality, Conversation Analysis, Gesture Studies


Description:

Applications for a doctoral position in the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC
1410) Hybrid Societies – Humans Interacting with Embodied Technologies.
Employment is offered until December 31, 2023 starting April 1, 2022.

Research Environment and Tasks: Research in the CRC 1410 Hybrid Societies
pertains to the interaction with Embodied Digital Technologies (EDTs) as
artificial bodies moving in real or virtual environments
(www.hybrid-societies.org). Interdisciplinary research in the CRC is guided by
two leading questions to ultimately ensure smooth and efficient encounters
between humans and embodied technologies in hybrid societies: What is required
so that humans can coordinate with EDTs as smoothly as with conspecifics? How
to design EDTs to meet these requirements? Cooperating researchers from
psychology, engineering, computer science, human movement science, linguistics
and gesture studies, sociology, law studies, physics, and mathematics
scientifically inquire the interaction of humans with EDTs from the level of
single actions up to the attribution of intentionality.

Project “Intentionality and Joint Attention in Multimodal Interaction”
investigates how intentionality and joint attention are indicated by verbal,
gestural, and other bodily markers. The project aims at basic insights into
the nature of intentionality in multimodal interaction and establishes grounds
for transferring these findings to human-machine interaction. To achieve these
goals, the project combines empirical and experimental studies with methods
and concepts from empirical gesture studies, linguistics, semiotics, and
formal logic. The successful applicant will be analyzing and annotating video
data of multimodal interaction gathered in natural and experimental settings.
The goal is a typology of verbal, gestural and bodily markers as markers of
joint attention and intentionality. In close collaboration with the other PhD
student, the successful applicant is working towards the application of these
results to human-machine interaction. In addition, the candidate is
responsible for the coordination of studies as well as preparation and support
of publications and talks. Researchers in the CRC Hybrid Societies contribute
to the CRC’s joint research activities and actively participate, for instance,
in research colloquia, lecture series, and workshops. The doctoral positions
include the enrollment in the CRC's doctoral program. 

Requirements:
 - University degree (Master/Diploma or equivalent) in linguistics, semiotics,
or a similar background which opens access to the corresponding qualification
level
 - Expertise in semiotics, (cognitive) linguistics, or gesture studies 
 - Skills should include analysis and annotation of (multimodal) interactions,
qualitative, conversation analysis or ethnographic methods, standards of
conversation analysis, experience with the annotation software ELAN or
comparable programs 
 - Favored skills include experience in the analysis of multimodal data and
corpus-linguistics 
 - Willingness to analyze bodily behavior, such as gestures, is required
(training can be provided if necessary) 
 - Fluent in German and English (both written and spoken) 

In addition, you must meet the employment requirements according to § 71
SächsHSFG.

see full job description:
https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/personal/stellen/271232_18_Kr.php
Applicants should send their complete application documents including a
motivation letter (1 page) with a brief description of personal qualifications
and research interests, a tabular curriculum vitae, copies of degree
certificates and academic transcripts, a publication list if applicable, and
abstracts of Bachelor- and Master-/diploma theses (1-2 pages) preferably as a
single pdf-file via email (stating: “CRC1410_D01”) to the email address below.



Application Deadline: 14-Feb-2022 
	  
Email Address for Applications: sekretariat.efricke at phil.tu-chemnitz.de 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Jana Bressem 
	Email: jana.bressem at phil.tu-chemnitz.de 


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