33.2074, Jobs: Pragmatics; Semantics: Post-Doc, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

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Subject: 33.2074, Jobs: Pragmatics; Semantics: Post-Doc, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

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Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:29:35
From: Tatjana Scheffler [tatjana.scheffler at rub.de]
Subject: Pragmatics; Semantics: Post-Doc, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany and Oslo, Norway

 
University or Organization: Ruhr-Universität Bochum 
Department: Germanistisches Institut
Job Location: Bochum / Oslo, ---------------- 
Web Address: https://germanistik.blogs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/
Job Title: Post-Doc
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Pragmatics; Semantics 


Description:

The project EmDiCom "Semantics and Pragmatics of Emojis in Digital
Communication" will develop a formal semantics for emojis as a prime example
of visual communication within the newly established DFG priority program
ViCom (“Visual Communication.  Theoretical, Empirical, and Applied
Perspectives”). The project is carried out in cooperation between Jun.-Prof.
Dr. Tatjana Scheffler (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany) and Prof. Dr. Patrick
Grosz (University of Oslo, Norway). At the Chair of Digital Forensic
Linguistics (Scheffler), Department for German Language and Literature of the
Faculty of Philology of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, EmDiCom is looking for a
Post-doc (m/f/d) with 39,83 hours per week for a period of 3 years (TV-L E13)
to start on 1 September 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Your tasks:
 - Independent research on the semantics and pragmatics of emojis in the
research project "Semantics and Pragmatics of Emojis in Digital Communication"
(EmDiCom).
 - Participation in the interdisciplinary DFG priority program "Visual
Communication" (e.g. participation in network meetings)
 - Planning and conducting linguistic online experiments (acceptability
studies, reading time measurements)
 - Collaboration on publications and presentations at international
conferences
 - Supervision of research assistants
 - Organization of scientific events (workshops)

Your profile:
 - An above-average linguistics PhD is required
 - Focus on formal semantics/pragmatics and experience in experimental
linguistics
 - Willingness to travel to the project partner in Oslo for research visits is
expected (up to 6 months in total)
 - Knowledge of tools for creating and conducting online experiments is an
advantage
 - Prior experience working with digital corpora is desirable
 - Very good English skills are required, knowledge of German or Norwegian is
an advantage

We offer:
 - Challenging and varied tasks with a high degree of personal responsibility
 - Exciting research on a current topic
 - International cooperation with the "Super Linguistics" group at the
University of Oslo and within the "Visual Communication" priority program
 - A friendly and enthusiastic team at the interface of formal, digital, and
computational linguistics
 - Employment at one of the largest universities in Germany, part of the
University Alliance Ruhr
 - Flexibility for working from home
 - Extensive opportunities for further education and training

Further information:
Since this position is part of a third-party funded research project, there is
no teaching obligation.

Contact persons for further information:
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Tatjana Scheffler (tatjana.scheffler at rub.de) and Prof. Dr.
Patrick Grosz (p.g.grosz at iln.uio.no)

Interviews are expected to take place via Zoom on July 28 and 29. Travel
expenses, accommodation costs and loss of earnings or other application costs
for interviews cannot be reimbursed according to the guidelines of the state
of NRW.

The deadline of application is July 5, 2022. Applicants should submit a short
cover letter including their motivation for the position, a full CV, two
sample publications and the names of two potential referees, as a single pdf
document. We look forward to receiving your application, quoting “EmDiCom”, by
July 5, 2022 by e-mail to the address below.



Application Deadline: 05-Jul-2022 
	  
Email Address for Applications: malvina.witzki at rub.de 
Contact Information:
	Tatjana Scheffler 
	Email: tatjana.scheffler at rub.de 


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