33.2077, Support: German; Psycholinguistics; Syntax: PhD, Saarland University

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Subject: 33.2077, Support: German; Psycholinguistics; Syntax: PhD, Saarland University

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Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:27:13
From: Robin Lemke [robin.lemke at uni-saarland.de]
Subject: German; Psycholinguistics; Syntax: PhD, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany

 Institution/Organization: Saarland University 
Department: Collaborative Research Center 1102 - Information Density and Linguistic Encoding 
Web Address: https://sfb1102.uni-saarland.de/projects/information-theory-and-ellipsis-redundancy/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Psycholinguistics; Syntax 
Theoretical Linguistics 
Required Language(s): German (deu)

Description:

We are inviting applications for a PhD position (TV-L 13, 75%) in our project:
"Information Density and Ellipsis Redundancy” (Principle investigators: Ingo
Reich, Heiner Drenhaus and Robin Lemke). The project is part of Saarland
University’s Collaborative Research Center 1102 "Information Density and
Linguistic Encoding”, which examines the extent to which Information Theory
can contribute to a unifying model of language use, variation and change.

Our project investigates why and under which circumstances speakers use
ellipses in coordinations. Building on information theoretical concepts, the
project focuses on predictability effects driven by both linguistic and
extralinguistic context, interactions between speaker and hearer as well as
memory limitations, which might determine the choice between elliptical and
non-elliptical utterances. To investigate the impact of these factors on
ellipsis production and comprehension, B3 uses self-paced reading, production
and acceptability rating experiments (both web- and lab-based) and
eye-tracking.

The successful candidate should have a Master’s degree either in
psycholinguistics or in theoretical linguistics, and a good background in the
other area, respectively. The PhD student’s tasks include the planning and
conduction of experiments as well as the statistical analysis and presentation
of the experimental results. The student is also expected to prepare a PhD
thesis in this domain. Since the experiments will be conducted in German, good
command of German is a prerequisite. Experience with statistical methods (in
particular mixed effects modeling) and/or programming skills are desirable.

Dates:
 - application deadline: June 30, 2022, or until position is filled
 - starting date: flexible
 
Employment requirement is a relevant MA/MSc. Note that we are happy to receive
applications by people who have not yet finished their MA/MSc by the time of
application but will have submitted their thesis by the starting date or
shortly thereafter. Applicants are requested to submit their application,
together with an academic CV, a list of academic publications, copies of
academic degree certificates and the contact details of two potential
references.
 
Details regarding the application procedure, as well as project descriptions
and requirements can be found here:
https://sfb1102.uni-saarland.de/job-openings/

Saarland University offers a lively academic environment that is famous for
its interdisciplinary research in language, translation, computation and
cognition. In CRC 1102, we entertain active collaborative links with the
Department of Computer Science, the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, the
Max Planck Institute for Software Systems and the German Institute for
Artificial Intelligence (DFKI).
 

Application Deadline: 30-Jun-2022 

Contact Information: 
	Dr. Robin Lemke
	robin.lemke at uni-saarland.de  


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