33.822, Support: Pragmatics: PhD, Technische Universität Chemnitz

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Subject: 33.822, Support: Pragmatics: PhD, Technische Universität Chemnitz

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Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 13:57:25
From: Jana Bressem [jana.bressem at phil.tu-chemnitz.de]
Subject: Pragmatics: PhD, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany

 Institution/Organization: Technische Universität Chemnitz 
Department: Humanities 
Web Address: https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/ifgk/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Pragmatics 
Gesture Studies, Interactional Linguistics, Semiotics 

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. 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. 

For full job description and application instructions, please see:
https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/verwaltung/personal/stellen/271232_18_Kr.php
 

Application Deadline: 07-Mar-2022 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Chemnitz University of Technology
	Faculty of Humanities – Institute for German and Communication Studies
	Professorship of German Linguistics, Semiotics and Multimodal Communication
	Prof. Dr. Ellen Fricke and Dr. Jana Bressem
	09107 Chemnitz 
	
Contact Information: 
	Bressem
	jana.bressem at phil.tu-chemnitz.de  


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