33.823, Support: English; Language Acquisition: PhD, Technische Universität Braunschweig

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Subject: 33.823, Support: English; Language Acquisition: PhD, Technische Universität Braunschweig

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Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:03:21
From: Holger Hopp [h.hopp at tu-bs.de]
Subject: English; Language Acquisition: PhD, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany

 Institution/Organization: Technische Universität Braunschweig 
Department: English and American Studies 
Web Address: https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/anglistik/seminar/linguistik 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition 
Bilingualism, L2 acquisition 
Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

The Department of English Linguistics/EAS English and American Studies  at the
University of Braunschweig –  (Germany) invites applications for a PhD
position in English linguistics (f/m/d) (German pay scale TV-L E13, 65%)
starting July 1, 2022.

The position is for three years, subject to a successful evaluation of
progress at the end of the first year. The salary ranges from 33k to 35k per
year de-pending on the applicant's experience. The successful applicant will
work with Dr. Katie Von Holzen and Prof. Dr. Holger Hopp on the DFG funded
project “Initial foreign speech segmentation in school-aged children”.

We are looking for candidates with backgrounds and interests in
psycholinguistics and/or bi-/multilingualism, ideally with an interest in
phonology. The responsibilities of this position include carrying out the
planned experiments of the DFG project and developing a related PhD project in
the areas of language processing and/or interfaces between language processing
and foreign language learning in classroom settings.

The department has experimental facilities including remote eye-trackers
suitable for reading and Visual World studies and reaction-time computers.
Further information about the department can be found at 
https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/anglistik/seminar/linguistik.

Applicants should: 
 - have an excellent MA degree or equivalent in a subject related to (English)
linguistics and/or the PhD project 
 - have advanced English and good German skills 
 - demonstrable research experience and team working skills
Knowledge of statistics and experience in lab-based and/or empirical research
are desirable.

Besides a cover letter, applications should include: 
 - a CV 
 - copies of all previous degrees including detailed transcripts of records
 - a letter of motivation
 - contact information for two academic letters of reference (one from the
supervisor of the BA/MA thesis or equivalent)
 - a summary of the MA thesis or equivalent 
 - optionally: a research proposal for the dissertation project in the
relevant areas including a time schedule (five A4 ages max.). 

Applications should be sent as pdf attachments by email to
dorothee.hauer at tu-braunschweig.de below by April 15, 2022. Interviews may be
held before the deadline. The TU Braunschweig cannot cover application
expenses. Further information about the project can be found at
https://kvonholzen.github.io/Ini-Seg.html. For questions, please contact Dr.
Katie Von Holzen at k.von-holzen at tu-braunschweig.de. 

The University of Braunschweig is an equal-opportunities employer. Preference
will be given to applicants with disabilities provided they have the same
qualifications. The TU Braunschweig strives to increase the proportion of
women in research and teaching and therefore encourages qualified women to
apply. We welcome applications from all nations.
 

Application Deadline: 15-Apr-2022 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Technische Universität Braunschweig
	English and American Studies
	Department of English Linguistics
	Dorothee Hauer
	Bienroder Weg 80
	38106 Braunschweig
	dorothee.hauer at tu-braunschweig.de 
	
Contact Information: 
	Dorothee Hauer
	dorothee.hauer at tu-braunschweig.de  


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