34.3744, Support: Computational Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Typology: PhD, University of Zurich

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Subject: 34.3744, Support: Computational Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Typology: PhD, University of Zurich

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Date: 05-Dec-2023
From: Lena Zipp [personal at ivs.uzh.ch]
Subject: Computational Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Typology: PhD, University of Zurich


Institution/Organization: University of Zurich
Department: Department of Comparative Language Science
Web Address: https://www.comparativelinguistics.uzh.ch/en.html

Level: PhD

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; Historical Linguistics;
Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics; Typology; Evolutionary
Language Science

Description:

PhD Positions in Language Science

The NCCR Evolving Language (www.evolvinglanguage.ch)  invites
applications for early-career research positions (PhD student) in a
variety of interdisciplinary projects on the evolution of languages,
their structures, and usage patterns over time and space and under
diverse social and population-historical conditions.

The NCCR is a Swiss National Center of Competence in Research with the
goal of creating a new discipline, Evolutionary Language Science, that
targets the past and future of language. The center consists of
leading scientists from traditionally separated academic domains,
which allows us to harvest the diverse expertise from the humanities,
social sciences, computational sciences, natural sciences and medicine
towards a broadscale interdisciplinary collaboration.

The successful candidates have a background in (general) linguistics,
good data science skills (in particular statistical modeling of corpus
and database data), and are ready to step out of their disciplinary
comfort zones. Specializations can encompass either comparative
(historical or typological) linguistics and/or language acquisition
research. Basic knowledge of anthropology, biology, or psychology are
welcome additions.

Pending budgetary approval, the positions are primarily located at the
Department of Comparative Language Science at the University of Zurich
(UZH) but the NCCR supports exchange with other departments in its
network.  PhD positions lead to a dissertation and can be financed up
to 4 years.

Employment is at 80% FTE and includes within this about 10% teaching
assistant tasks (PhD students). The positions are training
opportunities and the successful candidates are expected to use the
remaining 20% for their own further training and skill development.
UZH offers excellent opportunities for this and strong support for
career development.

Salaries are internationally competitive: https://www.snf.ch/media/en/
yXApuFw4ml0TPYe2/Annex_XII_Ausfuehrungsreglement_Beitragsreglement_E.p
df

We take gender balance and diversity seriously in our hiring
decisions.

Please send a cover letter that explains your main interests in
language science and your motivation to join our interdisciplinary
team, your CV, and one or two samples of your work in a single PDF to
admin at ivs.uzh.ch. We will begin reviewing applications mid January and
keep the positions open until filled. Please direct all inquiries to
admin at ivs.uzh.ch.

Application Deadline: 15-Jan-2024

Email Address for Applications: admin at ivs.uzh.ch

Contact Information:
Managing Director Anke Benker
Email: personal at ivs.uzh.ch



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