34.1639, Support: English, German, Turkish; Morphology, Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax: PhD, University of Tübingen

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Subject: 34.1639, Support: English, German, Turkish; Morphology, Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax: PhD, University of Tübingen

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Date: 22-May-2023
From: James Griffiths [james.griffiths at uni-tuebingen.de]
Subject: English, German, Turkish; Morphology, Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax: PhD, University of Tübingen


Institution/Organization: University of Tübingen
Department: English

Level: PhD

Duties: Research Project Work

Specialty Areas: Morphology; Pragmatics; Semantics; Syntax;
experimental syntax
Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      German (deu)
                      Turkish (tur)

Description:

The DFG-funded research project “CLEFS: Cross-linguistic experiments
on fragmentary sentences”, hosted by the University of Tübingen,
Germany, is inviting applications for *two* 3-year PhD positions in
Linguistics. The starting date is 01 October 2023. CLEFS employs the
experimental syntax methodology to study the formal properties of
fragmentary sentences (fragment answers, sluicing) in English, German,
and Turkish. Specifically, the project will conduct a series of
cross-linguistically informed acceptability judgment experiments to
test the predictions of contemporary generative theories of ellipsis.
One PhD project will focus on German and the phenomenon of P-omission
under clausal ellipsis; the other will focus on Turkish and the
phenomenon of island-(in)sensitivity under clausal ellipsis. Both
successful candidates will be ready to submit cumulative dissertations
(in English) by the end of the project’s run.

The tasks associated with this role include:
 - Conducting acceptability judgment experiments on German/Turkish and
English,
 - Disseminating of the project’s findings, via conference
presentations, peer-reviewed articles, proceedings, etc.,
 - Archiving experimental material and results in the Tübingen Archive
of Language Resources (TALAR) electronic database.

Necessary for the role:
 - The candidate has or will soon have an M.A. or equivalent degree in
linguistics or a related subject, preferably with a focus on
generative linguistic theories of morphology and syntax,
 - The candidate speaks and writes English at a near-native level,
 - The candidate has an interest in and preferably has already done
work on a topic related to the interface between grammar and
discourse.

Not necessary but highly welcome:
 - The candidate has some experience with and/or can demonstrate
her/his/their aptitude for quickly mastering the experimental syntax
methodology, including performing inferential statistical tests using
R,
 - The candidate has native-like knowledge of German (for the PhD
project on German) or Turkish (for the PhD project on Turkish).

The successful candidate must live in Tübingen for the duration of the
project. The successful candidate will be hired by the University of
Tübingen and receive a 3-year contract at the E13 level of the German
pay scale (65% TV-L E13). The starting salary amounts to approximately
€2,700 per month before taxes and obligatory insurances, including
health insurance.

The university seeks to raise the number of women in research and
teaching and therefore urges qualified women academics to apply for
these positions. Equally qualified applicants with disabilities will
be given preference.

The employment will be carried out by the central administration of
the University of Tübingen.

Please send the following as one PDF file to the email listed below:
 - A maximally two-page cover letter (describing how the candidate
fits the job specification and relates to the project’s topic),
 - A CV (including the email addresses of two referees), and
 - An academic writing sample in English.

More information, including a detailed summary of the project, can be
requested from the project’s Principal Investigator, Jun.-Prof. Dr.
James Griffiths (james.griffiths at uni-tuebingen.de). The deadline for
applications is 31 May 2023 at 17:00 CET. Shortlisted candidates will
be interviewed via Skype / Zoom in the second or third week of June.

Application Deadline: 31-May-2023

Contact Information:
Dr. James Griffiths
james.griffiths at uni-tuebingen.de



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