35.420, Jobs: German, Spanish; Language Acquisition: Doctoral Researcher in Language Acquisition, Goethe University Frankfurt

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Date: 31-Jan-2024
From: Petra Schulz [p.schulz at em.uni-frankfurt.de]
Subject: German, Spanish; Language Acquisition: Doctoral Researcher in Language Acquisition, Goethe University Frankfurt


University or Organization: Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Department: The Department of Psycholinguistics and Didactics of the
German Language, Faculty of Modern Language
Job Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Web Address: https://tinygu.de/DaZ
Job Title: Doctoral Researcher in Language Acquisition
Job Rank: Scientist

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition; very good language skills in
German and/or Spanish

Required Language(s): German (deu)
                      Spanish (spa)

Description:

The Department of Psycholinguistics and Didactics of the German
Language, Faculty of Modern Languages, at Goethe University Frankfurt
invites applications for a position as Doctoral researcher (m/f/d),
(E13 TV-G-U, 65 % part-time) to be filled by 01 April 2024 within the
project “Comprehension of Negation in Child and Adult Speakers of
Spanish and German (NegPos)”. The project is part of the CRC 1629
“Negation in Language and Beyond (NegLaB)” funded by the German
Science Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG). The
position will be a part-time position limited until 31 December 2027.
The salary grade is based on the job characteristics of the collective
agreement (TV-G-U) applicable to Goethe University.

Expectations and tasks:
The successful candidate is expected to work collaboratively in the
project and to actively participate in the courses, workshops, and
events offered by the CRC. We are looking for a highly qualified
candidate, who will (a) develop language-acquisition experiments
(offline and eye tracking) for German-speaking and Spanish-speaking
children, analyze the data, and contribute to the dissemination of the
experimental results.

We offer a stimulating and international collaborative environment,
training in methodology and data evaluation as well as funds for
networking, conference participations, and individual career
development.

Requirements:
Applicants should hold a MA in linguistics, or equivalent, with the
degree completed by 31 March 2024 the latest.  They should demonstrate
prior experience with language acquisition research. Very good
language skills in German and/or Spanish are required.

Please submit your application with the usual documents (cover letter,
curriculum vitae, academic degrees (if necessary, certified
translations into German or English), and your MA thesis,
electronically in one single PDF document by 01 March 2024 to Prof.
Petra Schulz (P.Schulz at em.uni-frankfurt.de).

***
General information about the CRC "Negation in Language and Beyond":

The ability to express negation is one of the fundamental and
universal characteristics of human language. Linguistic and
non-linguistic cognitive processes are involved in the acquisition and
processing of negation, the relationship between which is still poorly
understood. Researchers from the fields of linguistics and psychology
are working in the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) "Negation: A
Linguistic and Extra-linguistic Phenomenon (NegLaB)" on open questions
about the function of negation in language (spokesperson: Professor
Dr. Cecilia Poletto).

The aim is to develop a theoretical perspective on how negation
manifests itself in natural languages, how it is acquired and
processed and why its concrete expression differs so much between
languages. In this way, the network aims to contribute to a better
understanding of the connections between linguistic competence and
general cognition. The CRC will start on April 1, 2024; the first
funding period ends December 31, 2027. For this period, the CRC NegLaB
receives total funding of around 9.3 million Euros.

As part of the CRC, Petra Schulz will lead a project on “Comprehension
of Negation in Child and Adult Speakers of Spanish and German"
(NegPos), together with Sol Lago and Esther Rinke (Institute of
Romance Languages, Goethe University). The project NegPos has opening
for two positions, a Postdoc position with a focus on eye-tracking in
adult participants, and the above Phd position with a focus on child
acquisition.

Application Deadline: 01-Mar-2024
Mailing Address for Applications:
Email Address for Applications: P.Schulz at em.uni-frankfurt.de
Contact Information:
        Prof. Dr. Petra Schulz
        Email: p.schulz at em.uni-frankfurt.de



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