[HPSG-L] PhD position: Semantics and pragmatics of Negative Polarity Items, Frankfurt/Main Germany

[Manfred Sailer]

Dear all,

I hope this message finds you well. It would be great if you could  
circulate the following annoucement of a doctoral position at Goethe  
University Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

The ad can also be found at:
https://www.english-linguistics.de/2024/01/31/phd-position-semantics-and-pragmatics-of-npis/

Thank you!
Best wishes,

Manfred

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At the Institute of English and American Studies, Faculty of Modern  
Languages, at Goethe University Frankfurt, the position of a

Research associate (m/f/d)
(E 13 TV-G-U, 65% part time)

is to be filled on 01.04.2024 within the project B05: "Negative  
polarity items in non-negative contexts“. The project is part of the  
CRC 1629 "Negation in Language and Beyond (NegLaB)“, which is  
established at the Institute of Romance Languages and Literatures. The  
position will be non-permanent until 31.12.2027. The salary grade is  
based on the job characteristics of the collective agreement (TV-G-U)  
applicable to Goethe University.

The responsibilities of the position include collaboration and  
scientific services in research within the project B05: "Negative  
Polarity Items in non-negative contexts“ as part of the CRC "NegLab“.  
The project explores the occurrence of Negative Polarity Items in  
German, Romanian, and English. Specifically, the following tasks are  
expected of the position holder: Acquisition, annotation, and analysis  
of corpus data and speaker judgements; formal semantic modeling within  
a constraint-based grammar framework; presentation and publication of  
project results. Two research stays lasting several weeks are planned  
in Bucharest. The opportunity for academic qualification (PhD) and  
independent research will be provided.

Requirements:

-    completed academic university degree (Master) in linguistics or a  
relevant field with a linguistic focus
-    very good language skills in English (C1) and German
-    proficiency in common software (including LaTeX)
-    ability to work independently, teamwork, and communication skills
-    demonstrable interest in the following areas: formal semantics  
and pragmatics, formal grammar, corpus linguistics, collection of  
speaker judgments
-    interest in the linguistic study of Romanian and willingness to  
carry out research stays in Bucharest lasting several weeks
-    knowledge of constraint-based grammar frameworks is advantageous

Goethe University is committed to a policy of providing equal  
employment opportunities for both men and women alike, and therefore  
encourages particularly women to apply for the position/s offered.  
Individuals with severe disability will be prioritized in case of  
equal aptitiude and ability.

Please submit your application with the usual documents (cover letter,  
curriculum vitae, and relevant certificates in original and, if  
necessary, certified translations into German or English)  
electronically in one single PDF document by 15.02.2024, to Manfred  
Sailer, email: sailer at em.uni-frankfurt.de.
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Manfred Sailer
Institut für England- und Amerikastudien
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1
60629 Frankfurt a.M.
http://user.uni-frankfurt.de/~sailer/index.html
sailer at em.uni-frankfurt.de