[LFG] postdoc position in Paris

[Anne Abeillé]

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> Postdoctoral Fellowship in Experimental Syntax, Semantics and/or Pragmatics
> LABEX "Empirical Foundations of Linguistics"
> http://www.labex-efl.org/
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> Université Paris Sorbonne Cité
> Laboratoire de Linguistique Formelle
> http://www.llf.cnrs.fr/
> CNRS-Université Paris Diderot
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> Specialty Areas: Semantics; Syntax; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; Psycholinguistics; Computational Linguistics
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> Description:
> The Labex EFL (Empirical Foundations of Linguistics, http://www.labex-efl.org/) is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher in experimental syntax, semantics and/or pragmatics. The position is for 12
> months (full time), and, depending on the results, may be renewed for another 12 months.
> The position is provided by the strand « Experimental Grammar » of the Labex EFL project (strand 2).
> The postdoc is expected to have knowledge of theoretical syntax, semantics and pragmatics, as well as empirical methods: annotated corpora, experiments, and statistics. The postdoc will work within
> the context of the SA4 work package, entitled Near-Synonymy, Semantic Equivalence and Syntactic Variation (https://sites.google.com/site/labexeflsa4/home). As such, their primary responsibility will
> be to conduct quantitative and/or experimental research on syntactic variation and change, and its relation to semantic, pragmatic and/or social meaning.
> 
> Applicants should propose a research project that they will work on during their contract. Phenomena currently being studied within SA4 include argument structure alternations and grammatical gender
> alternations in French, German and Russian. These topics could serve as the focus of the postdoctoral project; however, applicants are also highly encouraged to propose an original project based on their
> research interests which relates quantitative morpho-syntactic variation to meaning. Projects combining research in formal syntax/semantics/pragmatics with sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic
> and/or computational research are particularly desirable.
> There are no teaching requirements in this position. However, regular participation in collective scientific activities (e.g., seminars) will be expected. Knowledge of French is an asset but not required.
> 
> Research Environment:
> The postdoc will be affiliated with the Laboratoire de Linguistique Formelle (LLF http://www.llf.cnrs.fr/), located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. The LLF is an interdisciplinary
> research laboratory linked to the Department of Linguistics (UFR de Linguistique) at the Université Paris Diderot (https://www.univ-paris-diderot.fr/), which brings together researchers from
> computational, experimental, theoretical, and descriptive linguistics. The lab has an experimental room, a lab assistant as well as experimental material (eyetracker, SMI glasses, portable EEG...), and
> houses a number of computational resources for corpus studies on French and other languages (French Treebank, ELICO, French parsed Wikipedia...).
> The postdoc will also benefit from the lively syntax/semantics/pragmatics community in Paris, which includes labs such as the Institut Jean Nicod (ENS Paris) and Structures Formelles du Langage (Paris 8).
> 
> Starting date and salary:
> The starting date of the position is flexible: between June 2018 and October 2018. The applicant's PhD should have been defended and filed by the starting date. The position will pay 26.000 euros net per
> year.
> 
> Application details:
> Prospective applicants should send:
> - A curriculum vitae including publications
> - a brief statement of research interests including a description of the research project to be undertaken during the contract (up to 4 pages)
> - a website address where the publications can be downloaded.
> - names of professors for reference letters.
> 
> For full consideration, please send the application in a single email and arrange to have (up to three) letters of reference sent directly by their author by March 1, 2018. All communication and materials
> should be addressed to the application email address below. We intend to (Skype) interview and select candidates in March 2018.
> 
> Application Deadline: March 1, 2018
> Contacts for applications: Anne Abeillé and Heather Burnett
> Email address for applications and/or questions: heather.susan.burnett at gmail.com
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