[Lingtyp] Applications for researcher positions at CNRS now opening

[Mark Van de Velde]

Dear colleagues:

As signalled in an earlier post to this list (December 12^th ), each 
year a small number of permanent research positions in linguistics are 
made available at the French National Centre for Scientific Research 
(CNRS). Everyone who holds a PhD in linguistics can apply, irrespective 
of their nationality. Applications are evaluated and ranked by a 
committee of linguists. The deadline for applications this year is 
February 9^th . More information can be found on the CNRS website 
<https://www.cnrs.fr/en/competitive-entrance-examinations-researchers-womenmen>, 
and in a guide for candidates 
<https://www.cnrs.fr/sites/default/files/download-file/Guide%20concours%20chercheurs%202024_EN_V1.pdf>. 
Note that CNRS is subdivided into disciplinary sections; and that 
linguistics is Section 34.

There are three junior positions this year (/Chargé.e de recherche/ or 
/CR/), versus seven senior positions (/Directeur/trice de recherche/ or 
/DR/). The latter are in theory open to everyone, but due to budgetary 
restrictions all or most of them will go to current junior researchers 
at CNRS who apply for promotion. External applicants are allowed to 
apply to both types of position simultaneously.

Research in France is organised in so-called research units, commonly 
called /laboratories/, which typically host permanent researchers of 
CNRS, as well as teachers at one or more affiliated universities. 
Candidates for research positions at CNRS apply as individuals and are 
evaluated as such, but are required to identify the research unit(s) 
they wish to join and indicate how their planned research fits into the 
research tradition of that unit. Typically, a letter of support from the 
head of the proposed host unit will be expected.

Research units tend to specialise in one or more sub disciplines of 
linguistics. LINGTYP subscribers may be particularly interested in 
joining one of the research units that specialise in the study of 
language diversity, typically combining field work with linguistic 
typology. These units include:

CRLAO, specialising in the languages of East Asia 
(http://crlao.ehess.fr/; crlao at ehess.fr)

DDL, with a variety of areal expertise (http://www.ddl.cnrs.fr; 
francoise.rose at cnrs.fr)

LACITO, specialising in the study of languages without a written 
tradition (https://lacito.cnrs.fr/; lacito.direction at cnrs.fr)

LLACAN, specialising in the languages of Africa 
(https://llacan.cnrs.fr/; llacan.direction at cnrs.fr)

SEDYL, specialising in language contact and variation, focusing on a 
number of areas, including South and Central America 
(https://sedyl.cnrs.fr/; sophie.vassilaki at inalco.fr).

However, CNRS has many more research units, specialising in fields as 
wide ranging as computer linguistics, Basque, the history of 
linguistics, or phonetics and phonology. Do get in touch with your 
closest colleagues working in France if you are interested in joining CNRS.

Best wishes from Paris,

Mark Van de Velde

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