[Lingtyp] JOB: postdoctoral fellowship at Linguistic Convergence Laboratory (HSE University)

[Chiara Naccarato]

Dear colleagues,

The *Linguistic Convergence Laboratory, HSE University* (
https://ilcl.hse.ru/en/) in Moscow, Russia, invites applications for
postdoctoral research positions (https://iri.hse.ru/ru/PD_LCL_2024) in the
field of language contact, language corpora, linguistic typology,
instrumental phonetics, field linguistics, NLP for low-resource language,
languages of the Caucasus, languages of Russia.

*Requirements*
The general requirements for the postdoctoral fellowship positions are the
following:
● Candidates must hold a recent PhD in the field of linguistics,
sociolinguistics, Caucaseology, linguistic typology, Slavic languages,
instrumental phonetics, computer science, or related areas which was
awarded over the last 5 years or received before starting work at HSE in a
relevant field by an internationally recognized university and has been
assessed by external reviewers as having the potential to pursue research
that is publishable in leading peer-reviewed journals;
● Candidates should have ability to work in team;
● Fluent English is an obligatory condition as research and other
activities are conducted in English. Knowledge of Russian is not required;
● Relevant experience will be an asset although not required.

*The position involves*:
● working under the direct supervision of George Moroz (Laboratory Head);
● participants are encouraged to pursue their own research along with
working on the Linguistic Convergence Laboratory’s research projects (
https://lingconlab.ru/) such as:
- Typological Atlas of the Languages of Daghestan
- Linguistic variation in bilinguals’ and dialectal Russian
- Other ongoing projects devoted to specific areas of the grammar and/or
the lexicon of languages of Russia and the Caucasus
● writing research papers for international peer-reviewed journals in
co-authorship with the members of the Lab;
● participation in the events of the Lab and other contribution to the
Lab’s development;
● public presentations of the candidate's own research to the academic
community;
● some teaching is encouraged, though not required.

*Conditions*
Appointments are made for one year. Postdoctoral fellows have high
opportunity of renewal of the contract (no more than two times) in case of
outstanding performance.
HSE University offers postdoctoral fellows a competitive salary, the
standard medical insurance plan; a working space equipped with a computer
and free Internet access at the University.
The Lab offers access to its databases and electronic resources, and
provides the postdoc with a working desk in the Lab’s office.

*Application Process*
Applications must be submitted online. Please provide a CV, a statement of
research interest and a recent research paper submitted via the online
application form. At least two letters of recommendation should be sent
directly to the International Faculty Recruitment Office at
fellowship at hse.ru before the application deadline. Please note that direct
applications to the hiring laboratory may not be reviewed.
Read more about the application process here
<https://iri.hse.ru/postdoc_info>.

The deadline for the applications is *January 31, 2025*.

For more information:
- about Postdoctoral Fellowship – Frequently Asked Questions
<https://iri.hse.ru/faq_pd>
- about HSE university – official web-site <https://www.hse.ru/en/info/>
- about the Linguistic Convergence Laboratory – official web-site of the
Laboratory <https://ilcl.hse.ru/en/> or contact Chiara Naccarato (
ch1naccarato at gmail.com or mnaccarato at hse.ru) directly
- about international specialists' life in Moscow – International Faculty
Support <https://ifaculty.hse.ru> page

If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact the
International Faculty Recruitment Office at fellowship at hse.ru.

Best,
Chiara Naccarato
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