[Lingtyp] Postdoc in quantitative typology, Paris

[Sylvain Kahane]

The Autogramm research project https://autogramm.github.io/ is excited to announce an open one-year position for a postdoctoral researcher in the field of Quantitative Linguistic Typology. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Funded by the ANR (the French National Research Agency), Autogramm focuses on exploring the power of dependency-annotated treebanks to elucidate the structures of under-represented and typologically diverse languages. Our project also explores the extraction of typological generalizations from treebanks using token-based (Levshina 2019) or typometric (Gerdes, Kahane, and Chen 2021) approaches.

The appointed postdoctoral researcher will be affiliated with the Lisn Laboratory (Université Paris-Saclay) integrating ongoing collaborations around Paris, in particular with the  Lacito Laboratory (Paris/Villejuif) and Modyco Laboratory (Nanterre). The researcher will have the opportunity to develop a research project revolving around the creation of a typological database. This database will integrate quantitative data from treebanks (based on the Universal Dependency project) and Interlinear Glossed Text (IGT) of various languages. Our aim is to capture the full spectrum of linguistic diversity and generate nuanced, quantitative typological generalizations based on annotated structures, which could eventually lead to automated comparative grammars.

Ideal candidates will possess a strong background in language typology and linguistic theory, along with a proven track record in corpus creation and quantitative corpus analysis.

The postdoctoral position is set to commence between now and at the latest, January 1st 2025. To apply, please compile your application into a single PDF file and email it at your earliest convenience to Sylvain Kahane (skahane at parisnanterre.fr <mailto:skahane at parisnanterre.fr>), Sylvain Loiseau (sylvain.loiseau at univ-paris13.fr <mailto:sylvain.loiseau at univ-paris13.fr>), and Kim Gerdes (gerdes at lisn.fr <mailto:gerdes at lisn.fr>). We look forward to receiving your applications.
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