24.2301, Jobs: Cognitive Science; Morphology; Syntax: Post Doc, Leiden University

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Subject: 24.2301, Jobs: Cognitive Science; Morphology; Syntax: Post Doc, Leiden University

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Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:09:15
From: Prof. dr. Johan Rooryck [j.e.c.v.rooryck at hum.leidenuniv.nl]
Subject: Cognitive Science; Morphology; Syntax: Post Doc, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

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University or Organization: Leiden University 
Department: Leiden University Center for Linguistics
Job Location: Leiden, Netherlands 
Web Address: http://www.hum.leiden.edu/lucl/
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Morphology; Syntax 


Description:

The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) will be funding the
Horizon research project ‘Knowledge and Culture’. This project is a
collaboration between the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL), the
Leiden University Centre for Arts in Society (LUCAS), the Meertens Institute
(KNAW), and the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The Leiden University Centre
for Linguistics (LUCL) of the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University will
be coordinating the research project.

Within this project we are looking for:

A Postdoctoral Researcher in Linguistics
(3 years, 38 hrs a week)

The project ‘Knowledge and Culture’ consists of the following subprojects:
- subproject 1: music cognition
	(1 PhD student, 1 Postdoc, Teamleader: Prof.dr H. Honing) 
- subproject 2: language and number
	(1 PhD student, 1 Postdoc, Teamleader: Prof.dr S. Barbiers)
- subproject 3: visual arts and geometry
(1 PhD student, 1 Postdoc, Teamleaders: Prof.dr.ir M. Delbeke & Prof.dr C.
van Eck)
- subproject 4: poetry, rhythm, and meter
	(1 PhD student, 1 Postdoc, Teamleader: Prof.dr M. van Oostendorp)

Postdoc Project: 
Number in Language: a typological study

As a part of the subproject on Language and Number, this project studies the
relation between the properties of the core knowledge system for number and
the linguistic properties of numerals in the world’s languages. The project
focuses on the following questions:
1. Does the distinction between the Object Tracking System (OTS) and the
Approximate Number System (ANS) manifest itself in the numeral systems of the
languages of the world, and if so, how?
2. What does the special linguistic status of 1 as opposed to all other
numerals tell us about OTS and ANS?
This project will provide a more complete cross-linguistic typology of the
morphosyntactic properties of cardinal and ordinal numerals and quantifiers
such as many and few.

Your Profile:
We are looking for someone who:
-  Has completed a doctoral degree in linguistics, preferably with
specialization in (morpho-)syntax. PhD-students who are close to defending
their dissertation are also welcome to apply.
-  Has good knowledge of theoretical and typological approaches to
(morpho-)syntactic research
-  Has a keen interest in cognitive science, core knowledge systems, and
linguistics,
-  Has publications in peer-reviewed journals or with established academic
publishers,
-  Has a curious, enterprising, and creative mind as well as excellent
analytical and organizational skills,
-  Has the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, as well
as the ambition to pursue an academic career in an internationally oriented
scientific context. Experience with external fundraising is an advantage.

Main Tasks
The successful candidate will:
-  Conduct original research in line with both the general research project
and the Postdoc-project described above,
-  Build a large systematic data-collection of the cross-linguistic
morphosyntactic properties of numerals, ordinals and quantifiers for the
subproject ‘The linguistic typology of number systems and the core knowledge
system of number’.
-  Analyze these linguistic properties and their relation with the core
knowledge systems of number.
-  Present results on international conferences
-  Submit results to academic journals

More Information:
For the complete vacancy text, submission details and more information see the
application website below.



Application Deadline: 01-Jul-2013 
	  
Email Address for Applications: vacatureslucl at hum.leidenuniv.nl 
Web Address for Applications: http://werkenbij.leidenuniv.nl/vacatures/wetenschappelijke-functies/13-160-a-postdoctoral-researcher.html 
Contact Information:
	Prof. dr. Johan Rooryck 
	Email: j.e.c.v.rooryck at hum.leidenuniv.nl 





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