25.4309, Support: German, Hungarian; General Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax / Germany

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Subject: 25.4309, Support: German, Hungarian; General Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax / Germany

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Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:15:12
From: Juliana Diner [juliana.diner at uni-bielefeld.de]
Subject: German, Hungarian; General Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax: PhD Student, Bielefeld University, Germany

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 Institution/Organization: Bielefeld University 
Department: Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies 
Web Address: http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/%28en%29/lili/startseite/fakultaet.html 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Teaching,Project Work

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Pragmatics; Semantics; Syntax 

Required Language(s): German (deu)
                      Hungarian (hun) 

Description:

The research group 'General Linguistics' (GL) in the Department of Linguistics at Bielefeld University, Germany is seeking a PhD candidate to work as a research assistant on a project. GL specializes in the development of methods for cross-linguistic comparison, in particular for testing relevant theoretical questions under consideration of language diversity. 

The announced position is part of the project 'Focus and thematic role assignment: a comparison of Hungarian and German' ('Fokus und thematische Rollenzuweisung') in cooperation with the research group 'Language and Cognition' at the Department of Linguistics and the Cognitive Interaction Technology Excellence Center. The project is part of the program of emphasis of the German Research Council (DFG) 'XPrag: New Pragmatic Theories.'

We seek applicants for the following position:
1 PhD position
E 13 TV-L (50%)
The position is for 3 years.
Starting date: 1st February, 2015

Requirements:
The applicant should have:
- master's degree in Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Cognitive Science, or a related discipline;
- knowledge of Hungarian;
Further relevant qualifications:
- focus on Semantics, Pragmatics, or Syntax; 
- experience with or interest in experimental work (especially Eye Tracking); 
- an excellent command of English. 

Duties and Responsibilities:
- The candidate will be expected to undertake a PhD degree within the context of the project, design, implement, and analyse experiments with Hungarian native speakers in the context of the project. S/he will also be expected to write up the results for publication. 
- The candidate will participate in the activities of the research groups 'General Linguistics' and 'Language and Cognition' at Bielefeld University. Some contribution to administration of the project and teaching (max. 2 hours per term week) may be required.

How to apply:
Applicants should submit relevant documents as a single pdf file via e-mail to 
Juliana Diner at juliana.diner at uni-bielefeld.de
They should include the following:
- application; 
- curriculum vitae; 
- names of two referees;
For full consideration, please submit your application by the application deadline specified below.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. We particularly welcome applications from women. Given equal suitability, qualifications and professional achievement, women will be given preference unless particular circumstances pertaining to a male applicant predominate. 

Application Deadline: 15-Nov-2014 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Juliana Diner 
	Bielefeld University Fakultät für Linguistik und Literaturwissenschaft 
	Postf. 10 01 31 
	Bielefeld 33501 
	Germany 

Contact Information: 
	Ms Juliana Diner 
	juliana.diner at uni-bielefeld.de  

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