26.3068, Jobs: Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Phonology; Syntax: Post Doc, Universitaet Leipzig

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Subject: 26.3068, Jobs: Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Phonology; Syntax: Post Doc, Universitaet Leipzig

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Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:57:28
From: Gereon Mueller [gereon.mueller at uni-leipzig.de]
Subject: Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Phonology; Syntax: Post Doc, Universitaet Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

University or Organization: Universitaet Leipzig 
Department: IGRA Graduate Programme
Job Location: Leipzig, Germany 
Web Address: http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~igra
Job Title: Researcher, Grammatical Theory
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Phonology; Syntax 

Description:

The University of Leipzig, Germany, offers full funding for one post-doctoral
candidate in any area of syntax, morphology and/or phonology and their
interfaces.  The post-doctoral research will be carried out as part of the
graduate programme "Interaction of Grammatical Building Blocks" (IGRA) at the
University of Leipzig (http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~igra), funded by the
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation). The
position is funded for 2 years, with social benefits (payscale: 1.0 TVL-E13).

The central research focus of IGRA is on the phonology, morphology, and syntax
of natural languages. Recent developments in grammatical theory have
accumulated an impressive body of knowledge about the representations of
linguistic expressions of varying complexity, and about the grammatical
building blocks (rules, operations, constraints, schemata, extralinguistic
factors) that restrict their distributions. In addition, there are some
plausible hypotheses as to how these building blocks interact with one
another. However, what is so far lacking is a comprehensive and systematic
investigation of the possible interactions of grammatical building blocks from
different theoretical perspectives, on the basis of detailed empirical studies
of phonological, morphological, and syntactic phenomena from an array of
typologically diverse languages. It is the primary goal of the graduate
programme to address this gap.

The post-doctoral candidates are encouraged to pursue research that is based
on different grammatical models (and potentially also on combinations
thereof), such as Minimalism, Optimality Theory, Rule-Based phonology,
Distributed Morphology, Lexical Decomposition Grammar, Construction Grammar,
Framework-Free Grammatical Theory, Minimalist Morphology, Paradigm-Function
Morphology. The programme will provide a unique opportunity of conducting
linguistic research in an academically rigorous environment that is not
pre-biased toward one or other theoretical framework. Detailed information
about the research programme, including a list of the programme's faculty and
a list of potential dissertation topics, can be found here:
http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~igra.

Application Requirements: Ideal candidates are characterized by a proven
research record in grammatical theory, peer-reviewed publications, and
international visibility. Researchers from international backgrounds are
particularly encouraged to apply. Prior knowledge of German is not required.
Applicants should have a PhD in linguistics, with degree in hand latest by
September 15, 2015. The position starts on September 15, 2015.

Supporting documents: 

- Statement of purpose (up to 2 pages) that clarifies the research interests
of the applicant and details the nature of the project the candidate intends
to pursue within the post-doctoral position, with particular focus on how this
will fit in with the larger research goals of the IGRA research programme:
written in English or German. 
- Two representative samples of research work: in English or German.  
- Two letters of recommendation 
- Curriculum Vitae (CV), including a full list of publications
- Copy of PhD degree (to be handed in latest by September 15, 2015).

All supporting documents for the application should be emailed electronically
as pdf files to Prof. Gereon Mueller at the application email address below
(subject line: igra). The recommendation letters should be emailed directly to
this address by the referees.

Application Deadline: 20-Jul-2015 

Email Address for Applications: buildingblocks at uni-leipzig.de 
Contact Information:
	Prof. Gereon Mueller 
	Email: gereon.mueller at uni-leipzig.de 

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