28.3063, Jobs: Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Phonology; Syntax: Post Doc Researcher, Universitaet Leipzig

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Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 11:47:48
From: Gereon Mueller [gereon.mueller at uni-leipzig.de]
Subject: Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Phonology; Syntax: Post Doc Researcher, Universitaet Leipzig, Germany

 
University or Organization: Universitaet Leipzig 
Department: Linguistics
Job Location: Leipzig, Germany 
Web Address: https://igra.philol.uni-leipzig.de/
Job Title: Researcher, Grammatical Theory
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Phonology; Syntax 


Description:

Universitaet 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 1 year, 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. 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 graduate students, 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. Applicants should have a PhD in linguistics, with
degree in hand latest by August 31, 2017. The position starts on September 1,
2017.

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 August 31, 2017).

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: 01-Aug-2017 
	  
Email Address for Applications: gereon.mueller at uni-leipzig.de 
Contact Information:
	Gereon Mueller 
	Email: gereon.mueller at uni-leipzig.de 


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