31.1531, Support: Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics: PhD Student, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

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Subject: 31.1531, Support: Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics: PhD Student, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

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Date: Wed, 06 May 2020 02:44:05
From: Nivedita Mani [nmani at gwdg.de]
Subject: Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics: PhD Student, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany

 Institution/Organization: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen 
Department: Georg-Elias-Müller Institute for Psychology 
Web Address: https://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/en/lang 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition; Psycholinguistics 
 

Description:

The Psychology of Language Group, Georg-Elias-Müller Institut für Psychologie,
Georg-August University Göttingen invites applications for a doctoral
researcher position (all genders welcome; 65%; Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L) within
the Research Training Group “Understanding Social Relationships” (Speaker:
Prof. Julia Fischer). The position is available for three years. The position
will investigate the extent to which infants selectively attend to different
kinds of language input and how this selective attention impacts successful
language learning using eye-tracking and ERP methodologies. The common aim of
the RTG is to identify core principles explaining the development, maintenance
and function of social relationships.

The position is anchored in the “Psychology of Language” Research Group at
Georg-Elias-Müller Institut für Psychologie (PI: Prof. Nivedita Mani), which
focusses on the mechanisms underlying infants’ language acquisition and
language processing. Researchers working within the group have varied
interests including topics such as curiosity-driven approaches to word
learning, selective attention in early language acquisition, visual and social
cues in language processing.

Candidates should fulfill the following requirements:

- A very good M.Sc. degree (or equivalent) in Psychology, Cognitive Science,
Psycholinguistics or similar fields 
- Very good English skills (written and spoken) 
- Good statistical and analytical skills 
- Willingness to work in interdisciplinary teams 
- Experience in experimental studies with children, EEG and eye-tracking is
beneficial 
- Good German skills are beneficial

The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places
particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified
women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in fields in which they are
underrepresented. The university has committed itself to being a
family-friendly institution and supports their employees in balancing work and
family life. The mission of the University is to employ a greater number of
severely disabled persons. Applications from severely disabled persons with
equivalent qualifications will be given preference.

Detailed information on the application process, the Research Training Group
and the specific research project (project 1) are available at
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/social-relationships.

Please send your application with the usual documents in electronic form by 30
May 2020 to the RTG coordination office (rtg2070 at uni-goettingen.de) and in cc
to Prof. Mani (nmani at gwdg.de). 

Please note:
With submission of your application, you accept the processing of your
applicant data in terms of data-protection law. Further information on the
legal basis and data usage is provided in the Information General Data
Protection Regulation (GDPR)
 

Application Deadline: 30-May-2020 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Prof Nivedita Mani 
	Goßlerstraße 14 
	Goettingen Niedersachsen 37073 
	Germany 
	
Contact Information: 
	Prof Nivedita Mani 
	nmani at gwdg.de  


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