31.1549, Jobs: Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Phonology; Syntax: Post Doc, Universitaet Leipzig

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Date: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:46:41
From: Fabian Heck [heck at uni-leipzig.de]
Subject: Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Phonology; Syntax: Post Doc, Universitaet Leipzig, Germany

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

Specialty Areas: Linguistic Theories; Morphology; Phonology; Syntax 

Description:

Leipzig University offers full funding for one post-doctoral researcher 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 and a half 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 IGRA 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 Minimalist Program, Optimality Theory, Rule-Based phonology,
Distributed Morphology, Lexical Decomposition Grammar, Construction Grammar,
Minimalist Morphology, or 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 have 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 1, 2020. The position
starts on September 1, 2020.

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
- Two letters of recommendation
- Curriculum Vitae (CV), including a full list of publications
- Copy of PhD degree (if available).

All supporting documents for the application should be emailed electronically
as pdf files to Fabian Heck at the application email provided below with the
subject line: igra. The recommendation letters should be emailed directly to
this address by the referees.

Application Deadline: 30-Jun-2020 

Email Address for Applications: heck at uni-leipzig.de 
Contact Information:
	Fabian Heck 
	Email: heck at uni-leipzig.de 

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