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Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:18:14
From: Jochen Trommer [jtrommer at uni-leipzig.de]
Subject: General Linguistics; Morphology; Phonology; Syntax : Post Doc, Universität Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

 
University or Organization: Universität Leipzig 
Department: IGRA (Research training group 'Interaction of Grammatical Building Blocks')
Web Address: https://www.philol.uni-leipzig.de/en/research-training-group-interaction-of-grammatical-building-blo
Job Title: General Linguistics
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Morphology; Phonology; Syntax 


Description:

The University of Leipzig, Germany, offers full funding for one post-doctoral
candidate in any area of phonology, morphology and/or syntax, and their
interfaces (pending final funding approval). The post-doctoral research will
be carried out as part of the graduate program "Interaction of Grammatical
Building Blocks'' (IGRA) at the University of Leipzig, funded by the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation). The position is
funded for one and a half years (18 months), with social benefits (payscale:
1.0 TVL-E13).

The central research focus of IGRA is 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 independent original
research that is based on different grammatical models (and potentially also
on combinations thereof), such as Optimality Theory, Rule-Based phonology,
Minimalism, 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:
https://www.philol.uni-leipzig.de/en/research-training-group-interaction-of-gr
ammatical-building-blocks/

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 October 1, 2021. The position
starts on October 1, 2021.

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 October 1, 2021).

All supporting documents for the application should be emailed electronically
as pdf files to the contact information provided below with the subject line:
IGRA. The recommendation letters should be emailed directly to the same
address by the referees.



Application Deadline: 01-Sep-2021 
	  
Email Address for Applications: jtrommer at uni-leipzig.de 
Contact Information:
	Dr. Jochen Trommer 
	Email: jtrommer at uni-leipzig.de 
	Phone: +49-341-97-37633 
	Fax: +49-341-97-37609 


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