32.1527, Support: Morphology; Phonology; Semantics; Syntax: PhD, Universität Leipzig

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Subject: 32.1527, Support: Morphology; Phonology; Semantics; Syntax: PhD, Universität Leipzig

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Date: Mon, 03 May 2021 16:43:35
From: Jochen Trommer [jtrommer at uni-leipzig.de]
Subject: Morphology; Phonology; Semantics; Syntax: PhD, Universität Leipzig, Germany

 Institution/Organization: Universität Leipzig 
Department: Institut für Linguistik 
Web Address: https://www.philol.uni-leipzig.de/en/institute-of-linguistics/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Morphology; Phonology; Semantics; Syntax 
 

Description:

One 4-year PhD position  in the DFG Research Unit ‘Cyclic Optimization’ as
scientific coordinator

Starting date: October 1, 2021
Salary: Fully Funded Position 
Deadline: June 30, 2021

The DFG Research Unit ‘Cyclic Optimization’ starting October 1, 2021 with 15
new research positions will explore the interaction of cyclicity and
optimization in all areas of grammar: phonology, morphology, syntax, and
semantics. It comprises 8 single research projects with 15 new research
positions, and a budget of roughly 4,5 Million Euros. The position announced
here is intended to 
assist the speaker of the RU in the scientific administration of the overall
project, but also, and more crucially, to conduct research in any area of the
RU’s research agenda not directly covered by the single subprojects.

The central administrative task of the scientific coordinator will be to
develop integrated programs for workshops, colloquia, joint retreats, and the
rotation program of the RU (an obligatory exchange program for employees in
the subprojects to carry out small-scale research projects under the
supervision of other subprojects), in close cooperation with the speaker of
the RU (Jochen Trommer). In addition, the coordinator will administrate the
website of the research unit and ensure its visibility in social media and the
press.

We actively encourage dissertations of employees related to the Research Unit
topics. An ideal background for dissertation projects is provided by the
Leipzig linguistic graduate school IGRA with its structured course program,
which welcomes PhD students of the Research Unit
(https://www.philol.uni-leipzig.de/en/research-training-group-interaction-of-g
rammatical-building-blocks/).

Check the website of the Research Unit
(https://www.philol.uni-leipzig.de/en/institute-of-linguistics/research/ru-cyc
lic-optimization/) for more information and additional job announcements (we
also welcome parallel applications for different positions in the Research
Unit).

Tasks:
- Planning and organization of workshops, colloquia, retreats, and rotation
program 
- Maintenance of the Research Unit’s website and public relations
- Empirical research on data relevant for cyclic optimization models
- Formal modeling of linguistic data in theoretical phonology, morphology,
syntax, or semantics

Qualification:
- Master degree in linguistics or related fields
- Expertise in phonology, morphology, syntax, or semantics
- Ability to work with data from unfamiliar languages 
- Interest in theoretical analyses

Salary:
The position is fully funded, i.e., comfortably covers your living expenses in
Leipzig, including social security, health insurance, and other benefits. The
specific salary follows the pay scale of the German public service system
(Research Associate position, 65% of the German TVL-13 pay scale). 

Please send your application (German or English) including a CV, a statement
of motivation, and two work samples (e.g. MA thesis or term paper) as one pdf
to jtrommer at uni-leipzig.de until June 30, 2021.

Two letters of recommendation should be sent to this address directly from the
referees.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions. 
 

Application Deadline: 30-Jun-2021 

Contact Information: 
	Prof. Jochen Trommer
	jtrommer at uni-leipzig.de  


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