34.68, Support: French; Psycholinguistics: PhD, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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Subject: 34.68, Support: French; Psycholinguistics: PhD, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

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From: Sofie Decock [sofie.decock at ugent.be]
Subject: French; Psycholinguistics: PhD, Ghent University


Institution/Organization: Ghent University
Department: Department of Translation, Interpreting and Communication
Web Address: https://www.ugent.be/lw/vtc/nl

Level: PhD

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Psycholinguistics; Sociolinguistics; Sociolinguistics
Required Language(s): French (fra)
                      Romance

Description:

We invite applications for a four-year PhD position on a research
project funded by the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) and the
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). The project is a
collaboration between Ghent University, the University of Fribourg
(Switzerland) and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
(Trondheim) and is titled: ‘Do small words make a difference?
Investigating the effects of gender-neutral pronouns on mental gender
representations and perceptions of text quality in Dutch, French and
Norwegian’. A brief description of the project can be found here:
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/48346

This vacancy pertains to the French language part of the project. The
PhD student working on French will be based at Ghent University and
will be responsible for the development and execution of the work
packages pertaining to French, presenting results at national and
international conferences, and reporting results in international
refereed journals in preparation of a PhD thesis. The PhD student is
expected to do two research stays at the University of Fribourg under
the supervision of Pascal Gygax.

Applications are invited from candidates with the following
qualifications:
 - a master’s degree in Linguistics, Multilingual Communication,
Psychology or other relevant master’s degrees;
 - an outstanding record of undergraduate and Master’s level work;
 - a curious, enterprising and critical mind;
 - excellent analytical skills and a passion for research;
 - an interest in and talent for working in the field of experimental
linguistics;
 - an excellent command of (written and spoken) French; a good command
of (written and spoken) English; willingness to learn some basic Dutch
 - the ability to present research results at international
conferences and to publish in academic journals;
 - a willingness and ability to collaborate closely with a team, as
well as work independently;
 - previous experience in experimental design is considered an asset.

The PhD student to be appointed on this project will be working under
the supervision of Sofie Decock (PI) and Sarah Van Hoof
(co-supervisor). In addition, the PhD student will closely collaborate
with the other team members of this project: Pascal Gygax (University
of Fribourg), Ute Gabriel (Norwegian University of Science and
Technology), a PhD student working on Dutch and a postdoctoral fellow
working on Norwegian. Funding is available for 4 years. The
appointment is initially for the duration of 1 year. The starting date
will be March 1 or April 1, depending on the availability of the
candidate and that of the PhD student working on Dutch. The initial
appointment will be extended given satisfactory achievements.

When applying, please provide:
 - an application letter detailing your motivation and experience as
relevant to this job offer (in English or French),
 - your Curriculum Vitae (in English or French),
 - a list of your bachelor’s and master’s course grades
 - a single-authored piece of academic writing (e.g., student paper or
master’s thesis)

Interviews with a selection of the candidates will take place on
January 19, 20, 23 or 24, 2023. If you are not available in that
period, please state that explicitly in your application letter and
also mention when you will be available again. The interviews will be
held in English.

For more information, please contact Sofie Decock
(sofie.decock at ugent.be).

Application Deadline: 15-Jan-2023

Contact Information:
Prof. Dr. Sofie Decock
sofie.decock at ugent.be



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