34.1783, Support: English, German; Cognitive Science, Psycholinguistics: PhD, University of Potsdam

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Subject: 34.1783, Support: English, German; Cognitive Science, Psycholinguistics: PhD, University of Potsdam

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Date: 02-Jun-2023
From: Bürki Audrey [buerki at uni-potsdam.de]
Subject: English, German; Cognitive Science, Psycholinguistics: PhD, University of Potsdam


Institution/Organization: University of Potsdam
Department: Linguistics
Web Address: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/ling/index

Level: PhD

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Psycholinguistics; Computational
linguistics
Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      German (deu)

Description:

PhD position in the Cognitive Science: Language and Methods Lab at the
University of Potsdam (Germany)

The position is funded by a research grant from the German Research
Foundation (DFG) focused on investigating language production using
experimental data and computational modelling (naïve discrimination
learning, dynamic models). The position is for 26 hours of work per
week (65%). The salary and benefits are determined by the collective
bargaining agreement for public employees in Germany (TV-L 13 Ost;
100%). This is a temporary position, initially limited to 22 months.
Candidates with a PhD are also encouraged to apply.

The University of Potsdam hosts leading groups in cognitive sciences
and linguistics, providing a vibrant interdisciplinary scientific
environment
(http://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cognitive-sciences/index.html). The lab
is associated with the Collaborative Research Center SFB 1287 „Limits
of variability in language”
(https://www.uni-potsdam.de/sfb1287/index.html).

Potsdam is an attractive historical city and its palaces are a UNESCO
World Heritage Site. Furthermore, Potsdam is at close commuting
distance to Berlin, a culturally vibrant and progressive city. Both
cities have a high quality of life at modest living costs.

Project and responsibilities:
The goal of this project is to investigate the cognitive mechanisms
underlying the production of utterances, with a focus on the impact of
usage. This will be achieved with behavioral experiments and
computational modelling. The tasks of the collaborator will include:
designing and implementing behavioral experiments, collecting and
analyzing data, and, depending on expertise, computational modeling.

We offer:
 - International cooperation and travel support
 - Excellent computational resources
 - Research support by student assistants
 - A friendly and open-minded lab research environment

Requirements:
 - Master in relevant field (Cognitive Sciences, Psycholinguistics,
Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Machine learning, Data
Science, etc.)
 - Computational skills (e.g., MATLAB, Python, R)
 - Capacity to work independently
 - Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills (in
English)
 - Strong interest in several aspects of the lab’s research focus,
i.e., Language production, Psycholinguistics, Neurocognition of
language, Applied statistics
 - High motivation and commitment

In addition, the ideal candidate has the following:
 - Knowledge of German
 - Expertise in applied statistics

The University of Potsdam strives to maintain gender balance among its
staff. Severely dis-abled applicants shall receive preference in case
of equal qualifications. We expressly invite applications from people
with migration backgrounds.

Please send your application (including a letter of motivation, CV, at
least 2 names of potential referees, and copies of academic
certificates) as a single pdf file to the contact's email below by the
deadline for full consideration (late applications may be considered
until the position is filled). Please direct informal inquiries to the
contact below as well.

Application Deadline: 31-Jul-2023

Contact Information:
Prof.  Audrey Bürki
buerki at uni-potsdam.de



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