35.3530, Jobs: Cognitive Science, Phonetics, Phonology, Psycholinguistics: Articulatory and perceptual investigation of lexical prosody, Ecole Normale Supérieure

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Date: 13-Dec-2024
From: Maria Giavazzi [maria.giavazzi at ens.psl.eu]
Subject: Cognitive Science, Phonetics, Phonology, Psycholinguistics: Articulatory and perceptual investigation of lexical prosody, Ecole Normale Supérieure


University or Organization: Ecole Normale Supérieure
Department: Department of Cognitive Science
Job Location: Paris, France
Web Address: https://cognition.ens.fr/en
Job Title: Articulatory and perceptual investigation of lexical
prosody
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Phonetics; Phonology;
Psycholinguistics

Description:

The Department of Cognitive Science at Ecole Normale Supérieure is
offering a postdoctoral researcher position on a project investigating
the articulatory and perceptual aspects of word-level prominence (i.e.
lexical stress) (PI: Maria Giavazzi).

TASKS
The postdoc's primary responsibility will be to conduct research in
articulatory phonetics, as well as research investigating the
perceptual consequences of the articulatory effects. The postdoc will
work on a project which aims to understand and model (i) the
spatio-temporal articulatory modulations associated to the realisation
of lexical stress and (ii) the consequences of these modulations for
the perception of the affected speech sounds. The project also aims to
investigate the phonological implications of these phonetic findings,
in particular for the typology of stress-conditioned phonological
processes. Connections between linguistics and other fields in
cognitive science beyond phonetics and laboratory phonology are
welcome.
While this is primarily a research position, it might also involve
small organisational responsibilities. Regular participation in
collective scientific activities (e.g. seminars and lab meetings) will
be expected.

RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT
The postdoc will be affiliated to Department of cognitive science of
the ENS (DEC), which offers a rich interdisciplinary environment (see
especially the LSCP, and DEC Linguistics). The postdoc will be
co-supervised by Maria Giavazzi at DEC and Bowei Shao at the
Laboratoire de Phonétique et Phonologie (LPP). Other partners in the
project are Anne Hermes (LPP) and Sharon Peperkamp (DEC).
The DEC and the LPP are both located in the 5th arrondissement in
Paris, a few minutes walking distance apart. The postdoc will have
access to the DEC behavioral platform at ENS and to the speech
physiology platform of the LPP (Sorbonne Nouvelle), which has an EMA
(AG501) device.

PROFILE
The successful applicant will have a strong background in speech
production (EMA, ultrasound). Additional experience in speech
perception and phonology will be considered a plus, but it’s not a
requirement. The candidate should be able to contribute to the
different phases of the project, in terms of experimental design, data
collection and analysis, and paper write-up. Knowledge in MATLAB,
Praat, Python, R, EMUWebApp (at least a subset of these) is required.
Experience with online testing will also will be considered a plus,
but it’s not a requirement. Excellent communication skills, team
spirit, and an ability to work in autonomy are essential.

Starting date: between April 1st 2025 and June 1st 2025. The
applicant's PhD should have been defended and filed by the starting
date. The position is open until filled. For fullest consideration,
all materials should be received by January 15th 2025.

Location: 29 rue d’Ulm, 75005 Paris, France
Duration: The initial contract will be for one year and is renewable
for six additional months.
Salary: between 36k€ and 40k€ per year, according to experience.
Benefits include health insurance.

The ENS is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly encourage
applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of
gender, disability, marital or parental status, ethnic or social
origin, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

APPLICATION DETAILS
The file must include:
- a CV
- a brief statement of research interests (up to 2 pages)
- up to 3 writing samples (e.g. published journal article, conference
paper, preprint).
For full consideration, please send your application in a single pdf
file by email titled “[DIA-SYN-PHON postdoc application]”, and include
contact information for two references. All communication and
materials should be addressed to the PI’s email indicated below.

Application Deadline: 15-Jan-2025
Mailing Address for Applications:
Email Address for Applications: maria.giavazzi at ens.psl.eu
Contact Information:
        Prof. Maria Giavazzi
        Email: maria.giavazzi at ens.psl.eu



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