35.287, Jobs: General Linguistics: PhD Fellow in Neurocognition and Multilingualism, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

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Subject: 35.287, Jobs: General Linguistics: PhD Fellow in Neurocognition and Multilingualism, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

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Date: 18-Jan-2024
From: Trine Tverbak [trine.tverbak at grade.com]
Subject: General Linguistics: PhD Fellow in Neurocognition and Multilingualism, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

University or Organization: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Department: Department of Language and Culture, Faculty of Humanities,
Social Sciences and Education
Job Location: Tromsø, Norway
Web Address: https://en.uit.no/enhet/isk
Job Title: PhD Fellow in Neurocognition and Multilingualism
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Neurocognition and
Multilingualism

Description:

The position:

A fully funded PhD position in neurocognition and multilingualism is
available in the Department of Language and Culture, Faculty of
Humanities, Social Sciences and Education at UiT The Arctic University
of Norway. The position is affiliated with the Center for Language,
Brain & Learning (C-LaBL), and more specifically the Brain domain.
C-LaBL is financed by the Trond Mohn Foundation 2024-2029.

The objective of the position is to complete research training to the
level of a doctoral degree. Admission to the PhD programme is a
prerequisite for employment, and the programme period starts on
commencement of the position. The PhD fellow position is for a period
of three years and full time studies with the possibility of an
extension of the appointment period. If the doctoral dissertation is
submitted for appraisal within 3 years or within 3.5 years, the PhD
candidate is qualified for a completion grant for either 12 or 6
months. The completion grant should be used to further qualification
measures such as courses in teaching in higher education, lecturing
and other relevant work at the faculty. More information about the
completion grant scheme can be found here:
https://uit.no/phd-en#v-pills-727061

Expected starting date: no later than August/September 2024.
The workplace is at UiT in Tromsø. You must be able to start in the
position within a reasonable time after receiving the offer.

The project:

The advertised PhD position will work within the Brain domain of
C-LaBL.

The Brain domain examines the degree to which relative language
distance (RLD) between the languages in a multilingual mind impacts on
neurocognitive outcomes in a multitude of aspects including (i) how
bi-/multilinguals learn new languages, (ii) how these languages
interact, (iii) how bi-/multilinguals control their language system,
and ultimately, (iv) how the mind (cognition) and brain (structure,
function) adapt to these linguistic experiences.

Using sophisticated metrics from formal linguistics, we measure and
(empirically) manipulate RLD systematically to investigate the
determinism of typology in multilingual language processing (and its
neural substrates) and domain-general neurocognitive adaptations.

Empirical work within this domain combines performance on executive
function and language-specific tasks with imaging measures (e.g., EEG,
MRI). Studies are designed to understand the interaction of RLD
alongside language experiences
as deterministic factors, while, crucially, assessing the
directionality of their interactions.

We examine these relationships across the spectrum of RLD pairings
(bilectalism, closely related languages to very distant language
doublets and triplets in a stepwise systematic manner), matching for
other variables of experience. Such an approach will help to determine
the nature and degree and directionality of the effects of language
distance on multilingualism-induced neurocognitive outcomes.

Contact:

For further information about the position, please contact
Associate Professor Vincent DeLuca: phone: +47 77 64 91 21, email:
vincent.f.deluca at uit.no
Professor Jason Rothman: phone: +47 77 64 64 66 email:
jason.rothman at uit.no

For more detailed information on the position and the portal for
submissions, please follow the link below.

Application Deadline: 11-Feb-2024
Mailing Address for Applications:
Web Address for Applications: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jo
bs/job/255173/phd-fellow-in-neurocognition-and-multilingualism
Contact Information:
        Associate Professor Vincent DeLuca
        Email: vincent.f.deluca at uit.no
        Phone: +47 77 64 91 21

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