35.2058, Jobs: General Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Typology: Postdoc in diachronic typology and corpus/field linguistics - non-IE languages, University of Freiburg

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Date: 16-Jul-2024
From: Uta Reinöhl [uta.reinoehl at linguistik.uni-freiburg.de]
Subject: General Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Typology: Postdoc in diachronic typology and corpus/field linguistics - non-IE languages, University of Freiburg


University or Organization: University of Freiburg
Department: Department of General Linguistics
Job Location: Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Web Address: https://www.linguistik.uni-freiburg.de/en
Job Title: Postdoc in diachronic typology and corpus/field linguistics
- non-IE languages
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Typology

Description:

Applications are invited for a full 3-year Postdoc position in the
research project “E Pluribus Unum - Emergent, Convergent Paradigms”
(German Research Foundation), led by PIs Uta Reinöhl, Laura Becker and
Lotte Sommerer. The postdoctoral researcher will be employed at the
University of Freiburg, Germany.

*Project description*:
The postdoctoral researcher will participate in research into
convergent paradigmatization from a typological perspective.
Convergent paradigms consist of grammatical forms (“grams”) deriving
from heterogeneous original word classes, which over time developed
(more) paradigmatic relations to each other. In other words, the grams
in question are known to derive from a variety of source categories
and they are also known to have distributionally converged in some
way. One of many examples comes from Indo-Aryan postpositions, which
are known to have derived from nouns, adverbs and participles (Reinöhl
2016).  Convergent paradigmatization bears a unique potential to
elucidate interactions between forces in grammatical change including,
but not restricted to, source determination and analogical change. We
will, in this project, investigate the convergent paradigmatization of
selected grammatical categories in several families, including in
Tibeto-Burman, Indo-Aryan, Mayan and Oceanic.

*Your profile*:
The ideal candidate has a background in grammaticalization and
typology. Expertise in languages outside of the Indo-European family
is welcome, including through fieldwork and/or corpus-linguistic work.

*Place and duration*:
The position is a 3-year, 100% Postdoc position (TV-L13) at the
University of Freiburg (Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany).

*Starting date*: ideally November 1, 2024, as soon as possible

*Requirements*: Completed PhD.

*Application process*:
Applications should be submitted by email to
laura.becker at linguistik.uni-freiburg.de, by August 23rd, 2024 the
latest. Please send in a pdf file with the name "postdoc
paradigmatization surname-applicant". The pdf file should contain the
following information:
- letter of motivation
- CV (including list of publication)
- PhD Diploma (Please contact us if your Diploma has not yet been
issued.)
- BA and MA Diplomas
- PhD thesis
- 2 names of referees

Please do not hesitate to contact us
(uta.reinoehl at linguistik.uni-freiburg.de) if you have any questions.

Mailing Address for Applications:
Email Address for Applications:
laura.becker at linguistik.uni-freiburg.de
Contact Information:
        Laura Becker
        Email: laura.becker at linguistik.uni-freiburg.de



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