35.3132, Jobs: Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax: Postdoc in crosslinguistic semantics, Georg August Universität Göttingen

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Subject: 35.3132, Jobs: Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax: Postdoc in crosslinguistic semantics, Georg August Universität Göttingen

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Date: 08-Nov-2024
From: Hedde Zeijlstra [hzeijls at uni-goettingen.de]
Subject: Pragmatics, Semantics, Syntax: Postdoc in crosslinguistic semantics, Georg August Universität Göttingen


University or Organization: Georg August Universität Göttingen
Department: English Linguistics / Linguistics in Goettingen
Job Location: Goettingen, Germany, Germany
Web Address: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/447150.html
Job Title: Postdoc in crosslinguistic semantics
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Pragmatics; Semantics; Syntax

Description:

The Department of English Philology at the Georg-August University
Göttingen is offering a

Research Assistant (Postdoc position) (f/m/d)

with 100% of the regular weekly working hours (currently 39.8
hours/week) for a limited period of 4 years starting at the 1st of
April 2025. Remuneration is according to the German public salary
scale TV-L 13.

Your tasks
Your task is to carry out research within the ERC Advanced Grant
‘Unpacking Paradigmatic Gaps (UNPAG)’ recently awarded to Prof. Hedde
Zeijlstra. This project aims at understanding why certain logically
accessible concepts (like ‘not all’) appear never to be lexicalized
across languages. The research will focus primarily on the
cross-linguistic semantics of these gaps and, therefore, requires
cross-linguistic research into negation, polarity-sensitivity,
modality and quantification. More information about UNPAG will appear
on heddezeijlstra.org.

Your profile
Prerequisites are a completed academic university education (PhD) in
linguistics or in a related subject, as well as a research focus on
cross-linguistic semantics (or a neighboring field if one has ample
knowledge of formal semantics). Candidates should have a clear
interest in working on the topic of Prof. Zeijlstra’s ERC grant.
Applicants, who have not yet received their PhD degree at the time of
submission, should submit a declaration by their supervisor(s) that
the degree will be obtained before starting the Postdoc position.

Application process
Applications should be submitted in a pdf file with the name "Postdoc
CrossLingSem Unpag + surname of applicant" by December 1, 2024 to
hzeijls at uni-goettingen.de. The pdf file should contain the following
information:
(a) A letter of motivation, in which they elaborate their ambitions,
scientific interests and how they consider fitting in the ERC Project
UNPAG;
(b) An academic CV;
(c) Scans of the documents indicating academic degrees (or the
supervisor’s declaration);
(d) A copy of the PhD thesis (or a representative chapter of the
thesis or a paper);
(e) The contact details of three academic referees.

The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and
places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for
women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in
fields in which they are underrepresented. The University has
committed itself to being a family-friendly institution and supports
their employees in balancing work and family life. The mission of the
University is to employ a greater number of severely disabled persons.
Applications from severely disabled persons with equivalent
qualifications will be given preference.

If you have any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Hedde Zeijlstra,
phone: +49-551-39-27566, e-mail: hzeijls at uni-goettingen.de.

Please note:
With submission of your application, you accept the processing of your
applicant data in terms of data-protection law. Further information on
the legal basis and data usage is provided in the Hinweisblatt zur
Datenschutzgrundverordnung (DSGVO)
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/hinweisdsgvo

Application Deadline: 01-Dec-2024
Mailing Address for Applications:
Email Address for Applications: hzeijls at uni-goettingen.de
Web Address for Applications:
https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/644546.html?details=2965
Contact Information:
        Prof. Hedde Zeijlstra
        Email: hzeijls at uni-goettingen.de



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