36.1355, Jobs: West Germanic; Historical Linguistics, Semantics: Postdoctoral Fellowship in formal diachronic semantics/pragmatics, Ghent University

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Subject: 36.1355, Jobs: West Germanic; Historical Linguistics, Semantics: Postdoctoral Fellowship in formal diachronic semantics/pragmatics, Ghent University

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Date: 23-Apr-2025
From: Alexandra Simonenko [alexandra.simonenko at ugent.be]
Subject: West Germanic; Historical Linguistics, Semantics: Postdoctoral Fellowship in formal diachronic semantics/pragmatics, Ghent University


Job Location: Ghent, Belgium
Web Address: https://www.ugent.be/lw/taalkunde/en
Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellowship in formal diachronic
semantics/pragmatics
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Historical Linguistics; Semantics

Specialty Language(s): West Germanic

Description:
The job involves formal semantic and pragmatic modeling of Information
Structure-related phenomena from a diachronic perspective. Information
Structure-related phenomena are to be understood broadly, including
but not limited to pragmatic reflexes of syntactic movements,
semantics&pragmatics of pronouns, determiners, and quantifiers. The
selection of phenomena to be investigated depends on the candidate's
background and will be discussed and determined during the hiring
interview and at the time of hire.
This full-fime postdoctoral position is offered within the context of
the ERC-funded project CAUSALITY
(https://research.flw.ugent.be/en/projects/causality). The goal of the
project is to investigate causes of language change and conservativity
using formal theoretical modeling, computational simulations, and
empirical data from historical treebanks of West Germanic languages.
The position starts no later than August 2025 and is offered for one
year, extendable for one more year following a positive evaluation.
Job requirements:
- A thesis-based doctorate in theoretical or computational
linguistics.
- A strong background in formal semantics/pragmatics as witnessed by
term papers/dissertation/publications.
- Experience in statistical analysis of linguistic data, including
experience with R.
- Interest in language variation and change.
- Experience using Game Theory to model natural language use is an
asset, but not a prerequisite.

Application Deadline: 01-Jun-2025
Email Address for Applications: alexandra.simonenko at ugent.be
Web Address for Applications:
https://www.ugent.be/en/work/scientific/postdoctoral-fellow-1
Application Instructions:
An application package involving the following documents is to be sent
to Alexandra Simonenko (alexandra.simonenko at ugent.be) by June 1, 2025.
- CV
- PhD transcripts
- a motivation letter
- 2 writing samples
In addition, candidates should arrange for 2 reference letters to be
sent by the referees directly to the contact e-mail address by the
application deadline.
Contact Information:
        Alexandra Simonenko
        Email: alexandra.simonenko at ugent.be



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