36.1991, Support: Pragmatics, Semantics: PhD, University of Tübingen

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Subject: 36.1991, Support: Pragmatics, Semantics: PhD, University of Tübingen

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Date: 27-Jun-2025
From: Paula Menéndez Benito [paula.menendez-benito at es.uni-tuebingen.de]
Subject: Pragmatics, Semantics: PhD, University of Tübingen


Institution/Organization: University of Tübingen

Level: PhD

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Pragmatics; Semantics

Description:

The following position is available in the newly established
Collaborative Research Center 1718 “Common Ground: Cognition – Grammar
– Communication” (funded by the German Research Foundation, DFG)
PhD Researcher in Semantics and Pragmatics (m/f/d, E13 TV-L, 75%)
(The salary corresponding to a 75%, TV-L 13 scale, position is
approximately €3.400 per month before taxes and obligatory insurances
for career starters).
The position is associated with project B2 Common Ground Management
Interactions: Evidentials in Romance of the CRC 1718 (PI: Paula
Menéndez Benito). The project aims to contribute to our understanding
of how linguistic devices update the Common Ground by carrying out a
systematic description and analysis of the evidential uses of verbal
morphology (future and conditional) in Spanish, Italian and French. On
the empirical side, the project will deliver a theoretically informed
cross-linguistic description based on data collected via complementary
methodologies (corpus data and offline experimental measures). On the
theoretical side, the project will develop a formal compositional
model that generates the observed parameters of variation and predicts
the interactions of the evidentials with different types of speech act
and syntactic contexts.
The position begins on October 1, 2025 (or shortly after) and will run
until June 30, 2029.
The ideal candidate for this position holds an MA/MSc-degree or
equivalent with a focus on Linguistics and above-average
qualifications, has strong familiarity with formal semantics and
pragmatics, and excellent English language skills. (For the purposes
of this advertisement, degrees with a primary focus on Translation,
Teaching English as a Foreign Language, or Applied Linguistics do not
count as linguistics-related). Fluency in, and willingness to work on,
one of the languages of the project (preferably, French) is expected.
Familiarity with corpus and experimental methods would be welcome but
is not required. Ability to work independently and as a member of a
team is essential.
The PhD researcher will receive systematic training and will benefit
from a cohesive interdisciplinary environment at the level of the CRC.
We will support the PhD researcher in gaining any skills essential for
the successful completion of the project, and we offer the opportunity
to obtain additional skills related to interdisciplinary language
science research more generally.
Applications must be written in English and should consist of a
motivation letter discussing the applicant’s suitability for the
position, an academic transcript, a detailed CV, and the contact
details of three potential referees. Applications should be addressed
to the project’s principal investigator, Paula Menéndez Benito, at
paula.menendez-benito at es.uni-tuebingen.de. Enquiries may also be sent
to this email address.
Application deadline: July 20, 2025
Equally qualified applicants with disabilities will be given
preference in the hiring process. The University of Tübingen is
committed to equity and diversity and actively promotes equal
opportunities.
The University of Tübingen seeks to raise the number of women in
research and teaching and therefore urges suitable qualified women
academics to apply for this position.
The employment will be handled by the central administration of the
University of Tübingen.

Email Address for Applications:
paula.menendez-benito at es.uni-tuebingen.de

Contact Information:
Paula Menéndez Benito



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