36.980, Jobs: Cognitive Science, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Semantics: Postdoctoral Researcher in Formal and Experimental Pragmatics, Institut Jean Nicod, CNRS/ENS-PSL/EHESS

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Subject: 36.980, Jobs: Cognitive Science, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Semantics: Postdoctoral Researcher in Formal and Experimental Pragmatics, Institut Jean Nicod, CNRS/ENS-PSL/EHESS

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Date: 20-Mar-2025
From: Benjamin Spector [benjamin.spector at ens.psl.eu]
Subject: Cognitive Science, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Semantics: Postdoctoral Researcher in Formal and Experimental Pragmatics, Institut Jean Nicod, CNRS/ENS-PSL/EHESS


Job Location: Ile-de-France, France
Job Title: Postdoctoral Researcher in Formal and Experimental
Pragmatics
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics;
Semantics

Description:
Institut Jean Nicod (Ecole Normale Supérieure-PSL, CNRS, EHESS) aims
to hire a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in formal and
experimental semantics and pragmatics. The position is initially for
one year, but is renewable for another year. It will start from 2025,
Sept 1 to Nov. 1, 2025, with the exact date to be determined.
This position is funded by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)
project 'Communicative Efficiency, Cognitive Constraints, and Lexical
Meaning'. One central goal of this project is to understand how
non-communicative cognitive constraints interact with pressures for
communicative efficiency in shaping lexical meaning and the building
blocks of semantic composition in natural languages. The project is
coordinated by Benjamin Spector
(https://sites.google.com/site/bspectorpage/Home), and also involves
Olivier Morin (https://sites.google.com/site/sitedoliviermorin/),
Emmanuel Chemla (http://www.emmanuel.chemla.free.fr/) and Mora
Maldonado (https://moramaldonado.github.io/). 
The postdoctoral researcher is expected to conduct research in formal
and experimental semantics and pragmatics, both collaboratively and
independently. The postdoctoral researcher should have a strong
background in formal semantics/pragmatics, experimental design, and
statistical analyses. Familiarity with probabilistic models of
pragmatics, such as the Rational Speech Act model, is welcome but not
required. 
The net salary will range from 2500 to 3000 euros/month, depending on
past experience. The successful candidate must have *defended and
filed* their PhD dissertation at least two months before the position
starts, and  possibly earlier if a visa application is required.
Application procedure: applications should be submitted by email.
Applicants should use 'SemPrag Postdoctoral Position Application' as
the email subject line. The application file should contain:
(a) A CV including a list of all publications, links to at least two
papers as writing samples, and the names of two potential references.
(b) A short research statement outlining past work and research
interests (from 1 to 2 pages).
For full consideration, applications should be submitted by April 25,
2025.

Application Deadline: 25-Apr-2025
Email Address for Applications: benjamin.spector at ens.psl.eu
Application Instructions:
Applications should be submitted by email to
benjamin.spector at ens.psl.eu. The subject line should be "SemPrag
Postdoctoral Position Application."
The application file should contain:
(a) A CV with a list of all publications, links to at least two papers
as writing samples, and the names of two potential references.
(b) A short research statement outlining past work and research
interests (1–2 pages).
Contact Information:
        Benjamin Spector
        Email: benjamin.spector at ens.psl.eu



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