36.3134, Support: Neurolinguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics: PhD, University of Kansas

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Subject: 36.3134, Support: Neurolinguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics: PhD, University of Kansas

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Date: 17-Oct-2025
From: Stephen Politzer-Ahles [sjpa at ku.edu]
Subject: Neurolinguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics: PhD, University of Kansas


Institution/Organization: University of Kansas
Web Address: https://linguistics.ku.edu/graduate-admissions

Level: PhD

Duties: Research, Teaching, Project Work

Specialty Areas: Neurolinguistics; Phonetics; Phonology; Pragmatics;
Psycholinguistics

Description:

The Neurolinguistics & Language Processing Lab and the KU Phonetics &
Psycholinguistics Lab at the University of Kansas seek applications
from prospective PhD students who are interested in studying the
psychological representation and processing of language, especially
(but not limited to) the following areas:
1. Neural processing of sound categories and alternations
2. Structure of the mental lexicon
3. Neural processing of pragmatic and semantic aspects of meaning
Dr. Stephen Politzer-Ahles (Department of Linguistics) is accepting
applications for a Graduate Research Assistant position working in one
or more of the areas above. The Graduate Research Assistant would work
with Dr. Politzer-Ahles on developing, carrying out, and
presenting/publishing studies using psycholinguistic and/or
neurolinguistic techniques to investigate those or related topics.
To be eligible, applicants should wish to pursue a Ph.D. degree in
Linguistics and have had some experience with designing and carrying
out experimental studies. A background with event-related potentials
(ERP) research is preferred but not required. The Graduate Research
Assistant will be responsible for participant recruiting, participant
testing, undergraduate research assistant supervision and training,
data processing and analysis , and the preparation of conference
presentations and papers for publication. Interested applicants should
follow the standard procedures for applying to the Ph.D. program in
Linguistics at the University of Kansas (deadline of 3 December 2025):
https://linguistics.ku.edu/graduate-admissions
Please mention your interest in the GRA position and your relevant
background experience in your application statement. Fellowship
packages in the department include a commitment to five years of
financial support.
Please contact Dr. Stephen Politzer-Ahles (sjpa at ku.edu) if you are
interested in the position or if you have any questions.
About Linguistics at the University of Kansas:
The Linguistics Department at KU is a unique program that specializes
in uniting linguistic theory and experimental research. We have
particular strengths in experimental phonetics and phonology, first
and second language acquisition, developmental psycholinguistics,
second language psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics,
sociolinguistics, the cognitive neuroscience of language, linguistic
fieldwork, and theoretical semantics. Our faculty members and graduate
students study a broad range of languages including understudied
language varieties in Asia and the Americas. The department has six
active research labs, which have all successfully competed for
external funding and provide support for graduate studies. The
department has both head-mounted and remote eye trackers, an EEG
laboratory, and on the KU medical center campus, cortical MEG, fetal
MEG and MRI systems. We offer both M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The
Linguistics faculty is committed to excellence in mentoring and
provides support for graduate students in several ways including
weekly research seminars and frequent opportunities for advising.
Students are actively encouraged and mentored to present their work at
conferences, publish research in journals, and submit applications for
external grant funding. For more information, please see our website:
http://linguistics.ku.edu/

Web Address for Applications:
https://linguistics.ku.edu/graduate-admissions

Contact Information:
Stephen Politzer-Ahles



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