36.3298, Jobs: Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, Genetic Classification: PhD Positions on Language & Genetics and Language and Computation in Neural Systems, Max-Planck Institut für Psycholinguistik

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Date: 28-Oct-2025
From: Kevin Lam [Kevin.Lam at mpi.nl]
Subject: Applied Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Computational Linguistics, Genetic Classification: PhD Positions on Language & Genetics and Language and Computation in Neural Systems, Max-Planck Institut für Psycholinguistik


Job Location: Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Netherlands
Web Address: https://www.mpi.nl/department/imprs-graduate-school/13
Job Title: PhD Positions on Language & Genetics and Language and
Computation in Neural Systems
Job Rank: Other

Minimum Education: Master's Degree

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Cognitive Science; Computational
Linguistics; Genetic Classification

Description:
The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Language
Sciences is offering two fully-funded PhD Fellowship for four years
(2026-2030) with a preferred start-date in September or October, 2026.
The IMPRS for Language Sciences invites applications for TWO PhD
fellowships that are funded by the Max Planck Society for the
Advancement of Science. The goal of the scheme is to enable young
researchers to pursue interdisciplinary research projects in the
language sciences, supervised by leading scientists at the Max Planck
Institute for Psycholinguistics and its partner institutes at the
Radboud University -- the Centre for Language Studies and the Donders
Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour.
For the current round, the hiring departments -- Language & Genetics
and Language Computation in Neural Systems -- are looking to fill one
position each. Please consult the project listings further below for
more information.
Requirements:
Each project has a set of unique requirements. Please consult our full
advert here for more information.
Conditions of Employment:
 - The successful candidate is expected to begin in Sep-Oct 2026;
start-date is negotiable but the candidate should be in place by the
end of 2026.
 - Full-time position (39 hours per week) for 4 years; part-time
option negotiable.
 - The salary is determined according to the German TVöD (Tarifvertrag
für den öffentlichen Dienst) and is classified in salary group/level
E13, 65% of level 1. The current gross monthly salary is approx.
€3,185.72 based on full-time employment, plus a holiday bonus of 8% of
the gross salary (€41,286.93 gross per year, including holiday bonus).
 - 30 holidays per year, based on full-time employment; in addition,
we honor the Dutch and German public holidays.
 - Enrollment in a personal pension scheme to which both employer and
employee pay a monthly contribution.
 - Access to state-of-the art research and training facilities and a
generous conference and travel budget.
 - Educational training programme provided by the International Max
Planck Research School for Language Sciences.
 - Doctoral degree conferred by Radboud University, our partner
university.

Application Deadline: 05-Jan-2026
Web Address for Applications:
https://www.mpi.nl/imprs-phd-fellowships-2026
Application Instructions:
Kindly make use of the provided templates for the cv and letter of
motivation.
Contact Information:
        Kevin Lam
        Email: Kevin.Lam at mpi.nl



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