37.165, Support: English, German; Pragmatics, Semantics: PhD, University of Konstanz

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Subject: 37.165, Support: English, German; Pragmatics, Semantics: PhD, University of Konstanz

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Date: 13-Jan-2026
From: Maribel Romero [maribel.romero at uni-konstanz.de]
Subject: English, German; Pragmatics, Semantics: PhD, University of Konstanz


Institution/Organization: University of Konstanz
Web Address:
https://stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/737292f60623695c0ebc17963867b25da24c7ca10

Level: PhD

Duties: Research, Project Work

Specialty Areas: Pragmatics; Semantics
Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      German (deu)

Description:

Doctoral Position in Linguistics (part-time 65%, E 13 TV-L)
Reference no.: 2026/013. One doctoral position is available as of
April 1st, 2026. The position is available until the end of 2029.
The University of Konstanz is a dynamic and internationally successful
research university with approximately 10,000 students. The campus
university’s architecture promotes interdisciplinary cooperation and a
sense of community among researchers, lecturers and students. The
University has been continuously funded by the German Excellence
Strategy since 2006.
The newly granted SFB 1760 investigates the role of silence and noise
in our capacity for perceiving, learning and producing linguistic
signals
(https://www.ling.uni-konstanz.de/sfb1760/about-us/scientific-aim/).
The first phase will run from April 2026 to December 2029 and
encompasses a wide variety of theoretical, experimental, computational
and empirical research within linguistics, in collaboration with
projects from computer science, computational social science, media
studies and sociology.
The doctoral position advertised belongs to the project A04 “Silent
Moves”
(https://www.ling.uni-konstanz.de/sfb1760/research-projects/project-group-a/project-a04-silent-moves/),
part of the SFB 1760. The project investigates silence as a
conversational move in formal models of dialog, e.g. the Table Model.
We aim to understand (a) when an interlocutor not saying anything
counts as a compliant vs. non-compliant move; (b) if compliant, what
the meaning contribution of silence is; and (c) whether such meaning
contribution arises conventionally or by pragmatic enrichment. We
investigate silence as reaction to (i) assertions, (ii) questions and
(iii) directives.
Your responsibilities:
 - Corpus work
 - Carrying out experimental studies
 - Theory building
Your Competencies:
 - MA degree in linguistics (completed or in progress)
 - Background in Formal Semantics and Pragmatics
 - Experience with data collection and/or experimental approaches
We Offer:
 - The opportunity to do a PhD within the Collaborative Research
Centre ‘Silence, Noise and Signal in Language’
 - An open, motivated research team and interdisciplinary research
environment
 - Collaborating researchers at doctoral, postdoctoral and
professorial levels
 - Excellent career and equal opportunity coaching

Application Deadline: 15-Feb-2026
Application Instructions:
Applications should contain:
(i)     a short motivation letter
(ii)    an academic CV
(iii)   copies of all previous degrees, including detailed transcripts
of records
(iv)    The names and email addresses of two academic referees (one
from the supervisor of the BA/MA/MSc thesis or equivalent).
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Questions can be directed to Ms Prof. Regine Eckardt
(regine.eckardt at uni-konstanz.de) and Ms Prof. Maribel Romero
(maribel.romero at uni-konstanz.de) via e-mail.
We look forward to receiving your application until 15 February 2026
via our Online Application Portal.

Web Address for Applications:
https://stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/737292f60623695c0ebc17963867b25da24c7ca10

Contact Information:
Prof. Maribel Romero



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