37.2804, FYI: DDL (Lyon, France) Support for CNRS Job Applications

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Subject: 37.2804, FYI: DDL (Lyon, France) Support for CNRS Job Applications

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Date: 02-Sep-2026
From: Brigitte Pakendorf [brigitte.pakendorf at cnrs.fr]
Subject: DDL (Lyon, France) Support for CNRS Job Applications


Each year, the French National Centre for Research CNRS launches a
call for applications for permanent full-time positions in research at
a junior level, usually including 3 positions in linguistics. This is
highly competitive (84 candidates last year). The positions are
generally advertised by mid-December, and the application needs to be
submitted by early January. Short-listed candidates are interviewed
between March and May, and the final results are published in July.
Knowledge of French is not a pre-requisite.
Applying requires a number of forms to be filled in, and a CV, a copy
of the (translated) PhD certificate, an extensive report on previous
research activities and an ambitious, long-term research proposal,
along with a selection of publications, to be uploaded. Candidates
need to identify their preferred research units for affiliation, and
it is better if these units can follow and support the application
process.
The research unit (aka “lab”) Dynamique Du Langage is based in Lyon,
France, and numbers about 50 members, many with an international
background. We explore the interface between the diversity of the
world’s languages and the universality of human linguistic capacity.
Our research lies at the heart of major challenges of our times: from
understanding language development in children and in language
pathologies, to issues of language documentation and vitality and the
investigation of the origins of language. The lab is structured around
two research axes. The DENDY (Development, Neurocognition, Disorders)
axis aims at investigating the development and cognitive processing of
language in a lifespan perspective. The DILIS (Linguistic Diversity
and its Sources) axis investigates the extent, origins and
consequences of linguistic diversity. We welcome potential applicants,
especially for the DENDY axis. Note that successful applicants are
expected to relocate to Lyon.
Potential applicants are encouraged to share expressions of interest
with DDL members well ahead of submission time, and no later than two
weeks before a meeting of our lab council. The next meeting will take
place on 30 September, with another one in late November or early
December. Please provide a CV and a brief summary of your project
(between half a page and two pages). On this basis, our lab council
will be able evaluate to what extent the proposed research fits into
our lab and decide whether we can indeed support you. Where
applicable, we will advise applicants and discuss their project with
them, write a letter of support to be joined to the application, and
organize dry runs for short-listed applicants.
Links for further information:
DDL: http://www.ddl.cnrs.fr/index.asp?Langue=EN&
CNRS: https://www.cnrs.fr/en
job applications:
https://carrieres.cnrs.fr/en/external-competitions-for-researchers-m-f/
application guidelines:
https://carrieres.cnrs.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/3.-Guide-candidat-concours-chercheurs-2026-VFinale-ENG.pdf-v7.pdf
DENDY axis:
http://www.ddl.cnrs.fr/equipes/index.asp?Langue=EN&Equipe=7&Page=Presentation
DILIS axis:
http://www.ddl.cnrs.fr/equipes/index.asp?Langue=EN&Equipe=12&Page=Presentation

Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Language Acquisition
                     Language Documentation
                     Neurolinguistics
                     Typology




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