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Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1102 / Sonderforschungsbereich (SFB) 1102

“Information Density and Linguistic Encoding”
Saarland University, Germany

3 Post-doctoral and 11 doctoral positions available

The DFG-funded CRC in Information Density and Linguistic Encoding (SFB 1102) is pleased to invite applications for a range of post-doctoral and doctoral positions. The overarching research question the CRC addresses is to what extent Information Theory can contribute to a unifying model of language use, variation and change. Against this background, language is viewed from the perspective of (bounded) rational communication, according to which interlocutors strive to modulate the encoding of their messages so as to (i) successfully convey their intended message, and (ii) optimize their cognitive effort.

The CRC includes 17 research projects drawing upon psycholinguistics/neurolinguistics, computational linguistics, diachronic sociolinguistics, phonetics, discourse and contrastive linguistics and translatology with their respective empirical methods, ranging from computational language modeling to experimental and corpus-based methods. We are seeking to recruit 3 post-doctoral and 11 doctoral students.

Dates:

starting date: from September 1, 2022
application deadline: June 30, 2022
interviews: starting July 1

Reference number W2125, salary in accordance with the German TV-L salary scale[1], pay grade: E13, employment: 75% or 100 % of standard working time. The employment relationship varies for the duration of the relevant qualification, at the latest until June 30, 2026.

Workplace/Department:

SFB 1102, Information Density and Linguistic Encoding

Job requirements and responsibilities:

Research as doctoral student or postdoc in the following fields: psycholinguistics/neurolinguistics, computational linguistics, diachronic sociolinguistics, phonetics, discourse and contrastive linguistics, language typology and translatology
For detailed project descriptions and requirements see: www.sfb1102.uni-saarland.de/job-openings/

Your academic qualifications:

Employment requirements are PhD for postdoctoral positions or MA/MSc for doctoral positions. Note that we are happy to receive applications by people who have not yet finished their MA/MSc or PhD by the time of application but will have submitted their thesis by the starting date or shortly thereafter.

We look forward to receiving your meaningful online application (in a PDF file) by 30.06.2022 to sfb1102@uni-saarland.de. Please include the reference number W2125 in the subject line of the e-mail. Applicants are requested to submit their application, together with an academic CV, a list of academic publications, copies of academic degree certificates and two potential references.

If you have any questions, please contact us for assistance. Your contact:

SFB coordination team

sfb1102@uni-saarland.de

Employment requirements are a PhD (for a post-doctoral position) or MA/MSc (for a doctoral position).

For detailed project descriptions and requirements see: www.sfb1102.uni-saarland.de

All applications must be sent to sfb1102@uni-saarland.de with the subject “Job application CRC 1102”. Please indicate which project(s) you wish to apply to by stating the project number(s). We also reserve the right to forward applications to other projects if suitable. Applications received by June 30 will be given full consideration, while those applications received after June 30 will be considered until positions are filled.

The Saarland University is an equal opportunities employer. In accordance with its policy of increasing the proportion of women in this type of employment, the University actively encourages applications from women. Women are given preference in cases of equal suitability, ability and professional performance.

We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity.

Applications from severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration in the event of equal suitability. Part-time employment is generally possible.

Pay grade classification is based on the particular details of the position held and the extent to which the applicant meets the requirements of the pay grade within the TV-L salary scale.

Unfortunately, costs for attending an interview at Saarland University cannot be reimbursed in principle.

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Pay grade classification is based on the particular details of the position held and the extent to which the applicant meets the requirements of the pay grade within the TV-L salary scale. Part-time employment is generally possible.

If you have obtained a foreign university degree, a proof of the equivalence of this degree with a German degree by the Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen (ZAB) is needed before hiring. If necessary, please apply for this in time. You can find more information at https://www.kmk.org/zeugnisbewertung.

Unfortunately, neither costs for attending an interview at Saarland University nor costs for any certificate evaluation by the ZAB can be reimbursed in principle.

We welcome applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, and sexual orientation and identity. In accordance with its policy of increasing the proportion of women, the University actively encourages applications from women. Applications from severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration in the event of equal suitability.

Details on the vacant positions can be found below, sorted by project: