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The Department of English (Section: Linguistics) invites applications for the position of a

Doctoral Candidate

commencing on March 1st, 2027 (or later). We offer a full-time position (40 hours per week) as a fixed-term position for a maximum of 17,5 month. Following the successful conclusion of the project term, follow-up funding is available for a 50% part-time contract for an additional 10 months.

The position is part of a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network funded by the European Commission that investigates Spatial Communication and Ageing across Languages (SCALA) (https://scala-project.eu/). The subproject at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena focuses on “Acquisition of Spatial Language in Early Child Development”. The principal investigator and PhD supervisor of this project is Prof. Holger Diessel (https://holgerdiessel.uni-jena.de/).

Your responsibilities:

• You will use methods of corpus-, computational-, and/or psycho- linguistics to investigate the acquisition of spatial expressions in different languages.
• You will enroll in the PhD program of the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena and will describe the results of your research in a doctoral thesis.
• You will publish the results of your research in international peer-reviewed journals together with the PI or as a single author.
• You will attend the regular meetings of the doctoral network.
• You will participate in the research activities in linguistics at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena.

Your profile:

• You have a successfully completed Master’s degree (or equivalent) in linguistics or a related discipline (e.g. computational linguistics, psycholinguistics, cognitive science).
• You have a solid background in methods of corpus/computational linguistics and/or psycholinguistics and you are familiar with advanced methods of statistics.
• German language skills are a plus, but not a requirement to apply.
• At the time of recruitment, the candidate must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Germany for more than 12 months in the last 3 years. Short stays such as holidays and/or compulsory national service are not taken into account.

We offer:

• An interesting position at an international level with participation in an international training program.
• The gross monthly salary is 3.264 €. If you are married, or in a relationship treated as equivalent to marriage under the legislation of the country in which the relationship was entered into, or if you have dependent children, the gross monthly salary is 3.811 €.
• Training on topics in linguistics, psycholinguistics and cognitive science and workshops on various academic skills.
• An interdisciplinary research environment where you will meet internationally renowned researchers in various disciplines from several European countries.
• A stimulating research environment at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena offering colloquia and seminars in addition to those offered by the Doctoral Network.

If you have any questions about the position, please do not hesitate to contact Prof. Holger Diessel at Email: holger.diessel@uni-jena.de

Candidates with severe disabilities will be given preference in the case of equal qualifications and suitability.

Are you eager to work for us? Then apply by January 6st, 2027 using our online form.

For further information for applicants and the information on the collection of personal data, please refer to Data privacy and information for applicants

Online application