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Open positions

Short term fellow

Check the following link https://linguistlist.org/issues/34/2224/

And contact us for any question that relates to the lab and potential project ideas

65% position (starting date: September 2023, 22 months)

The position is funded by a research grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG) focused on investigating language production using experimental data and computational modelling (naïve discrimination learning, dynamic models). The position is for 26 hours of work per week (65%). The salary and benefits are determined by the collective bargaining agreement for public employees in Germany (TV-L 13 Ost; 100%). This is a temporary position, initially limited to 22 months.

We will consider applications from PhD candidates and post-docs. The University of Potsdam hosts leading groups in cognitive sciences and linguistics, providing a vibrant interdisciplinary scientific environment (http://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/cognitive-sciences/index.html). The lab is associated with the Collaborative Research Center SFB 1287 „Limits of variability in language” (https://www.uni-potsdam.de/sfb1287/index.html).

Potsdam is an attractive historical city and its palaces are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Furthermore, Potsdam is at close commuting distance to Berlin, a culturally vibrant and progressive city. Both cities have a high quality of life at modest living costs.

Project and responsibilities The goal of this project is to investigate the cognitive mechanisms underlying the production of utterances, with a focus on the impact of usage. This will be achieved with behavioral experiments and computational modelling. The tasks of the collaborator will include: designing and implementing behavioral experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and, depending on expertise, computational modeling.

We offer:

• International cooperation and travel support

• Excellent computational resources

• Research support by student assistants

• A friendly and open-minded lab research environment

Requirements:

• Master or PhD in relevant field (Cognitive Sciences, Psycholinguistics, Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Machine learning, Data Science, etc.)

• Computational skills (e.g., MATLAB, Python, R)

• Capacity to work independently

• Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills (in English)

• Strong interest in several aspects of the lab’s research focus, i.e., Language production, Psycholinguistics, Neurocognition of language, Applied statistics

• High motivation and commitment

In addition, the ideal candidate has

• Knowledge of German

• Expertise in applied statistics

The University of Potsdam strives to maintain gender balance among its staff. Severely dis-abled applicants shall receive preference in case of equal qualifications. We expressly invite applications from people with migration backgrounds.

Please send your application (including letter of motivation, CV, at least 2 names of potential referees, copies of academic certificates) as a single pdf file to Audrey Bürki at buerki@uni-potsdam.de until July 31st for full consideration (late applications may be considered until the position is filled). Please direct informal inquiries to buerki@uni-potsdam.de.

Filled positions

Five research assistant positions

Five positions are available. Do not hesitate to contact us for more information (buerki@uni-potsdam.de, fuhrmeister@uni-potsdam.de). Details below, in German.

One position requires a very good command of German, the others positions are more flexible.

Stellenangebot in der Arbeitsgruppe Cognitive Science: Language and Methods

Wir suchen zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft (m/w/d) für 8 Stunden/Woche (mit BA) oder 9 Stunden/Woche (ohne BA, ungefähr €520/Monat) zur Unterstützung der Forschung.

Aufgaben:

Gesuchtes Profil:

Die Anstellung erfolgt zunächst für 6 Monate (mit Option auf Verlängerung).

Bei Interesse bitte bis zum 27.01.2023 eine Bewerbung per Mail an Prof. Dr. Audrey Bürki (buerki@uni-potsdam.de) schicken. Die Bewerbung sollte folgendes enthalten:

Short-term fellowhips for PhD students within the SFB 1287 on variability in language.

Visit those pages (https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin/projects/sfb1287/Ausschreibungen/2021/ShortTermFellows_2022.pdf) and contact us if you would like to apply for a fellowship in our lab

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