Psycholinguistics, Phonology: PhD Student, Ghent University, Belgium

Institution/Organization: Ghent University
Department: German Language/Linguistics
Level: PhD
Specialty Areas: Phonology; Psycholinguistics

Description:
Applications are invited for a 4-year half-time Ph.D. position in the field of
visual word recognition and/or reading acquisition at the German Department at
Ghent University (salary 28.400 Euro per year).

The successful candidate will work in the project "Interactions of phonology and
orthography in German visual word recognition" funded by the Flemish FWO. In
this project, we are investigating the interaction of phonology and orthography
in beginning readers of German and how this interaction develops over time as
reading proficiency grows. The relevant data will be collected in Germany
(Cologne, Bonn, and Bielefeld).

The successful candidate will plan and conduct psycholinguistic experiments
(reaction-time, eye-tracking) and analyse data. S/he will write a Ph.D. thesis
on a topic related to this research at Ghent University.

Profile of the candidate:
- Master's or equivalent degree in linguistics (i.e. e.g. General Linguistics,
German Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, or Clinical Linguistics),
- Background in experimental psycholinguistics and statistical data analysis,
- Good knowledge in at least one of the following areas: phonology, reading
acquisition, visual word recognition,
- Good command of English and German.

The grant starts during spring 2009. Application letters including a short
statement of interest, a full CV, a copy of the required diploma, and the names
of two academic referees should be sent by 5 February 2009.

More information can be obtained by e-mail from Prof. Dr. Martina Penke.

Application Deadline: 05-Feb-2009

Mailing Address for Applications:
Attn: Prof. Martina Penke
Faculteit Letteren en Wijsbegeerte, Vakgroep Duits
Blandijnberg 2
Gent 9000
Belgium

Contact Information:
Prof. Martina Penke
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Phonetics: PhD Student, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Institution/Organization: Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics
Department:
Web Address: http://www.mpi.nl

Level: PhD
Duties: Research
Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Psycholinguistics

Description:
PhD scholarship in the field of spoken-language comprehension
The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen offers a 3-year
scholarship for research leading towards a PhD in the field of spoken-language
comprehension.

The successful candidate will develop a dissertation project within the ongoing
research themes of the Adaptive Listening Group. The Adaptive Listening Group is
a newly established independent research group under the direction of Dr. Andrea
Weber and investigates the processing of foreign-accented speech. The
institute's website provides more information about the group. With respect to
the research project, a topic concerning the processing of variation in speech
or experiential influences on perception is currently of most interest to the
group, but other topics that fall in the scope of the group are possible as
well. The research will concern language perception by adults, but may involve a
variety of methodological approaches, including cross-linguistic comparisons,
the use of eyetracking and neuroimaging techniques, or computational modeling.
Candidates with a background in experimental psycholinguistics or experimental
phonetics may receive preference. Good command of English is required.

Application letters including a short statement of interest, including a full CV
and the names of two academic referees, should arrive at the secretariat by 1
February 2009.

Application Deadline: 01-Feb-2009

Mailing Address for Applications:
Attn: Rian Zondervan
Postbus 310
Nijmegen 6500AH
Netherlands

Contact Information:
Rian Zondervan (Secretariat)
rian.zondervan@mpi.nl
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