语言学博士职位

Institution/Organization: University of Tübingen Web Address: https://asya-achimova.github.io/

Level: PhD

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Phonology; Pragmatics; Psycholinguistics

Description:

Ph.D. position in Linguistics

Description:

The DFG-funded Emmy Noether group “Socially relevant pragmatic inference”, hosted by the University of Tübingen (PI Dr. Asya Achimova in collaboration with PD Dr. Güliz Günes), is inviting applications for a 3-year PhD position in Linguistics (65%, TV-L 13 scale, approximately €3.000 per month before taxes and obligatory insurances). The project combines experimental and computational approaches to the study of the interaction between language and cognition. In particular, we will investigate how predictability shapes communicative behavior.

Project start: January 1, 2027 Project end: December 31, 2029

Project description:

In this project, the doctoral candidate will investigate how event predictability shapes the ways in which speakers describe events and how they balance the pressures to be brief but informative. The doctoral candidate will conduct speech production and perception experiments, tracing how speakers adjust their choices depending on the status of the event and the information that conversation partners share. The analysis will involve annotating the types of references speakers produce, as well as their prosodic and phonetic characteristics. The candidate will further contribute to designing and conducting multi-modal experiments with gesture analysis. The project further includes opportunities to engage with probabilistic modeling in pragmatics.

What we offer:

The Ph.D. candidate will gain experience in: - Designing psycholinguistic experiments (online and in-lab) - Computational modeling (RSA framework) - Multi-modal data processing and analysis - Presenting the results of their work at national and international conferences - Preparing research manuscripts for publication

Members of the Emmy Noether research group can also take part in events organized by the Collaborative Research Center “Common Ground” (SFB 1718) which offers a vibrant linguistic environment, where doctoral students will benefit from jointly organized colloquia, team meetings, and informal events.

Requirements:

- A M.A. or equivalent degree in linguistics, cognitive science, or related disciplines - Transcript (grades for M.A. or M.Sc.) - Solid background in formal linguistics (semantics, pragmatics, phonology) - Fluency in English (writing and speaking) - Interest in computational modeling of pragmatic reasoning - Experience in designing or administering psycholinguistic experiments

The following skills are a plus: - Fluency in German - Fluency (or research experience) in Turkish, French, or Korean - Familiarity with experimental design and analysis in R - Programming skills (JavaScript, CSS, HTML) or willingness to acquire them

Application Deadline: 23-Oct-2026 Application Instructions: Application package:

Please submit your application via this Google Form https://forms.gle/q7x1Ugpthfg1e1LLA

You will be asked to upload your CV, academic transcript, and a writing sample in English.

This webpage provides a list of resources that you might find helpful when preparing your application. While it is primarily targeted towards North American job market, many of the recommendations apply to other locations as well: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdW3PlBU3au0VMFAIOY9JBME9g0Cw37f9jfCdfMqdLLsImQtg/viewform

Application deadline: October 23, 2026. Short-listed candidates will be invited for a Zoom-interview in November 2026.

The university seeks to raise the number of women in research and teaching and therefore urges qualified women academics to apply for these positions. Equally qualified applicants with disabilities will be given preference.

Web Address for Applications: https://forms.gle/q7x1Ugpthfg1e1LLA

Contact Information: Asya Achimova Contact Email: [email protected]