博士招生｜科隆大学招收语言学博士生

Level: PhD

Institution/Organization: University of Cologne

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Phonology; Psycholinguistics

Sign Language Linguistics

Description:

We are seeking to fill a PhD position in the project ‘The Gesture-to- Sign Trajectory: Phonological Parameters in Production and Real-Time Comprehension’, which is part of the DFG-funded Priority Programme “Visual Communication”. In the proposed project, we investigate learners’ trajectories of transition from gesture to sign. We ask how gesture transitions to a phonologically-specified hand configuration. We investigate learner production (using lexicon-based elicitation) and comprehension by native signers (using EEG methodology) of signs at different stages of transition. The project is jointly led and supervised by Prof Pamela Perniss (Faculty of Human Sciences) and Prof Petra Schumacher (Faculty of Arts and Humanities.

Your Tasks:

- Design, run and analyze elicitation experiments (incl. literature review, creation of stimulus materials)

- Design, run and analyze ERP experiments

- Carry out data collection from both deaf and hearing participants

- Code and annotate sign data (form and meaning-based)

- Present your results at international conferences and in academic journals

Your Profile:

- BA and MA degrees in relevant discipline (linguistics, psycholinguistics, sign language studies, gesture studies)

- DGS proficiency (if not, then knowledge of another sign language)

- Knowledge of formational and meaning properties of signs

- Good quantitative and statistical analysis skills would be advantageous

- Exposure to/experience with EEG methodology would be beneficial

- Excellent team-working skills, esp. in deaf-hearing team

- Excellent communication skills, esp. written English

We Offer You:

- A DGS-signing environment and a dynamic team dedicated to research and teaching

- A diverse and fair working environment

- Support in reconciling work and family life

- Flexible working time models

- Extensive advanced training opportunities

- Occupational health management offers

- Local transport ticket at a discount for UoC employees

- Opportunity for remote work

The position is available from 01.10.2022 on a part-time basis (25,89 hours per week/65%). It is limited to 30.09.2025. If the applicant meets the relevant wage requirements and personal qualifications, the salary is based on remuneration group 13 TV-L of the pay scale for the German public sector.

The University of Cologne is committed to equal opportunities and diversity. Women are especially encouraged to apply and will be considered preferentially in accordance with the Equal Opportuni- ties Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (Landesgleichstellungsgesetz – LGG NRW). We also expressly welcome applications from people with disabilities / special needs or of equal status.

Please send your application with proof of the sought qualifications by email (in one pdf-file) with the reference number Wiss2207-29 to ppernissuni-koeln.de and petra.schumacher @uni-koeln.de. The application deadline is 12 August 2022.

Applications Deadline: 12-Aug-2022

Mailing Address for Applications:

        Attn: Prof Pamela Perniss

        Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät

        Klosterstr. 79b

        Cologne 50931

        Germany

Contact Information:

        Prof Pamela Perniss

        pperniss@uni-koeln.de

        Phone:+4922147076342