比利时根特大学2023年招聘博士后职位（理论/计算语言学）

比利时根特大学2023年招聘博士后职位（理论/计算语言学）

根特大学（Ghent University），简称UGent，由荷兰国王威廉一世于1817年创办，迄今已有200多年历史，是比利时规模最大的大学之一，世界百强名校。

UGent位于比利时王国东弗兰德省省会根特市，官方语言为荷兰语。根特大学是一所对所有人开放的多元化大学，无论其意识形态，政治立场，文化或社会背景。根特大学的信条是――“敢于思考”。

根特大学有11个学院，46000名学生和15000名教职员工。根特大学的校友成就斐然，其中不乏4位诺贝尔奖得主、多位比利时首相。另外，前国际奥委会主席雅克・罗格，以及互联网先驱罗伯特・卡里奥也曾在根特大学学习。

Postdoctoral researcher

Ghent University

Belgium

June 05, 2023

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→ Apply before 05/06/2023 (DD/MM/YYYY) 23:59 (Brussels Time) → Faculty of Arts and Philosophy → Department: LW06 - Taalkunde → Occupancy rate:100% → Number of positions: 1 → Type of employment: Contract of unlimited duration with clause → Term of assignment: 3 jaar → Wage scale: PD1 to PD4 (doctoral degree) → Required diploma: PhD

ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY

Ghent University is a world of its own. Employing more than 8,000 people, it is actively involved in education and research, management and administration, as well as technical and social service provision on a daily basis. It is one of the largest, most exciting employers in the area and offers great career opportunities. With its 11 faculties and more than 80 departments offering state-of-the-art study programmes grounded in research in a wide range of academic fields, Ghent University is a logical choice for its staff and students.

YOUR TASKS

・ The Postdoctoral position is offered within the context of the ERC-funded project CAUSALITY (https: // research.flw.ugent.be/en/projects/causality). The goal of the project is to investigate causes of language change and conservativity using formal theoretical modeling, artificial agent simulations, and empirical data from historical treebanks of three West Germanic languages: Dutch, English, and Low German. In addition to the theoretical objectives, the project aims at significantly enlarging an existing small treebank of historical Dutch.

・ Postdoctoral research objectives include:

・ Syntactic and semantic analysis of the strategies of subject encoding in West Germanic languages based on historical treebank data;

・ Statistical analysis of quantitative data from historical treebanks;

・ Game-theoretic modeling of the subject encoding strategies;

・ In addition to the theoretical questions, the Postdoctoral researcher is expected to be closely involved in the building of a historical treebank of Dutch.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

・ A thesis-based doctorate (obtained max. 6 years ago. This term of 6 years is determined by the date written on the above-mentioned required diploma) in theoretical or computational linguistics.

・ Experience with the Generative grammar framework and formal semantics as witness by publications.

・ Experience in statistical analysis of linguistic data, including experience with R.

・ Experience in applying game theory in linguistic modeling is an asset, but not a prerequisite.

・ Deep interest in language variation and change.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

・ We offer you a contract of indefinite duration with a maximum term of 3 years.

・ Your contract will start on 1/09/2023 at the earliest.

・ Your remuneration will be determined by salary scale WM1 to WM4 (if you hold a Master's degree) or salary scale PD1 to PD4 (if you hold a doctorate). Click here for more information about our salary scales.

・ All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 36 days of holiday leave (on an annual basis for a full-time job) supplemented by annual fixed bridge days, a bicycle allowance and eco vouchers. Click here for a complete overview of all the staff benefits (in Dutch).

INTERESTED?

Apply online through the e-recruitment systembefore the application deadline (see above). We do not accept late applications or applications that are not submitted through the online system.

Your application must include the following documents:

・ In the field ‘CV' : your CV and an overview of your study results (merged into one pdf file)

・ In the field ‘Cover letter' : your application letter in pdf format

・ In the field ‘Diploma' : a transcript of the required degree (if already in your possession). If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages.

・ In the field “other documents” : three publications.

Separately, please arrange for two reference letters to be sent directly to the contact person by the application deadline.

Note that the maximum file size for each field is 10 MB.

As Ghent University maintains an equal opportunities and diversity policy, everyone is encouraged to apply for this position.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about this vacancy, please contact Prof. Alexandra Simonenko (alexandra.simonenko@UGent.be). Important: do NOT send your application by email, but apply online (except for the reference letters).

Do you have a question regarding the online application process? Please read our FAQ or contact helpdesk (dpo@ugent.be - tel. 09/264 98 98)