Graduate student (f/m/d)(all genders welcome)

Georg August University of Göttingen, Germany

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Graduate student (f/m/d)(all genders welcome)

At the University of Göttingen -Public Law Foundation-, Graduiertenkolleg Form-meaning Mismatches, there are 11 positions as

Graduate student (f/m/d)(all genders welcome)
Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L/65%

to be filled. Starting date is 9/1/2024. The position is limited to 3 years.

Your tasks
Each graduate student will work on a research project that fits in within the overall theme of the RTG. Applicants can choose a research topic of their own, as long as the proposal fits the RTG’s guiding idea or select one of the suggested projects. Suggested PhD projects can be found at https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/job+openings/644609.html . Every PhD student has at least two members of the RTG as their main supervisors. In addition, there is a thesis committee that oversees the overall progress.

Your profile
Applicants are expected to have a completed academic degree in one or more of the following fields or in a related subject: linguistics, general linguistics, (modern/historical) languages/philology, computational linguistics/computer science, cognitive science, psychology/psycholinguistics, or philosophy. They are expected to hold a Master’s degree (or equivalent). In addition, advanced command of the English language is required. German language skills are not required but encouraged. Candidates who have not finished their MA program by the date of the submission should deliver a declaration by their supervisor(s) that the degree will be obtained prior to the start of the RTG position.

The Research Training Group 2636
The RTG 2636 funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) offers a structured 3-year doctoral program for students of linguistics and/or related fields working on the overarching question as to how morphosyntactic structures are mapped onto meaning. For more information on the research program of the RTG, please visit https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/635554.html . The RTG covers all core areas of linguistics: grammatical theory (morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics), linguistic variation including sign languages, language change, language processing and language acquisition. Facilities are available for a wide-range of research methods including corpus studies, experimentation (for instance, eye tracking), linguistic fieldwork and computational modeling. Furthermore, the RTG does not explicitly restrict the grammatical framework assumed for each research project. Thus, candidates working in not only generative frameworks but also Categorial grammar, constraint-based grammar (HPSG/LFG), functional grammar, among others, are encouraged to apply.

Application process
Applicants should send an application containing:

  • A letter of motivation, in which they elaborate their ambitions, scientific interests and how they consider fitting in the RTG’s overall research goals and the scientific community in Göttingen in general. In this letter, the applicants should also indicate whether they intend to explore one of the suggested projects or whether they intend to carry out a project based on a proposal of their own (within the scientific range of the RTG).
  • An academic CV.
  • Scans of the documents indicating academic degrees (or the supervisor declaration).
  • A copy of the Master’s thesis (or a representative chapter of the thesis or a paper).
  • The contact details of two academic referees.

    • For any questions concerning the announced posts, you can contact Prof Hedde Zeijlstra (

    [email protected])

    . Interviews will take place virtually in March 2024.

    The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in fields in which they are underrepresented. The university has committed itself to being a family-friendly institution and supports their employees in balancing work and family life. The University is particularly committed to the professional participation of severely disabled employees and therefore welcomes applications from severely disabled people. In the case of equal qualifications, applications from people with severe disabilities will be given preference. A disability or equality is to be included in the application in order to protect the interests of the applicant.

    Please upload your application in one pdf file including the usual documents until 2/19/2024 on the application portal of the university using this link: http://obp.uni-goettingen.de/de-de/OBF/Index/74328 . For more information get in touch with Anna Friedrich directly via E-Mail: [email protected], Tel. +49551/39-29492 .

    Please note:
    With submission of your application, you accept the processing of your applicant data in terms of data-protection law. Further information on the legal basis and data usage is provided in the Information General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)


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