Assistant / junior researcher in the field of theoretical and experimental formal linguistics (m/f)

We invite candidates who are interested in working as an assistant/junior researcher (doctoral candidate) to apply for this position at the student-friendly and research-oriented University of Nova Gorica. The work will be conducted at the Center for Cognitve Scinece of Language, in a dynamic and interdisciplinary research environment supported by state-of-the-art equipment, and will include direct involvement in the international research arena.

Research at the Center for Cognitve Scinece of Language focuses primarily on theoretical and experimental linguistics. We use data from individual languages in our exploration of general properties of human language and the development of a general linguistic theory.

We invite applications from candidates interested in the syntax and/or morphology of Slavic languages with emphasis on the verbal domain. The candidate’s work will be closely related to the topics associated with the project ‘Hyperspacing the Verb: The interplay between prosody, morphology and semantics in the Western South Slavic verbal domain’ (University of Nova Gorica and University of Graz), the goal of which is a description and account of the morphology of the verb and the verbal domain in Western South Slavic languages.
The candidate will be enrolled in the University of Nova Gorica’s doctoral (3rd-cycle) study program Cognitive Science of Language.

We invite applications from candidates whose previous studies included at least substantial chunks of linguistic topics. Advanced knowledge of any South Slavic language is an advantage.
We also expect candidates who are able to work well in teams and independently, and are prepared to teach practical classes in linguistic subjects and to assist with various professional tasks pursuant to the University’s requirements, and to participate in the writing of papers and conference presentations.

Candidates for this position must meet the conditions for junior researcher pursuant to Article 113 of the Rules on (Co)Financing and Assessment Procedures and Monitoring the Conducting of Research.

The following must be attached to the application: * brief motivational letter * CV * a copy of your degree certificate or other relevant documents * one letter of recommendation (sent directly by the referee)

Please send your application, along with proof that you meet the requirements, via e-mail to tea.stibilj.nemec@ung.si by 31 July 2020. The application (with the exception of the letter of recommendation) should be sent as a single pdf e-mail attachment.
If you have any questions relating to the application procedure, please contact: Tea Stibilj Nemec, tel. +386 5 6205 822, e-mail tea.stibilj.nemec@ung.si.

Contact

Tea Stibilj Nemec
phone: +386 5 6205 822
e-mail: tea.stibilj.nemec@ung.si