“Frequency effects in language”

The University of Freiburg, Germany, invites applications for

5 fully-funded Ph.D. positions on the topic of frequency effects in language

beginning October 1, 2015.

Successful applicants will be members of the Research Training Group on “Frequency effects in language” (Graduiertenkolleg GRK 1624/2), which after successful evaluation of its work by the German Research Foundation (DFG) is currently in its second funding period.

Frequency is assumed to be an important determinant in usage-based models of language change, language acquisition and language processing.
In the Ph.D. projects this determinant will be investigated with a view both to its explanatory potential and its limitations.

The envisaged research combines quantitative-corpuslinguistic methods with experimental psycho- and neuro­linguistics in the analysis of standard and non-standard data from a wide range of European languages.

We offer a high-profile research environment, an interdisciplinary teaching programme, a fully paid position (TV-L E13 65 %) for a period of up to 3 years, and additional grants covering travel and research expenses.

For more information on the Research Training Group, envisaged Ph.D. projects, and application details, please visit our website: http://frequenz.uni-freiburg.de/bewerbung
Deadline for application: 23 March 2015