University or Organization: University of Edinburgh
Department: School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Department of Linguistics & English Language
Job Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
Web Address: https://www.ed.ac.uk/ppls/linguistics-and-english-language
Job Title: Postdoctoral Researcher
Job Rank: Post Doc, Researcher

Specialty Areas: Semantics; Syntax

Description:

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher for a full-time, fixed term post for 29 months from September 2024 to work as part of the Edinburgh team on the AHRC/DFG funded project “The syntax of nominal copular clauses: theoretical and empirical perspectives,” Principal Investigators: Prof. Caroline Heycock (Edinburgh); Prof. Jutta Hartmann (Bielefeld). Website: http://www.syncop.info/

The focus of your research will be on the internal structure of nominal predicates; we are very interested in including data from languages other than English, particularly those with classifier systems and/or lacking definite articles.

You will be keeping abreast of recent theoretical work on the syntax and semantics of nominals; gathering data from the literature, from consultation with speakers of relevant languages, and from online experiments/questionnaires; developing analyses in collaboration and consultation with other members of the team, and participating fully in the work of dissemination through conference presentations and publications.

You will work primarily with the Edinburgh PI but also in close consultation with the PI and postdoc in Bielefeld and also other members of the project team.

For a full description of the position, links to a description of the project, and all application details, please visit the University of Edinburgh job vacancies website at the address given below.

Application Deadline: 15-Apr-2024
Mailing Address for Applications:

Web Address for Applications: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/10012
Contact Information:
Professor Caroline Heycock
Email: [email protected]