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Postdoc Linguistics (1.0 fte)
Local pronouns in a formal theory of language and communication
Radboud University Nijmegen
Department of Linguistics
Vacancy number: 23.11.08

As a postdoc, you will develop an optimality theoretic/game theoretic model
of the interpretation of local pronouns. This postdoc project is part of
the Nijmegen based research programme 'Between me and you: local pronouns
in language', funded by NWO. Considering your colleagues' results in this
programme, you will successively analyse and model the relation between the
descriptive and interactive functions of language, between anaphoricity and
deixis, and between person and modality. You will work closely together
with your colleagues in the project team. You will report on your research
through presentations and a series of articles.

Requirements:
You have a PhD in Linguistics or Philosophy and your dissertation is
written on formal semantics/pragmatics. You are interested in theoretical
linguistics, preferably Optimality Theory and/or game theory and the
interface between syntax and semantics.

Organisation:
The Department of Linguistics educates approximately 2,800 students of
history and arts, languages and cultures, linguistics, and business
communication. Research at the Department of Linguistics has been united in
a linguistics department and a historical, literary, and cultural department.

Conditions of Employment:
Appointment scope: 1.0 fte.
Salary: Scale 11 (UFO Researcher 3), up to a maximum of € 4,284 gross
monthly for a full-time appointment.
Contract duration: 3 years.
Starting date: September 1st, 2008.

For additional information and complete project description, contact Prof.
dr. Helen de Hoop.

Apply:
Send your application letter (mentioning vacancy number 23.11.08) and
curriculum vitae to the application address listed below. Alternatively,
you can apply through e-mail, also listed below.


Application Deadline: 01-May-2008
Mailing Address for Applications:
Ms. A. Graat
Radboud Universiteit, Faculteit der Letteren
Afdeling PZ
Nijmegen 6500 HD
Netherlands
Email Address for Applications: vacatures@let.ru.nl
Contact Information:
Helen de Hoop
Email: H.deHoop@let.ru.nl
Phone: +31 24 3611217

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