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Postdoctoral position in formal semantics / experimental semantics / philosophical logic, Paris (France), Deadline: 26 Apr 2015

The Cognitive Science Department of Ecole Normale Supérieure (
http://www.cognition.ens.fr/) will offer at least one 1-year postdoctoral
position in one of the following sub-fields (a second position might become
available):

- Formal semantics and pragmatics
- Experimental semantics and pragmatics
- Philosophical logic

Starting date and duration:

The position will preferably start in September 2015 or relatively shortly
thereafter. The applicant's PhD should have been defended and filed by the
starting date. The position is for one year, but might be renewed,
depending in part on budget constraints.

Salary:

The postdoctoral fellow will receive a net salary ranging from 2000 to 2500
euros per month, depending on past experience.

The positions will be funded by the French Agence Nationale de la Recherche
(ANR Project ANR-14-CE30-0010-01, "Trivalent Logics and Natural Language
Meaning" - PIs: Benjamin Spector and Paul Egré) and the European Research
council (ERC Project SEMEXP, n.313610, PI: Emmanuel Chemla)

Tasks:

The postdoc's primary responsibility will be to conduct research in formal
and experimental semantics and pragmatics or philosophical logic. While
this is primarily a research position, it might also involve small
organizational and teaching responsibilities. Regular participation in
collective scientific activities (e.g., seminars) will be expected.

Research Environment:

The postdoc will be affiliated either with Institut Jean Nicod (IJN,
http://www.institutnicod.org/) or with the Laboratoire de Sciences
Cognitives et Psycholinguistique (LSCP,http://www.lscp.net/index.php?lang=en).
The postdoc will be integrated into the LINGUAE group (
https://sites.google.com/site/linguaeparis/) or the Philosophy of Language
group (
http://www.institutnicod.org/equipes-projets/equipes-16/philosophie-du-langage/?lang=en).
Both IJN and LSCP belong to the Cognitive Science Department of Ecole
Normale Supérieure, which offers a rich interdisciplinary environment.

Profile:

The successful applicant will have a strong background at least one of the
following areas:

(i) Formal semantics/pragmatics;
(ii) Experimental semantics/pragmatics;
(iii) Philosophical logic.

Application details:

The file should include:

- A CV
- A brief statement of research interests (up to 2 pages)
- A selection of published or unpublished papers or dissertation chapters
(up to 3)

For full consideration, please send an application in a single email and
arrange to have letters of reference sent (directly by their authors) by
April 26, 2015. All communication and materials should be addressed to the
application email address below.

Selection Committee:

- Emmanuel Chemla (Researcher, Département d'Études Cognitives/LSCP)
- Paul Egré (Researcher, Département d'Études Cognitives/IJN)
- Heather Burnett (Researcher, CLLE-ERSS, Université de Toulouse)
- Benjamin Spector (Researcher, Département d'Etudes Cognitives/IJN)

Application Deadline: April 26, 2015

*Application Deadline:*26-Apr-2015*Application Email:*
trilogmean.semexp2015@gmail.com
*Contact Information:*Lucie  Ravaux (trilogmean.semexp2015@gmail.com)