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Senior postdoctoral position in "Language in Interaction", Nijmegen (The Netherlands), Deadline: 17 Apr 2017

Senior Postdoc for the Dutch Research Consortium 'Language in Interaction' (1.0 FTE)
Dutch Research Consortium 'Language in Interaction'
Maximum salary: ? 4,691 gross/month
Vacancy number: 30.01.17
Application deadline: 17 April 2017

Responsibilities. The Language in Interaction research consortium invites 
applications for a senior postdoctoral position. You will contribute to 
the integration of empirical research in our consortium. You will act in 
close collaboration with Peter Hagoort, programme director of the 
consortium. This position provides the opportunity for conducting 
world-class research as a member of an interdisciplinary team. Moreover, 
it will provide the opportunity to contribute to developing a theoretical 
framework for our understanding of the human language faculty.

Work environment. The Netherlands has an outstanding track record in the 
language sciences. The Language in Interaction research consortium, which 
is sponsored by a large grant from the Netherlands Organization for 
Scientific research (NWO), brings together many of the excellent research 
groups in the Netherlands in a research programme on the foundations of 
language. In addition to excellence in the domain of language and related 
relevant fields of cognition, our consortium provides state-of-the-art 
research facilities and a research team with ample experience in the 
complex research methods that will be invoked to address the scientific 
questions at the highest level of methodological sophistication. These 
include methods from genetics, neuroimaging, computational modelling, and 
patient-related research. This consortium realises both quality and 
critical mass for studying human language at a scale not easily found 
anywhere else.

We have identified five Big Questions (BQ) that are central to our 
understanding of the human language faculty. These questions are 
interrelated at multiple levels. Teams of researchers will collaborate to 
collectively address these key questions of our field.

Our five Big Questions are:

BQ1: The nature of the mental lexicon: How to bridge neurobiology and 
psycholinguistic theory by computational modelling?

BQ2: What are the characteristics and consequences of internal brain 
organization for language?

BQ3: Creating a shared cognitive space: How is language grounded in and 
shaped by communicative settings of interacting people?

BQ4: Variability in language processing and in language learning: Why does 
the ability to learn language change with age? How can we characterise and 
map individual language skills in relation to the population distribution?

BQ5: How are other cognitive systems shaped by the presence of a language 
system in humans?

You will be appointed at the Donders Institute, Centre for Cognitive 
Neuroimaging (Radboud University, Nijmegen). The research is conducted in 
an international setting at all participating institutions. English is the 
lingua franca. What we expect from you We are looking for a highly 
motivated, creative and talented candidate to enrich a unique consortium 
of researchers that aims to unravel the neurocognitive mechanisms of 
language at multiple levels. The goal is to understand both the 
universality and the variability of the human language faculty from genes 
to behaviour.

The selection criteria include:

· a PhD in an area related to the neurobiology of language and/or language 
sciences;

· expertise/interest in theoretical neuroscience and language;

· an integrative mindset;

· a theory-driven approach;

· good communication skills;

· excellent proficiency in written and spoken English.

What we have to offer

· employment: 1.0 FTE;

· a maximum gross monthly salary of ? 4,691 based on a 38-hour working 
week (salary scale 11);

· in addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% 
end-of-year bonus;

· you will be appointed for an initial period of 18 months, after which 
your performance will be evaluated. If the evaluation is positive, the 
contract will be extended by 30 months;

· the Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) of Dutch Universities is 
applicable;

· you will be classified as Researcher, level 3 in the Dutch university 
job-ranking system (UFO);

· the Dutch universities and institutes involved have a number of 
regulations that enable employees to create a good work-life balance.

Are you interested in our excellent employment 
conditions<http://www.ru.nl/english/arbeidsvoorwaarden?kn>?

Other Information. The institute involved is an equal opportunity 
employer, committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual 
community, and as such encourages applications from women and minorities.

Would you like to know more?

Further information on: Language in 
Interaction<http://www.languageininteraction.nl/>

Further information on: Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and 
Behaviour<http://www.ru.nl/donders/>

For more information about this vacancy, please contact: Prof. dr. Peter 
Hagoort, programme director Language in Interaction and director of DCCN

Telephone: +31 24 3610648, +31 24 3521301 E-mail: 
p.hagoort@donders.ru.nl<mailto:p.hagoort@donders.ru.nl>

Are you interested? You should upload your application (attn. of Prof. dr. 
P. Hagoort) exclusively using the button 'Apply' below. Your application 
should include (and be limited to) the following attachment(s):

· a cover letter

· your curriculum vitae, including a list of publications and the names of 
at least two people who can provide references

Please apply before 17 April 2017, 23:59 CET.
<http://www.ru.nl/applyonline?recid=597054&tk=uk>
No commercial propositions please.

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