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PhD student scholarship in "Language and Cognition", Bielefeld (Germany)

The Center of Excellence "Cognitive Interaction Technology" (CITEC) at 
Bielefeld University, Germany conducts interdisciplinary research into 
understanding the functional processes of cognitive interaction with the go
al 
of replicating them in technical systems, including developing relevant 
evaluation methodologies and toolkits.

For more details, see www.cit-ec.de.

Within CITEC, the newly established research group "Language and Cognition"
 
conducts research on online language processing, also in interaction with o
ther 
cognitive sub-systems, and is leading a project that explores how humans 
interact linguistically with one another and with virtual characters.

In this context, we are inviting applications for the following position,
 
available immediately:
1 PhD scholarship
(scholarship amount: 1.468 Euro)

(ref: 2789)

for the duration of 3 years. The applicant should have a degree in Cognitiv
e 
Science, Psychology, (Psycho-) Linguistics, or a related discipline (ref:
 
2789).

Candidates should have excellent command of English. Candidates will be 
affiliated with the CITEC graduate school, with a structured training progr
am 
that offers support for scientific career advancement and professional 
orientation.

We welcome applications from severely handicapped people. We particularly
 
welcome applications from women. Given equal suitability, qualifications an
d 
professional achievement women will be given preference, unless particular
 
circumstances pertaining to a male applicant predominate.

Applicants should submit relevant documents (a cover letter indicating rese
arch 
interests, curriculum vitae including list of publications, and pdfs of two
 
sample publications). In addition, they should arrange for two letters of
 
recommendation to be emailed directly to Pia Knoeferle. Please be sure to
 
specify the reference number of the position.

For more information, please contact: Dr. Pia Knoeferle (E-Mail: 
knoeferl@cit-ec.uni-bielefeld.de).

Applications will be considered until all positions have been filled. For f
ull 
consideration please submit applications by 28.02.2009.

Please send applications in PDF Format via E-Mail to:
Bielefeld University

Research Group "Language and Cognition"
Dr. Pia Knoeferle
Bielefeld


E-Mail: knoeferl@cit-ec.uni-bielefeld.de
http://www.cit-ec.de
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de
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