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research assistant position (PhD student?) on "anthropological universals", Aachen (Germany), Deadline: 15 Sep 2009

Research Assistant (m/f) needed

Our Profile. 'Anthropological universals --- cultural differences' is an 
interdisciplinary project funded by the Federal Ministry of education and
 
Research. In the project involved are Prof. Dr. Christian Stetter 
(Institute for Language and Communication Studies, project leader), Prof.
 
Dr. Walter Huber (Section Neurolinguistic at the Department of Neurology)
 
and Prof. Dr. Martina Ziefle (Humtec). The aim of the project is to 
compare the writing systems of German alphabetic writing and Japanese 
Kanji as well as their cognitive processing. Thereby developing an 
empirically appropriate cognitive model for single word recognition that 
is based upon a coherent theory of writing systems is developed. Your 
responsibilities

You will have to program and analyse full artificial, neuronal networks of
 
single-word recognition and of lexical determination in German and 
Japanese (Kanji). Besides you will derive word-meanings from text-corpora.
 
You have to cooperate closely with the researchers of the other 
sub-projects.

Your profile. You have got a scientific degree in the field of 
informatics, computer linguistics or neurosciences. We expect experiences
 
in modelling and analyzing neuronal networks as well as good programming 
skills. You're a good team player and eager to explore writing theoretic 
and cognitive ways of thinking. Basic knowledge of the German language is
 
desirable.

Our offer. The candidate will be employed as a regular employee. The 
position is to be filled as soon as possible and is for a fixed term 
limited to May 31st, 2011. This is a half-time vacancy. The option of 
undertaking a PhD can be provided. Salary is according to TV-L (E13, 50%).
 
The application period is limited to September 15th, 2009.

RWTH Aachen University has been rewarded with the 'Total-E-Quality-Award'
for its efforts with respect to gender equality. Applications from female
 
candidates are explicitly welcome. In cases of equal qualification, 
aptitude and expertise of the applicants, female applicants will be given
 
preferential treatment for those salary groups and careers in which 
females are underrepresented, unless there are preponderant reasons to 
give preference to another applicant.

Please refer to  8 Article 6 of the North Rhine-Westphalian Equal 
Opportunities Act (Landesgleichstellungsgesetz NW).

RWTH Aachen University has been rewarded with the title 
'disability-friendly' ('Prdikat behindertenfreundlich') for its efforts
 
with respect to training and employment of severely disabled people. 
Applications from severely disabled people with appropriate suitability 
are explicitly welcome. This also applies to people with equal 
opportunities in accordance with  2 SGB IX (Social Code).

Contact

     Institute for Language and Communication Studies
     Sonja Hffner
     RWTH Aachen University
     Eilfschornsteinstr. 15
     52056 Aachen
     Germany
     s.haeffner at isk.rwth-aachen.de
     +49 (0) 241 80 96441