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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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