Tilburg University
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Faculty of Humanities, Department of
Communication and Information Sciences
Research and education of the Department of Communication and Information
Sciences is organized around the themes of language technology, human-computer
interaction, perception and cognition, business communication and digital
media, and discourse studies. The department's inspiring working environment
stimulates its employees to realize their ambitions.
Within the Department of Communication and
Information Sciences, we are looking for a new enthusiastic and competent PhD-colleague
Vacancy number 500.09.02
4 years, fulltime
Intended starting date: August 1, 2009
The PhD researcher will collaborate with Dr. Paul Vogt on the project 'Cultural and social aspects of multimodal interaction in language acquisition (CASA MILA)'. This project is concerned with the relation between joint attentional usage and infants' first language acquisition. The project consists of roughly two phases:
For a summary of the project proposal, see http://www.paul-vogt.nl.
The successful candidate will have the following tasks:
- Prepare and perform empirical research on joint attention and child language acquisition within the CASA MILA project.
- Carry out fieldwork in Mozambique and in the Netherlands.
- Publish and present the results at international scientific conferences and in journals.
- Write a dissertation.
It is required to spend one period of 8 Months in 2010 and one of 2 Months in 2011 in Maputo (Mozambique), but the PhD researcher will be based at Tilburg University for the remainder of the appointment.
He or she will have the following profile:
- An MA or MSc in (Linguistic/Psychological) Anthropology, (Developmental) Psychology, Psycholinguistics, Linguistics, Cognitive Science or related subject.
- Highly motivated and autonomous with good contactual skills.
- Proven research experience regarding child language acquisition or developmental psychology. (Experience with carrying out ethnographic fieldwork is an asset.)
- An excellent command of oral and written English.
- A good command of Dutch and Portuguese (also Spanish/Italian/French or Changana/Tsonga are acceptable) or the willingness to learn Dutch and/or Portuguese.
For more information please contact dr. Paul Vogt via email (P.A.Vogt 'no-spam' uvt.nl). Relevant links: Tilburg University (http://www.uvt.nl / http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/), Department of Communication and Information Sciences (http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/faculties/humanities/dci/), CASA MILA (www.paul-vogt.nl).
Terms of employment
Tilburg University is rated among the top Dutch
employers, offering excellent terms of employment. The collective labour
agreement of Tilburg University applies. The selected candidates will start
with a contract for one year, concluded by an evaluation. Upon a positive
outcome of the first-year evaluation, the candidate will be offered an
employment contract for the remaining three years.
The PhD candidate will receive a starting
salary of € 2.042 gross per month in the first year, up to € 2.612 in the 4th
year. The selected candidate is expected to have written a
PhD thesis by the end of the contract. Furthermore, the usual facilities (desk, computer, options model) are
offered, as well as support with housing, immigrations, etc.
Applications
Applications should include cover letter,
Curriculum Vitae, and names of two references. Application letters should be sent before the application
deadline of April 15, 2009,
by regular mail to mr. P. van Balen, Human Resource Manager, Faculty of
Humanities, Room D304, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, NL-5000 LE Tilburg,
The Netherlands or by email to solliciterenfdl 'no-spam' uvt.nl. In
your letter, please refer to the relevant vacancy code.
Job interviews dates: 29 May and 2 June 2009.
It is the policy of the university to increase the number of women employed. Also members of ethnic minority groups and handicapped people are expressly invited to apply.