博士招生｜莱顿大学招收全奖语言学博士

莱顿大学(Universiteit Leiden)位于荷兰莱顿，始建于1575年，是欧洲研究型大学联盟（LERU）的12个创立成员之一，也是科英布拉集团、Europaeum等高校组织的一员。从建校以来，莱顿大学一直在众多人文和科学领域站在世界的顶尖。2021年莱顿大学语言学排名第31位，荷兰排名第2位。

项目主题: The production and perception of intonation in lexical tonal languages

The positions are funded by Prof. dr. Yiya Chen’s vici grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (VI.C.181.040; Project Summary). You will be a member of the Leiden University Center for Linguistics (LUCL) and affiliated with the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC).

The two Ph.D. candidates will work together and investigate the production and perception of intonation in lexical tonal languages. You will be responsible for collecting linguistic data in under-described languages in China and Ghana, combining phonetic documentation in the field with online experiments. You will also participate in collecting psycho- and neurolinguistic data in cooperation with the other team members. For your dissertation, you will design and conduct a series of experiments aimed to develop and test explicit theories concerning the following two questions: 1) How do speakers of typologically different tone languages differ in the way they vary pitch to signal both word-level tone and sentence-level intonation; and 2) how do these differences affect the way listeners use pitch variation to recognize words and interpret sentences?

相关要求

• Participate in group meetings and contribute to the formation of an interdisciplinary and cooperative research team;

• Take part in the LUCL Ph.D. program;

• Disseminate research results at academic conferences and in outreach activities;

• Publish high-quality research articles (3-4) in international peer-reviewed journals;

• Co-organize project workshops and conferences;

• Complete a Ph.D. thesis within four/five years.

选拔标准

• MA degree in linguistics or related disciplines such as speech and hearing sciences, psycholinguistics, or cognitive sciences; (We will also consider degrees such as mathematics, physics, musicology, anthropology, and speech technology if affinity with linguistics and experimental research can be shown.)

• An excellent academic track record and a strong interest in fundamental research;

• A broad interest in computational approaches to speech documentation and analysis with demonstrable skills in one or more programming languages (e.g., Praat, R, Python, Matlab);

• Training in phonetics, laboratory phonology, and/or psycholinguistics is preferred;

• Knowledge of pragmatics, syntax, and comparative linguistics is valued;

• Prior experience with eye-tracking is desirable;

• Excellent command of English is a must, and knowledge/interest in Chinese/African linguistics is an advantage;

• Exceptional students with only a BA degree will also be considered.

截止日期：2021年12月1日

入学日期：2022年2月1日

更多信息详见（或点击“阅读原文”）：https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies/2021/q4/21-556-9981-two-ph.d.-positions