Lund University, The Faculties of Humanities and Theology, Centre for Languages and Literature

Lund University was founded in 1666 and is repeatedly ranked among the world’s top universities. The University has around 47 000 students and more than 8 800 staff based in Lund, Helsingborg and Malmö. We are united in our efforts to understand, explain and improve our world and the human condition.

Lund University welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We regard gender equality and diversity as a strength and an asset.

More information about SOL can be found here.

Research environment

Research in linguistics is broad and covers different perspectives on language from semantics and pragmatics to grammar, language learning and gesture research. There are many collaborative projects both in the various specialisations of linguistics and interdisciplinary collaborations with, for example, psychology, computer science, medicine and cognitive science. In cooperation with the Humanities Lab, we have a dynamic and creative research environment of the highest international standard.

Duties

The successful candidate is expected to work independently, but also to cooperate with other researchers in the field. The postdoc is to participate in, and contribute to, the research environment by, among other things, actively participating in the research seminars and other research-related activities within the subject and thereby stimulate theoretical discussions, contribute their own ideas on the subject, and contribute to joint work on initiating new research ideas. The postdoc is expected to conduct their own research based primarily at the workplace in Lund. Teaching, supervision and other teaching-related duties may occur within the framework of the position, but account for no more than 20% of working hours.

Attendance at the workplace and in the research environment is expected. However, attendance at the workplace should be combined with visits to other higher education institutions and research institutes, as it is anticipated that the successful candidate builds up their own network that benefits their personal development as a researcher as well as collaborations between research at the Centre for Languages and Literature and higher education institutions and research institutes in Sweden or abroad.

Qualifications

A person qualified to be appointed as postdoc has, no earlier than three years before the end of the application period, been awarded a PhD or an international qualification deemed to correspond to a PhD. If the degree has been awarded earlier, certification regarding parental leave, illness or similar is to be submitted in conjunction with the application. There is a requirement for very good documented English language skills.

Assessment criteria

The expertise to develop and complete high-quality research, and teaching expertise. In the appointment of the postdoc, research expertise is considered to be particularly important. As a basis for the assessment of the applicants’ qualifications, the applicant is to enclose a research plan for the research that is intended to be conducted within the period of employment. Only applicants whose research plan and previous work can strengthen the research environment are to be considered for appointment as postdoc.

Additional specific qualifications are:

  • documented good theoretical understanding of language processing and semantics/cognition
  • practical experience of psycholinguistic methods and statistical computations

The application is to be written in English to enable assessment by international external experts should contain the following:

  • a signed complete curriculum vitae (CV) and attested copy of the PhD degree
  • list of publications (including DOI, ISBN or ISSN numbers)
  • a signed plan, maximum 1 500 words (excluding literature lists), of the research project the applicant intends to conduct during the period of employment

The research plan is to contain a description of:

  • aim and research question
  • theory and method
  • relation to the international research front including the most important international work in the fieldof research
  • schedule and expected results
  • the applicant’s capacity and expertise to conduct the project

Note: The applicant is responsible for ensuring the application is complete in accordance with the instructions above, that everything has been scanned (as a single PDF file) and that the University receives the application by the application deadline via the recruitment portal.

Conditions

The appointment is a fixed-term position for a maximum of two years and is full time in accordance with “Agreement on fixed-term employment as a postdoc” between labour market parties dated 4 September 2008 (Swedish Agency for Government Employers, OFRs, SACO-S and SEKO).

Type of employment Temporary position
Contract type Full time
First day of employment 1 September or by agreement
Salary Monthly salary
Number of positions 1
Full-time equivalent 100%
City Lund
County Skåne län
Country Sweden
Reference number PA2019/4410
Contact
  • Carita Paradis, Mngr: Research/Research Education, www.sol.lu.se/en/person/CaritaParadis/
  • Lena Kandefelt, Head of HR, www.ht.lu.se/en/person/LenaKandefelt/
Union representative
  • OFR/ST:Fackförbundet ST:s kansli, 046-222 93 62
  • SACO:Saco-s-rådet vid Lunds universitet, 046-222 93 64
Published 30.Jan.2020
Last application date 02.Mar.2020 11:59 PM CET

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