The Visual Language Lab within the Department of Communication and Cognition of the School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, Tilburg University, invites applications for a postdoctoral position with expertise in linguistic typology and corpus analysis.
The successful candidate will join a diverse and international research team with Dr. Neil Cohn on the TINTIN Project funded by the European Research Council. This postdoctoral researcher will help analyze a cross-cultural corpus of annotated comics for the linguistic structure of their visual and multimodal properties. Their aims are to examine the corpus for typological trends of the visual structures themselves, and/or in relation to the typology of spoken or signed languages.
The department of Communication and Cognition (DCC) studies cognitive and social aspects of human communication through a multidisciplinary approach combining careful experimentation with survey methods, corpus analyses, and computational modeling. Core research domains include communication and technology, cross-cultural communication, information visualization, marketing and business communication, language production, and non-verbal communication.
Duration: 2 years
Salary
The Post-doc Research in Typology of the Visual Language of Comics includes:
- The starting gross monthly salary for a full-time appointment is (minimally) € 3282,- and (maximally) € 3691.
- A holiday allowance of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% (annually).
- Tilburg University is one of the best non-profit employers in the Netherlands and offers very good fringe benefits such as an options model for terms and conditions of employment and reimbursement of moving expenses, also including excellent technical infrastructure, savings schemes, and excellent sports facilities.
- Researchers from outside the Netherlands may qualify for a temporary tax-free allowance equal to 30% of their taxable salary. The University will apply for such an allowance on their behalf.
- The University will provide assistance in finding suitable accommodation (for foreign employees).
Job Requirements
Interested applicants for the Post-doc Research in Typology of the Visual Language of Comics must have
- PhD degree (completed or to be defended) in corpus linguistics, cognitive science, computational linguistics, psycholinguistics, communication science, or a related field.
- Experience with corpus analysis and typological analysis.
- Expertise in statistical analysis, data science, and/or data modeling.
- An accessible attitude, can function well in a team and can establish and maintain interpersonal relations, with excellent communication skills in English.
- Ability to take initiative, be organized, be flexible, and work independently
- Strong motivation to carry out internationally competitive and cutting-edge research.
- Interest in comics, language, cognition, and/or visual media.
Application Process
Applications can only be submitted through the Tilburg University application website, and should include:
- A complete CV, including a list of publications.
- Cover letter (maximum one page) explaining your interest in this project.
- Contact details of two references.
- Copy of two publications and/or descriptions of additional work that they would like the school to consider as part of the evaluation.
For more information on this position, please contact the principal investigator of the ERC project: Dr. Neil Cohn (N.Cohn@tilburguniversity.edu)
Application Deadline: October 07, 2022
For more information on Post-doc Research in Typology of the Visual Language of Comics, visit the official site.
