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Position: Postdoctoral Fellow

Term: 2011-2012 Academic Year

Date Posted: February 9th, 2011

The Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University has a position for 2011-12 for a postdoctoral fellow or visiting graduate student in linguistics or psycholinguistics, to work under the direction of Co-Director Ray Jackendoff.  Individuals are encouraged to apply who have an interest in applying Conceptual Semantics, the Parallel Architecture, or the Simpler Syntax Hypothesis to new areas of empirical investigation such as morphology, phonology, or the syntax of languages typologically distant from English, or who wish to build connections between these theories and other frameworks such as formal semantics, HPSG, Construction Grammar, and Optimality Theory.  In addition to pursuing research, the fellow will participate in teaching linguistics courses in the Tufts Cognitive and Brain Sciences program and will also participate in interdisciplinary seminars and working groups sponsored by the Center for Cognitive Studies.  The fellow will receive a competitive stipend.

Applicants should submit a short research proposal of no more than 3 single-spaced pages; a curriculum vitae; a one-page description of approach to teaching/mentoring and teaching experience; and three letters of recommendation.  Deadline for applications is April 8th, 2011.


Tufts is an EO/AAE employer.

Please send application materials to:

Prof. Ray Jackendoff
Center for Cognitive Studies
Tufts University
Medford MA 02155 USA

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