Doctoral Researcher

vor 1 Woche

Bochum, Deutschland Ruhr Universität Bochum Vollzeit

**Faculty of Philology**:
**Chair of German Linguistics/Language System - DFG research project “At-issueness as propositional prominence”**

In order to fill a **fixed-term position in full-time (25.89 hours/week = 65%) by November 1, 2025 or later**, we are looking for a

**Doctoral researcher (M/F/x) in semantics/pragmatics**:
The DFG research founded project “At-issueness as propositional prominence” (lead by Prof. Dr. Daniel Gutzmann) investigates the concept of “at-issueness”, as used in semantics and pragmatics, reconceiving it as the relative prominence of propositions.

As a doctoral researcher (M/F/x), you will collaborate with the postdoctoral researcher to design, set up, and carry out experimental studies and will participate in the publication of the results. Writing a doctoral dissertation, which will implement the empirical results into a theoretical framework, will also be one of your project tasks.

**Scope**:

- full-time

**Duration**:

- fixed-term, 36 Monate

**Start**:

- by November 1, 2025 or later
- 2025-09-23

**Your tasks**:

- Carry-out linguistic experiments (including item design and recruiting participants)
- Presenting results at conferences
- Organize talks/workshops
- Participate in and later on lead publications of results
- Write a doctoral dissertation that connects empirical data and semantic/pragmatic theory

**Your profile**:

- Excellent Master’s degree (or equivalent) in linguistics or a closely related field
- Specialization in theoretical or empirical semantics/pragmatics
- Openness to bridging both areas is essential
- Team spirit and willingness to collaborate closely with the project’s postdoctoral researcher
- Adequate proficiency in academic English (writing and communication)
- Desirable: experience with statistical analysis and empirical methods
- Experience with the concept of at-issueness is a bonus

**We offer**:

- Challenging and varied tasks with a high level of independence
- Employment at one of the largest universities in Germany within the University Alliance Ruhr
- A job in the heart of the lively Ruhr metropolitan region with its diverse cultural offerings
- A workplace in a green environment with direct access to the botanical garden of Ruhr University Bochum
- Extensive training and professional development opportunities
- Mentoring by an experienced postdoctoral researchers
- Travel founds including for a longer stay with the Mercator Fellow, an internationally renowned expert.

**Further information**:
The position is salaried and based on the collective agreement of the Länder (TV-L). If the personal and collective agreement requirements are met, the employee will receive pay grade E13 TV-L.

The place of work is Ruhr University Bochum.

If the position is funded by third-party funds the employee has no teaching obligation.

**Contact persons for further information**:
Daniel Gutzmann (Tel.: +49 234 32 12753)

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