Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Oxford - The Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
| Location: | Oxford |
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| Salary: | £38,674 to £40,855 per annum : RESEARCH GRADE 7 |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
| Placed On: | 20th May 2025 |
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| Closes: | 13th June 2025 |
| Job Ref: | 179813 |
The Faculty of Linguistics, Philology, and Phonetics is seeking to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Associate to carry out research on the acquisition of French syntax, as part of Prof. Sam Wolfe’s project ‘Growing Grammar’.
What We Offer
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
- An excellent contributory pension scheme
- 38 days annual leave
- A comprehensive range of childcare services
- Family leave schemes
- Cycle loan scheme
- Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
- Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
About the Role
The project, run in collaboration with Prof. Adriana Belletti (Siena) and Prof. Luigi Rizzi (Collège de France), seeks to investigate the acquisition of French from a cartographic perspective, employing the Growing Trees model developed by Friedmann, Belletti, and Rizzi, and understand the links between maturational accounts of acquisition and the stability of morphosyntactic properties diachronically, with particular reference to French. Acquisitional data will be extracted from digitised corpora and analysed by the Postdoctoral Research Associate.
The post is full-time and is funded by a John Fell Oxford University Press grant awarded to Professor Wolfe. The post will be held for a fixed term of one year, starting on 1st October 2025.
About You
The postholder will be an organised and self-motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate that will contribute to the ‘Growing Grammar’ Project, under the direction of Prof. Sam Wolfe.
It is essential to have a first degree in Linguistics, Modern Languages, Psychology, or a related discipline, possess or be very close to obtaining a PhD in Linguistics or a related field, and have the ability to manage own research and administrative duties with good verbal and written communication skills in English, and be able to represent the project within and outside of the University.
Application Process
You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.
The closing date for applications is 13th June 2025.
Interviews will take place on the 3rd July 2025 and will be online
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