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Five PhD Positions in Computational Literary Studies

The Seminar of German Philology and the Institute of Computer Science/Göttingen Centre for Digital Humanities (GCDH) at the Georg-August-University Göttingen invite applications for 5 PhD positions (male/female/diverse). The positions are open with immediate effect for 3 full years (36 months) part-time (65% full-time equivalent, currently 25.87 hours/week). Renumeration is according to the German TV-L E13 pay scale.

The successful candidates will work in two interrelated, interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of NLP, Linguistics and Literary Studies: "Reflective Passages" (RP) and "Uncertain Attribution" (UA). Göttingen University is a strongly research-oriented university in the centre of Germany. It offers an international and highly interdisciplinary working environment with motivated colleagues and many possibilities for cooperation.

All successful candidates are expected to learn quickly, communicate effectively and work independently and reliably. The positions also require a strong willingness for interdisciplinary collaboration.

PhD Student (German Philology/Linguistics/Literary Studies)RP
Theory-based narratological and linguistic analysis of different types of reflective passages, genericity and epistemic status

Required Profile

  • Master's degree in German Philology, Linguistics or a comparable qualification
  • Excellent knowledge of literary and language theory and experience with the literary and linguistic analysis of text structure
  • Sound knowledge of grammar modelling and methods of linguistic analysis as well as excellent knowlege of fiction theory and narratology
  • Familiarity with empirical methods of text analysis, e.g. annotation of text corpora

PhD Student (NLP/DH)RP
Development, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of computational models and algorithms for analysing natural language, esp. for identifying reflective text passages, genericity and epistemic status.

Required Profile:

  • Master's degree in Computational Linguistics, Computer Science, Digital Humanities or a comparable qualification
  • Excellent knowledge of NLP algorithms and experience with statistical models and machine learning
  • Programming experience and excellent knowledge of at least one programming language (e.g. Java or Python)
  • Knowledge of linguistic models and theories

PhD Student (German Philology/Literary Studies) UA
Theory-based narratological analysis and interpretation of attribution phenomena in various text types

Required Profile:

  • Master's degree in German Philology or a comparable qualification
  • Excellent knowledge of literary theory and experience with the literary and linguistic analysis of text structure
  • Sound knowledge of narratological theories and models as well as excellent knowlege of fiction theory
  • Familiarity with empirical methods of text analysis, e.g. annotation of text corpora

PhD Student (Linguistics)UA
Theory-based linguistic analysis and interpretation of attribution phenomena in various text types

Required Profile:

  • Master's degree in Linguistics or a comparable qualification
  • Excellent knowledge of language theory and experience with the linguistic and literary analysis of text structure
  • Sound knowledge of semantic-pragmatic analysis methods and excellent knowlege of grammar modelling
  • Familiarity with empirical methods of text analysis, e.g. annotation of text corpora

PhD student (NLP/DH)UA
Development, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of computational models and algorithms for analysing natural language, esp. for automatically processing phenomena of attribution and perspectivisation

Required profile:

  • Master's degree in Computational Linguistics, Computer Science, Digital Humanities or a comparable qualification
  • Excellent knowledge of NLP algorithms and experience with statistical models and machine learning
  • Programming experience and excellent knowledge of at least one programming language (e.g. Java or Python)
  • Knowledge of linguistic models and theories

The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunities employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply in fields in which they are underrepresented. The university has committed itself to being a family-friendly institution and supports their employees in balancing work and family life. The mission of the University is to employ a greater number of severely handicapped persons. Applications from severely handicapped persons with equivalent qualifications will be given preference.

Please apply by November 19th 2019 by submitting the usual documents as a single pdf file to  Georg-August-University Göttingen, Seminar of German Philology, Käte-Hamburger-Weg 3, 37073 Göttingen, email: sekretariat.holler@phil.uni-goettingen.de

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