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<span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><font size="6" face="Georgia,serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 23pt"><b>Nine Research Positions in the Dutch Consortium 'Language in Interaction' (1.0 FTE)</b></span></font></span>
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<div style="MARGIN: 9pt 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt"><b>Dutch Research Consortium 'Language in Interaction'</b></span></font><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">
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</span></font><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt"><b>Vacancy number: 30.02.17</b></span></font><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">
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<div style="MARGIN: 12pt 0px 4.5pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><font size="5" face="Georgia,serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 17.5pt"><b>Responsibilities</b></span></font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">We are looking for highly motivated candidates to enrich a unique research consortium
aiming to unravel the neurocognitive mechanisms of language at multiple levels. The goal is to understand both the universality and the variability of the human language faculty from genes to behaviour.
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Currently, our consortium advertises 4 Postdoc and 5 PhD positions. These positions provide the opportunity for conducting world-class research as a member of an interdisciplinary team. Each position has its own requirements and profile.
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<div style="MARGIN: 9pt 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><a href="http://www.languageininteraction.nl/jobs/BQsecond.html" target="_blank"><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">Click
here for more information on the advertised positions.</span></font></a><font color="blue" size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt"><br>
</span></font><a href="https://www.languageininteraction.nl/jobs/BQsecond.html" target="_blank"><font color="windowtext" size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">www.languageininteraction.nl/jobs/BQsecond.html</span></font></a></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 12pt 0px 4.5pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><font size="5" face="Georgia,serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 17.5pt"><b>Work environment</b></span></font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">The Netherlands has an outstanding track record in the language sciences. The
Language in Interaction research consortium, sponsored by a large grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), brings together many of the excellent research groups in the Netherlands with a research programme on the foundations of
language. </span></font><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt"><br>
In addition to excellence in the domain of language and related relevant fields of cognition, our consortium provides state-of-the-art research facilities and a research team with ample experience in the complex research methods that will be invoked to address
the scientific questions at the highest level of methodological sophistication. These include methods from genetics, neuroimaging, computational modelling, and patient-related research. This consortium realises both quality and critical mass for studying human
language at a scale not easily found anywhere else. </span></font><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt"><br>
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We have identified five Big Questions (BQ) that are central to our understanding of the human language faculty. These questions are interrelated at multiple levels. Teams of researchers will collaborate to collectively address these key questions of our field.
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Our five Big Questions are: </span></font><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt"><br>
BQ1: The nature of the mental lexicon: How to bridge neurobiology and psycholinguistic theory by computational modelling?
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BQ2: What are the characteristics and consequences of internal brain organization for language?
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BQ3: Creating a shared cognitive space: How is language grounded in and shaped by communicative settings of interacting people?
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BQ4: Variability in language processing and in language learning: Why does the ability to learn language change with age? How can we characterise and map individual language skills in relation to the population distribution?
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BQ5: How are other cognitive systems shaped by the presence of a language system in humans?
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Successful candidates will be appointed at one of the consortium’s home institutions, depending on the position applied for. All successful candidates will become members of our Big Question teams. The research is conducted in an international setting at all
participating institutions. English is the lingua franca. </span></font></span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">Each position has its own requirements and profile.
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Detailed information on: </span></font><a href="https://www.languageininteraction.nl/jobs/BQsecond.html" target="_blank"><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">www.languageininteraction.nl/jobs/BQsecond.html</span></font></a><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">
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General requirements for all positions are:</span></font></span></div>
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</span></font><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">a degree in one of the fields indicated for the positions;</span></font></span></div>
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</span></font><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">strong motivation;</span></font></span></div>
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</span></font><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">excellent proficiency in written and spoken English.</span></font></span></div>
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</span></font><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">you will be appointed at one of the consortium’s home institutions, depending on the position applied for;</span></font></span></div>
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</span></font><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">terms of employment depend on the embedding institution;</span></font></span></div>
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</span></font><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">the institutes involved have regulations in place that enable their staff to create a good work-life balance.</span></font></span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 9pt 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">All institutes involved are equal opportunity employers, committed to building
a culturally diverse intellectual community, and as such encourage applications from women and minorities.</span></font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 12pt 0px 4.5pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><font size="5" face="Georgia,serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 17.5pt"><b>Would you like to know more?</b></span></font></span></div>
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Further information on the different positions, including terms of employment and contacts:
</span></font><a href="https://www.languageininteraction.nl/jobs/BQsecond.html" target="_blank"><font color="windowtext" size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">www.languageininteraction.nl/jobs/BQsecond.html</span></font></a></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 12pt 0px 4.5pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><font size="5" face="Georgia,serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 17.5pt"><b>Are you interested?</b></span></font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 9pt 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">You should upload your application (attn. of Prof. P. Hagoort) exclusively
via: </span></font><a href="http://www.ru.nl/applyonline?tk=uk&recid=597242" target="_blank"><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">http://www.ru.nl/applyonline?tk=uk&recid=597242</span></font></a></span></div>
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</span></font><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">a cover letter quoting at the top the number of the position you apply for;</span></font></span></div>
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</span></font><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">your curriculum vitae, including a list of publications and the names of at least two persons who can provide references.</span></font></span></div>
<div style="MARGIN: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: white"><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"><span lang="en-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt">Please apply before 21 May 2017, 23:59 CET. You may apply for more than one position.
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