The Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies has the following job opening: 
Research Position
ID: Wiss25090
- starting: as soon as possible
- fulltime
- salary according to Remuneration level 13 TV-L
- fixed-term
The working group Phonetics has a vacancy for a PostDoc position within the DFG-funded project "Laughter in Conversation: Form, Function and Multimodality" is available. The research builds on the work of a previous project and focuses on the study of laughter in spontaneous conversations, with a focus on the acoustic, articulatory and multimodal realisation, the frequency of occurrence of certain types of laughter in conversations and the interplay between smiles and laughter.
To answer these questions, a corpus of conversational (and corresponding read) speech is to be created and made generally available for research purposes, which contains acoustic as well as articulographic measurements. Further details on the project results to date can be found here:
https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/linguistik-literaturwissenschaft/forschung/fachbereich/phonetik/projects/project_laugh.xml
Experimental research on the topic of laughter in conversation. This includes articulographic and acoustic recordings and analyses of spontaneous dialogues, publications and presentation of research results as well as relevant project-related administrative tasks.
The employment is conducive to scientific qualification.
To answer these questions, a corpus of conversational (and corresponding read) speech is to be created and made generally available for research purposes, which contains acoustic as well as articulographic measurements. Further details on the project results to date can be found here:
https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/linguistik-literaturwissenschaft/forschung/fachbereich/phonetik/projects/project_laugh.xml
Your Tasks
Research tasks (100 %):Experimental research on the topic of laughter in conversation. This includes articulographic and acoustic recordings and analyses of spontaneous dialogues, publications and presentation of research results as well as relevant project-related administrative tasks.
The employment is conducive to scientific qualification.
We offer
- salary according to Remuneration level 13 TV-L
- fixed-term (3 years) (§ 2 (1) sentence 2 of the WissZeitVG; in accordance with the provisions of the WissZeitVG and the Agreement on Satisfactory Conditions of Employment, the length of contract may differ in individual cases)
- fulltime
- internal and external training opportunities
- amount of health, consulting and prevention services
- reconcilability of family and work
- constant place of work (Bielefeld) without travel activities
- good transport connection
- supplementary company pension
- collegial working environment
- open and pleasant working atmosphere
- exciting, varied tasks
- modern work environment with digital processes
- various offers (canteen, cafeteria, restaurants, Uni-Shop, ATM, etc.)
Your Profile
We expect
- completed relevant academic university degree (e. g. Master's degree) in phonetics, linguistics or a related subject
- completed doctorate/Phd studies (at the time of recruitment) in phonetics or a related subject (with a recognisable focus on phonetics)
- expertise in current statistical analysis methods (e. g. mixed models, machine learning)
- a strong interest in articulography and analysing conversational data
- international publication experience
- very good command of English (oral, written)
- independent, autonomous and committed way of working
- strong organisational and coordination skills
- cooperative and team-orientated working style
- strong presentation skills
Preferred experience and skills
- basic knowledge of the German language or the willingness to acquire it
- experience with electromagnetic articulography
- experience with analysing spontaneous speech data
- experience with the creation of phonetic corpora
Application Procedure
We are looking forward to receiving your application. To apply, please preferably use our online form via the application button below.
application deadline: 10.04.2025
Contact
Prof. Dr. Petra Wagner
0521 106-5239
petra.wagner@uni-bielefeld.de
Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld
Prof. Dr. Petra Wagner
Postfach 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
Prof. Dr. Petra Wagner
0521 106-5239
petra.wagner@uni-bielefeld.de
Postal Address
Universität Bielefeld
Prof. Dr. Petra Wagner
Postfach 10 01 31
33501 Bielefeld
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