Postdoctoral Researcher: Multimodal Prosody & Motion Capture

Universitat pompeu fabra; España; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Universitat Pompeu Fabra invites applications for a fully funded 4-year postdoctoral position within the ERC Advanced Grant PROSODY-SENSES. You will lead cross-disciplinary research on prosody across spoken, sign, and tactile language modalities.

The role includes designing experiments, developing multimodal analyses, co-supervising PhD students, and publishing in top journals. Fluency in English and collaboration in an international team are essential.

Qualifications

• PhD in Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, or related field.
• Experience in three-dimensional motion capture and multimodal data analysis.
• Strong coding skills in Python and/or R; MATLAB/C++ an advantage.
• Experience with reproducible analysis pipelines and data management.
• Excellent publication record for career stage and strong English skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead independent research under the PROSODY-SENSES program.
• Design and run experiments across spoken, sign, and tactile modalities.
• Develop computational and statistical models of multimodal prosody.
• Publish in international journals and present at conferences.
• Co-supervise PhD students and mentor research staff.
• Collaborate across interdisciplinary teams and institutions.

Skills

PhD in Linguistics

Motion capture analysis

Computational modelling

Programming: Python/R

Motion capture systems

Reproducible data pipelines

English proficiency

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Audiovisual annotation tools

Education

PhD or equivalent

Tools

ELAN

Praat

Anvil

Qualisys

Vicon

OptiTrack

Job description

Universitat Pompeu Fabra invites applications for a fully funded 4-year postdoctoral position within the ERC Advanced Grant PROSODY-SENSES. You will lead cross-disciplinary research on prosody across spoken, sign, and tactile language modalities.

The role includes designing experiments, developing multimodal analyses, co-supervising PhD students, and publishing in top journals. Fluency in English and collaboration in an international team are essential.