PhD Candidate: Building a Dutch Morphicon

Universiteit Leiden

Leiden

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EUR 36,000 - 45,000

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Job summary

Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) invites applications for a fully funded PhD position in Dutch morphology and constructicography. The PhD will work on the Morphicon project, building a Dutch morphological constructicon and studying the balance between grammatical regularity and lexical idiosyncrasy.

The appointment runs four years, starting January 2027, with a first 12-month contract and extension contingent on performance.

Qualifications

Native or near-native proficiency of Dutch and a good command of academic English.
Demonstrable interest in grammar, especially morphology.
Excellent research and analytical skills.
Experience in computational linguistics is a plus.

Responsibilities

Extract word-formation patterns from descriptive literature and encode them in systematic schemas.
Match complex words to schemas and annotate for network construction.
Assist in finding, testing and evaluating digital tools including LLMs for classification and annotation.
Investigate Dutch morphological constructions quantitatively and qualitatively.
Present research results at workshops and conferences.
Publish research results and write the PhD thesis within the appointment period.
Assist in teaching activities at bachelor level.
Participate in knowledge dissemination activities and meetings.