Call for postdoc candidates interested in applying for a MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Linguistics

UiT The Arctic University of Norway; Norway; On-site; NOK 500,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research university in Norway invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in Linguistics. The selected candidate will collaborate on a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship proposal, focusing on research areas like Bi/Multilingualism and Psycholinguistics, and will present at an upcoming symposium. This role offers a unique opportunity for young researchers to advance their careers in the pristine nature of Tromsø.

Qualifications

• Exceptional research potential in Linguistics.
• Experience in Bi/Multilingualism, Heritage Speaker Bilingualism, Morphosyntax, or Psycholinguistics.
• Proficiency in proposal writing.

Responsibilities

• Write a proposal for a 24-month MSCA-PF.
• Collaborate with Senior Researcher on MSCA-PF application.
• Present past research achievements at the MSCA-PF symposium.

Job description

Overview

UiT The Arctic University of Norway has established «The Arctic MSCA-PF program» (uit.no/project/arcticmsca) to recruit excellent young researchers planning to apply for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA-PF) to pursue a career in research. We invite applications from promising young researchers within the field of Linguistics. The selected candidate will write a proposal for a 24-month MSCA-PF at UiT together with Senior Researcher Fatih Bayram. This is an opportunity to accelerate your research career while living in the urban research city of Tromsø, uniquely located at the top of the world surrounded by some of Europe’s last pristine wild nature.

This call is one of 74 from pre-selected supervisors at UiT The Arctic University of Norway through the “Arctic MSCA-PF program”. Successful postdoc candidates will be invited for a three-day MSCA-PF symposium June 4-6, 2024 (hybrid physical/digital event, see details at uit.no/project/arcticmsca/program-structure). At this event, the candidates will present their past research achievements, discuss future plans with their potential supervisor and learn how to write a successful MSCA-PF application. The selected candidates will, jointly with the supervisor, write the MSCA-PF application by the deadline of September 11, 2024.

In this call we search for talented, young researchers within the field of Linguistics as presented by Senior Researcher Bayram:

Bi/Multilingualism, Heritage Speaker Bilingualism, Morphosyntax, Psycholinguistics.