Phd Position in First Language Acquisition Research

vor 1 Woche


Genf, Genf, Schweiz Department of Comparative Language Science Vollzeit
Department of Comparative Language Science_

PhD Position in First Language Acquisition Research


The NCCR is a Swiss National Center of Competence in Research with the goal of creating a new discipline, Evolutionary Language Science, that targets the past and future of language.

The center consists of leading scientists from traditionally separated academic domains, which allows us to harvest the diverse expertise from the humanities, social sciences, computational sciences, natural sciences and medicine towards a broadscale interdisciplinary collaboration.

The NCCR Evolving Language places great emphasis on teamwork and multidisciplinary perspectives. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential.

What we offer:
PhD positions lead to a dissertation and can be financed up to 4 years. We offer an interdisciplinary, collaborative and supportive work environment.

UZH offers excellent opportunities and strong support for career development

Salaries are internationally competitive:
Salary ranges, guidelines for employees in SNF-funded projects (PDF)

We take gender balance and diversity seriously in our hiring decisions.

Place of work:

The position is primarily located at the Department of Comparative Language Science at the University of Zurich (UZH) with close cooperation with the University of Geneva.

The successful applicant will be jointly supervised by Sabine Stoll (University of Zurich) and Marie Schaer (University of Geneva).


Please upload a cover letter that explains your main interests in language science and your motivation to join our interdisciplinary team(s), your CV, the names of two referees (no letters), and one or two samples of your work in
a single PDF via Jobs UZH.

Please also add a list of the courses you took including grades. The name of the PDF should end in

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