Postdoctoral Position in (Socio)phonetics

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　　How to Apply

　　A cover letter explaining qualifications for the position, a CV, research and teaching statements (up to three pages each), a statement of commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidence of teaching excellence, and one or more (up to three) representative publications, manuscripts, or dissertation chapters should be submitted as one pdf document through the UM job portal. The cover letter should include a discussion of how the applicants profile meets the requirements for the position, as well as discussion of the applicants own research interests and how these relate to the position. Please arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to [email protected] .

　　Summary

　　Specialty Areas: Phonetics, sociophonetics, psycholinguistics

　　The (flexible) starting date of the postdoctoral position is July 1, 2024, or as soon thereafter as possible. The initial appointment will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year.

　　Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in phonetics/sociophonetics at the Department of Linguistics, University of Michigan. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Professor Andries Coetzee. We seek a phonetician who is comfortable working with data from sociolinguistic interviews as well as with laboratory-based data. Preference will be given to applicants who have a background in statistical and quantitative modeling, speech processing experiments (lexical decision, phoneme identification, priming, eye-tracking, etc.), speech production experiments (acoustics, ultrasound, airflow, etc.), and sociolinguistic interview protocols. Applicants should ideally also have strong familiarity with and competence in conventional statistical modeling in R and/or Python. Since the position will require working with large amounts of data from several different research projects, organizational and data management skills are also expected.

　　Many of the projects related to this position will focus on Afrikaans, and familiarity with Afrikaans and/or Dutch will therefore be an added benefit (but is not a requirement). The position may require travel for data collection in South Africa, and candidates who are able to travel internationally are therefore preferred. Familiarity with research on bilingualism, multilingualism and language contact will be an additional benefit.

　　The researcher may also oversee graduate and undergraduate students working on projects related to the research in the Michigan Phonetics Laboratory. The successful applicant will be encouraged to work on their own research projects and to interact with the university's wider research environment. This includes a large phonetics and sociolinguistics community, and students and faculty in Linguistics, Psychology, Anthropology, and the Weinberg Institute for Cognitive Science.

　　As part of their professional development, the successful candidate will also teach one or two courses per academic year at the undergraduate or graduate level (comprising up to 33% of the total appointment). Courses will be selected in consultation with the department chair, and may include an upper-level course or graduate course related to the candidates research.

　　Additional Information

　　For additional information regarding the University of Michigan Department of Linguistics, please go to https://lsa.umich.edu/linguistics .

　　Benefit information at the University of Michigan can be found here: https://hr.umich.edu/benefits-wellness .

　　The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive, equitable, and collaborative space to learn, teach, work, discover, and thrive together. Enhancing and embracing our differences is essential to achieving our shared goals of producing groundbreaking research, providing a world-class education, and making a positive impact on our diverse society.

　　Salary: Total yearly compensation will be at least $60,000 per year. Compensation will derive from postdoc appointment and lecturer appointment for instruction.

　　Background Screening

　　The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

　　Contact Information

　　Application email: [email protected]

　　Contact person: Andries Coetzee

　　Application Deadline

　　Application deadline: February 28th 2024, or until position is filled.

　　U-M EEO/AA Statement

　　The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

　　Job Detail

　　Job Opening ID

　　244540

　　Working Title

　　Postdoctoral Position in (Socio)phonetics

　　Job Title

　　RESEARCH FELLOW

　　Work Location

　　Ann Arbor Campus

　　Ann Arbor, MI

　　Full/Part Time

　　Full-Time

　　Regular/Temporary

　　Regular

　　FLSA Status

　　Exempt

　　Organizational Group

　　College Of Lsa

　　Department

　　LSA Linguistics

　　Posting Begin/End Date

　　1/25/2024 - 2/28/2024

　　Salary

　　$60,000.00 -

　　Career Interest

　　Research Fellows

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