[CogSci] Fully Funded PhD Position in Experimental and/or Computational Psycholinguistics

[Titus von der Malsburg]

Dear colleagues,

please forward the job posting below to relevant students.  Thank you!

Best wishes,

  Titus von der Malsburg
  

*Fully Funded PhD Position in Experimental and/or Computational Psycholinguistics*

  https://tmalsburg.github.io/job_ad_2025_phd.html

The research group led by Jun.-Prof. Dr. Titus von der Malsburg at the
Institute of Linguistics at the University of Stuttgart is looking for a
dedicated and ambitious doctoral researcher for a 3-year position, with
the possibility of a 1-year extension.

Research topics that we’re particularly interested in include: Sentence
processing in under-researched languages and comparisons across
languages (a strong focus of our institute); research methods,
particularly eye-tracking, crowdsourcing, and statistical methods;
cognitive models of human language processing including large language
models.

*Your tasks:*

- Conduct your own research in the field of incremental sentence
  comprehension.
- Collaborate with a diverse, international research team.
- Limited teaching obligations, with no teaching required until summer
  2027.
- Help maintain our lab infrastructure, organize workshops, etc.

*Your profile:*

- Master's degree or equivalent in Linguistics, Cognitive Science,
  Computational Linguistics, Computer Science or a related field.
- Interest in incremental sentence comprehension in humans and/or large
  language models (construed as models of human processing).
- Embrace interdisciplinary and collaborative research.
- Good command of English.  Proficiency in German is not required.
- Prior experience in the following areas is a plus: experimental
  methods, eye-tracking, Python, R, data analysis.

*We offer:*

- An exciting research opportunity in a dynamic international setting.
- A salaried position according to the German public service pay scale
  (75%, TV-L E-13) with benefits such as health insurance and pension
  scheme.
- Opportunities to develop and enhance your skills in eye-tracking
  methodology, crowdsourcing methods, Bayesian data analysis, and/or
  computational modeling.
- Many opportunities for exchanges and collaboration in our friendly
  Institute of Linguistics and the neighboring Institute for Natural
  Language Processing
- State of the art eye-tracking lab, access to high-performance compute.
- Support for personal and professional development, possibility of
  travel for fieldwork or conferences, assistance with childcare during
  conferences.
- Living in the beautiful city of Stuttgart in the South of Germany.

*Application:*

- Have a close look at our work: https://tmalsburg.github.io/
- If you find our research aligns with your interests, please send your
  application to titus.von-der-malsburg at ling.uni-stuttgart.de.  If
  you’re not sure, feel free to reach out via e-mail before applying.
- Include the following materials in a single PDF file:
  1. short motivation letter
  2. 1-page research proposal
  3. CV
  4. a writing sample (e.g. MA/MSc thesis)
  5. copies of degrees
- As the subject line of your e-mail please use “PhD application”.
- *Deadline is August 15*, but the position will remain open until a
   suitable candidate is found.

*After you applied:*

- We will make a shortlist and invite candidates for interviews (video
  or in-person).
- The start date could be as early as October 1 but could also be a bit
  later if necessary.
- We will inform everyone about their outcome once the position is
  filled.

This opportunity comes at an exciting time for our group and offers a
research environment with excellent resources, a commitment to
best-practice research, a vigorous program of research, and strong links
to international research networks.  We're looking forward to assembling
an excellent and diverse research team.

If you have questions, please contact Titus von der Malsburg at:
titus.von-der-malsburg at ling.uni-stuttgart.de

-- 
Titus von der Malsburg, Jun.-Prof. Dr.
Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Modeling
Institute of Linguistics, University of Stuttgart
https://tmalsburg.github.io