PhD position in semantics and pragmatics

Updated: 29 days ago
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 25 Apr 2025

25 Mar 2025
Job Information
Organisation/Company

Universitat pompeu fabra
Department

Department of Translation and Language Sciences
Research Field

Other
Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions

PhD Positions
Country

Spain
Application Deadline

25 Apr 2025 - 23:59 (Europe/Madrid)
Type of Contract

Temporary
Job Status

Full-time
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Horizon Europe - ERC
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

“VALENCE ASYMMETRIES: The positive, the negative, the good and the bad in language, mind and morality” is an interdisciplinary project that seeks to understand the mechanisms that underlie the asymmetries between the positive and the negative across disciplines. The successful candidate will carry out predoctoral research and will produce a doctoral thesis that engages with the tasks from the Work Package 2 (Valence asymmetries in linguistic communication and interpretation) and/or Work Package 4 (Valence Reversals) (for further information, see https://www.upf.edu/web/valence-asymmetries/work-packages ). Their research will be supervised by Professors Isidora Stojanovic (Project PI) and Laia Mayol (Associate Professor, UPF). Their area of specialisation will be formal semantics and pragmatics, and they will seek to develop skills in experimental methods.    

The PhD contract is fully funded (18.180,48€ gross yearly salary) and will start on the 1st of July 2025, for a maximum duration of four years. Further inquiries regarding this call may be addressed to valence.asymmetries@upf.edu .  


Where to apply
Website
https://apply.interfolio.com/165295

Requirements
Research Field
Other
Education Level
Master Degree or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Country
Spain
State/Province
Barcelona
City
Barcelona
Postal Code
08018
Street
Roc Boronat 138
Geofield


Contact
City

Barcelona
Website

http://www.upf.edu/dtcl
Street

carrer Roc Boronat, 138, 08018 Barcelona
Postal Code

08018

STATUS: EXPIRED

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