【全额奖学金】爱沙尼亚塔尔图大学博士生招生

语言科学 2024-03-07

4-year funded junior research fellow (PhD student) position at the Institute of Psychology, University of Tartu, Estonia‍

Applicants are welcome to apply for a 4-year state-funded junior research fellow (PhD student) position at the Institute of Psychology, University of Tartu, Estonia. The successful candidate will work on the Estonian Research Council project “Native Language Experience and the Brain’s Perception and Learning of a Foreign Language” (2024–2028) awarded to Dr. Siqi Lyu. The project investigates how the tonal component in Estonian, which is of secondary status in the Estonian phonetic system, and the Chinese tone, a dominant cue to discriminate word meanings in Chinese, affect the respective native speaker’s perception and learning of a foreign language differently. The student will be co-supervised by Dr. Siqi Lyu (Institute of Psychology), Dr. Pärtel Lippus (Institute of General and Estonian Linguistics), and Dr. Kairi Kreegipuu (Institute of Psychology).

The successful candidate will enter a fixed-term employment contract with the University of Tartu as a junior research fellow starting September 2024. The tasks of this position are to design and conduct project-related experiments, analyze the data, and write and publish the results. There are chances to be involved in teaching and/or co-supervising master’s student(s) with Dr. Siqi Lyu if the candidate wants to gain relevant experience.

Gross salary: starting from 1830 EUR/month

Eligibility:

-A master’s degree in linguistics, psychology, cognitive science, or a relevant field

-Highly motivated to learn new knowledge

-English language proficiency at a satisfactory level (level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; see the university’s language requirement here)

Preference will be given to applicants with the following qualifications:

-Experience with experimental phonetics or auditory perception experiments

-Experience with the writing and/or publishing of peer-reviewed journal articles

-Solid statistical foundations

-Experience using and programming sound processing software (e.g., Praat, Audacity, etc.)

The Institute of Psychology has three state-funded positions each academic year. The applicant will compete openly with applications from all the other subdisciplines of psychology. The evaluation takes place in May and June. Candidateswill be evaluated in two stages: (1) the Admissions Committee evaluates the doctoral thesis projects; (2) applicants whose doctoral thesis project is assessed positively will be invited to the interview.

Interested applicants are strongly recommended to contact Dr. Siqi Lyu (siqi.lyu@ut.ee) by March 1, 2024, to receive full support for the doctoral thesis project and the interview. Please include your CV and a short motivation letter in the initial contact.

The university’s application system will open May 1–15 for candidates who receive a master’s degree outside of Estonia and June 1–15 for candidates who receive a master’s degree in Estonia. The interview usually takes place at the end of June.

爱沙尼亚塔尔图大学心理学研究所吕思琪博士课题组现招收博士生1名，2024年9月入学

塔尔图大学提供4年的全额奖学金，面试成功者将与塔尔图大学签订为期4年的劳动合同，职位为Junior Research Fellow，享受学校职工福利待遇。工资为1830欧/月起（税前）。

研究内容为吕思琪博士主持的爱沙尼亚科学研究院项目“Native Language Background and the Brain’s Perception and Learning of a Foreign Language” (2024-2028，117000欧/年），旨在探究爱沙尼亚语里次重要的音调信息和汉语声调在影响大脑声音感知方面的异同，博士生将由三位导师联合指导（见后文）。根据学校心理学博士学位培养要求，学生答辩前需正式发表3篇SSCI论文。博士论文由小论文组成。

申请要求：

- 拥有语言学、心理学、认知科学或相关学科的硕士学位；

- 对学习接触新领域和新知识有极大兴趣；

- 英语达到欧盟的B2水平（托福75分、雅思6分）

优先考虑有以下部分或全部经验者：

- 参与设计或完成过实验语音学或声音感知实验

- 参与写作或发表过英文同行评议论文

- 有扎实的统计基础

- 能熟练运用代码操作声音处理软件（如Praat、Audacity等）

塔尔图大学心理学研究所对奖学金申请的要求：5月提交博士研究计划书；6月参加心理学研究所组织的面试。有意者请于2024年3月1日前（或尽快）与吕思琪博士联系（siqi.lyu@ut.ee），以获得博士研究计划书和面试的最大支持。邮件请附上个人简历和一封短的自荐信。

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