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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Three Positions in the Dutch Research Consortium 'Language in Interaction' (1,0 fte)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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Research Consortium 'Language in Interaction'</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
<br>
<b>Vacancy number: 30.10.16</b> <br>
<b>Application deadline: Jan 29, 2017, 23:59 CET</b></span><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Responsibilities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">We are looking for highly motivated candidates to enrich a unique consortium of researchers that aims to unravel the neurocognitive mechanisms
of language at multiple levels. The goal is to understand both the universality and the variability of the human language faculty from genes to behaviour.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Currently, our consortium advertises 1 Postdoc and 2 Research Assistant positions. These positions provide the opportunity for conducting world-class research as a member of an interdisciplinary
team. Each position has its own requirements and profile. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.languageininteraction.nl/bqpositions.html"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Click here for more information on the advertised positions</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Work environment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Netherlands has an outstanding track record in the language sciences. The research consortium ‘Language in Interaction’, sponsored by a large grant from the
Netherlands Organization for Scientific research (NWO), brings together many of the excellent research groups in the Netherlands with a research programme on the foundations of language.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In addition to excellence in the domain of language and related relevant fields of cognition, our consortium provides state-of-the-art research facilities and
a research team with ample experience in the complex research methods that will be invoked to address the scientific questions at the highest level of methodological sophistication. These include methods from genetics, neuroimaging, computational modelling,
and patient-related research. This consortium realizes both quality and critical mass for studying human language at a scale not easily found anywhere else.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">We have identified five Big Questions (BQ) that
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">are central to our understanding of the human language faculty.
<span style="color:black">These questions are interrelated at multiple levels.</span> T<span style="color:black">eams of researchers will collaborate to collectively address these key questions of our field.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Our five Big Questions are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">BQ1: The nature of the mental lexicon: How to bridge neurobiology and psycholinguistic theory by computational modelling?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">BQ2: What are the characteristics and consequences of internal brain organization for language?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">BQ3: Creating a shared cognitive space: How is language grounded in and shaped by communicative settings of interacting people?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">BQ4: Variability in language processing and in language learning: Why does the ability to learn language change with age? How can we characterise and map individual
language skills in relation to the population distribution?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">BQ5: How are other cognitive systems shaped by the presence of a language system in humans?
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Successful candidates will be appointed at one of the consortium’s home institutions, depending on the position applied for. All successful candidates will become
members of our Big </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Question teams.
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The research is conducted in an international setting at all participating institutions. English is the lingua franca.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">What we expect from you<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Each position has its own requirements and profile.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Detailed information on:
<a href="http://www.languageininteraction.nl/bqpositions.html">www.languageininteraction.nl/bqpositions.html</a><br>
<br>
General requirements for all positions are: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">a degree in one of the fields indicated for the positions;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">strong motivation;</span><span lang="NL" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">excellent proficiency in written and spoken English.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">What we have to offer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">employment: 1,0 fte;</span><span lang="NL" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">you will be appointed at one of the consortium’s home institutions, depending on the position applied for<span style="color:blue">;</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Terms of employment depend on the embedding institution.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dutch universities and the institute involved have a number of regulations in place that enable<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:35.4pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">employees to create a good work-life balance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Other Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The institute involved is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and as such encourages applications
from women and minorities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Would you like to know more?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Further information on:
</span><a href="https://www.languageininteraction.nl/"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">the Language in Interaction Consortium</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Further information on: </span><a href="http://www.languageininteraction.nl/bqpositions.html"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">the different positions</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">, including terms of employment
and contacts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Are you interested?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">You should upload your application (attn. of Prof. dr. P. Hagoort) using the button 'Apply'. Your application should include (and be limited to) the following
attachments:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">a cover letter quoting
<u>at the top</u> the number (BQ1N or BQ4RA) of the position you apply for,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">your curriculum vitae, including a list of publications and the names of at least two persons who can provide references.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Please apply before Jan 29, 2017, 23:59 CET.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For more information on your application: +31 24 3611173.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#E74023"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#E74023">Big Question 1<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Scientific summary<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The big question this project addresses is how to use computational modeling to link levels of description, from neurons to cognition and behavior, in understanding the language system.
We focus on the mental lexicon and aim to characterize its structure in a way that is precise and meaningful in neurobiological and (psycho)linguistic terms. Our overarching goal is to devise causal/explanatory models of the mental lexicon that can explain
neural and behavioral data. This will significantly deepen our understanding of the mental lexicon, lexical access, and lexical acquisition.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Postdoc Position - BQ1N<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Neurobiologically realistic models of the mental lexicon</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Content description<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">You will participate in a team effort to understand the computational neurobiology underlying language by means of recurrent networks of spiking neurons (RNN) for sentence processing.
The goal is to develop an RNN model of the long-term storage and retrieval of lexical items and their associated structural and semantic properties (Mental Lexicon), encoded into high-dimensional feature vectors. Core objectives are to understand the nature
of these lexical representations, how they are linked to relevant retrieval cues, and how this system is acquired based on local, unsupervised, neurobiological plasticity principles (e.g., spike-timing dependent plasticity, homeostatic plasticity, synaptic
consolidation).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This memory network will interface with a network for online sentence comprehension (Unification) that is currently being developed in the Neurobiology of Language Department (MPI). In
this combined architecture it will be investigated to what extent structured word representations delivered by the mental lexicon are suitable for incremental, combinatorial processing and what—conversely—the influence of sentence context is on lexical retrieval.
Model building will be supplemented by the development of analytic techniques to measure memory capacity and dynamic stability, and methods to discover hidden representational structure in neuronal assemblies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">You should have<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A PhD degree (or equivalent) on the computational modeling of language processing/acquisition with a background in mathematics, physics, computer science, or other relevant fields
of study. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A strong background in psycholinguistics as well as computational neuroscience is required. This includes detailed knowledge of neuronal dynamics, synaptic plasticity, and neurobiological
principles for learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Expertise on mathematical models of neural networks, dynamical systems, and the analysis of neuronal activity is highly valued.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Extensive experience in scientific computing, including numerical methods, large-scale simulations, and data-science approaches. Programming experience especially in languages
such as Matlab and Python is required, knowledge of simulation tools like NEST is desirable.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Experience with concepts and methods for statistical analysis, and with state-of-the-art techniques for data visualization.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">An active interest in brain physiology, memory research, and computability theory.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Affinity with cognitive neuroscience, machine learning, and fundamental issues in theoretical linguistics is desirable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Experience with designing and supervising PhD projects and have a proven ability to work in an interdisciplinary team, with strong communication skills in an international work
environment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The ability to work independently, organize and lead group meetings, compose research reports regularly, and present results to a wide scientific audience.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Fluency in English, spoken and written, is a must. Knowledge of Dutch is desirable but not mandatory.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Embedding and Terms of employment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This position will be held at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Employment: 1,0 fte;</span><span lang="NL" style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Starting salary will be based on
<span class="st">Tarifvertrag im Öffentlichen Dienst </span>E13 Stufe 1 (TVöD Bund). Final scaling dependant on experience;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Max Planck Institute involved has a number of regulations that make it possible for employees to create a good work-life balance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Contact information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Dr. Karl Magnus Petersson (<a href="mailto:Karl-Magnus.Petersson@mpi.nl">Karl-Magnus.Petersson@mpi.nl</a>) and Prof. Peter Hagoort (<a href="mailto:Peter.Hagoort@mpi.nl">Peter.Hagoort@mpi.nl</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#E74023">Big Question 4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Scientific summary<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">We aim to characterize variation in language processing and learning skills and to determine how these variations relate to variations in the underlying biology of individual participants.
The project has two strands: Strand A focuses on language processing skills in young adults, and Strand B on language learning skills in children and adults.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Strand A will develop a comprehensive battery of language tasks targeting sound, meaning, and grammatical processing of words and longer utterances during speaking and listening. In addition,
tasks will be selected or developed assessing general cognitive skills that are likely to affect performance in language tasks. Strand B uses variability in learning ability to investigate why second-language (L2) acquisition can become harder in adulthood.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Two Research Assistant Positions – BQ4RA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Content Description<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">You will work primarily in Strand A of the project. You will be involved in the development of the tests items (e.g., generation of stimuli, adaptation of English tests for use in Dutch,
preparing the presentation of the items in existing software packages), data analysis and archiving. Your main duties will, however, be to schedule and test participants in the lab in Nijmegen and in schools in various locations in the Netherlands.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">You should minimally have a BA degree (or equivalent) in Psychology, (Special) Education , or another relevant field of study. You must have native or near native knowledge of Dutch and
good knowledge of English. Good IT skills would be highly valued. Most importantly, you should have good communicative and organizational skills and feel comfortable interacting with young persons, individually and in groups. Some experience in teaching,
therapy, or tutoring would be useful. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Applications from excellent candidates with a less than ideal profile will be equally considered.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Embedding<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">These positions will be held at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Employment: 1,0 fte;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Starting salary will be based on
<span class="st">Tarifvertrag im Öffentlichen Dienst </span>E9b Stufe 1 <span class="st">
(TVöD Bund)</span>;<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">In addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Max Planck Institute involved has a number of regulations that make it possible for employees to create a good work-life balance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Contact information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Prof. Antje S. Meyer (<a href="mailto:antje.meyer@mpi.nl">antje.meyer@mpi.nl</a>) and Prof. James McQueen (<a href="mailto:j.mcqueen@donders.ru.nl">j.mcqueen@donders.ru.nl</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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