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The Department of Linguistics invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher in Phonetics and Phonology to participate in NSERC (The National Science and Engineering Research Council) and SSHRC (The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada)-funded research projects: “Explaining sound change through mapping the distribution of phonetic biases and automatic speech analysis” (PI: Morgan Sonderegger) and “Towards a robust model of individual differences in context effects in speech perception'' (PI: Meghan Clayards). We seek an ambitious and intellectually curious researcher to work towards the broad goal of scaling up analysis of production and/or perception of phonetic biases in spoken language, e.g. across languages or across speakers/listeners. 

Qualifications (experience, education, skills):

The successful candidate should have a PhD in linguistics or a closely related discipline (such as psychology, computer science or speech science) by the position’s start date; excellent writing skills and publication record; a strong background in computational and/or experimental techniques, such as programming (R, Python), statistical modeling, conducting online experiments (Prolific, Gorilla), and acoustic analysis; and the ability and desire to learn new skills in these areas.  

Required documents:

Applications should include (i) a cover letter that states the applicant’s experience and research interests; (ii) a current CV, (iii) a PDF copy of publications or a list of links for online access to publications, with two primary publications specified; (iv) the names and contact information of at least two references. 

Name of the immediate Supervisor: 

Prof. Morgan Sonderegger, Prof. Meghan Clayards 

Work schedule: flexible 

Working hours: 35 hours 

Location of work: 1085 Dr. Penfield 

Annual Salary: $70,000 plus benefits 

Planned start and end date of appointment: Sept 2025 (negotiable), one year with possible one-year renewal pending funding and satisfactory performance. 

At McGill, Postdoctoral Researchers are eligible for this status for five years after receiving their PhD.  The one-year appointment period needs to be fully within the five years since grant of PhD.  A one-year renewal would also need to be within the same five-year period.   You are expected to perform the work for this position in the province of Quebec.

Annual Salary:

(AMURE Post-Doctoral Fellow Researcher) $45,000.00

Hours per Week:

35 (Full time)

Location:

Penfield 1085

Supervisor:

Associate Professor

Position Start Date:

2025-01-14

Position End Date:

2026-09-01

Deadline to Apply:

2025-02-16

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