Post-doc Linguistics Uni Ghent

Apply until 06 October 2026, 23:59 (Brussels time)

Further information: https://jobs.ugent.be/job/Ghent-Post-doctoral-assistent-department-of-Linguistics-9000/1372212357/

YOUR TASKS

• You devote at least 70% of your assignment to scientific research within your linguistic area of specialization, report on this research regularly at scientific meetings, and publish your results and findings in recognized international journals and/or books with academic publishers.
• You are actively involved in the research activities of one or more research groups within the department and establish collaborations with one or more researchers affiliated with the department.
• Once a year, you offer a practical workshop in which you share your methodological expertise with interested senior and junior researchers in the department.
• During the three-year mandate, you submit an ERC Starting Grant application with Ghent University as the host institution.
• You are willing to make a limited contribution to the academic teaching provided by the Department of Linguistics and/or to the department’s outreach activities.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• You hold a doctoral degree based on a dissertation in the field of linguistics, or an equivalently recognized degree (the degree requirements must be met by the date of appointment). For degrees obtained outside the European Union, an equivalence certificate from NARIC must be provided.
• You have at least one year of postdoctoral seniority at the time of appointment.
• You are eligible to apply for an ERC Starting Grant in the 2027, 2028 and/or 2029 calls.
• You have an excellent research profile, as evidenced by a strong international publication record, invited lectures, academic distinctions, acquisition of research funding, and so on.
• You specialize in any subfield of linguistics/linguistic subdiscipline (fundamental research), provided that there are good opportunities for collaboration with one or more of the department’s existing research groups.
• Your research is characterized by a high degree of methodological innovation. A broad applicability of the innovative tools and methods you use, also beyond your own subdiscipline, is considered an asset.
• You have a specialization in one or more languages that are part of the curriculum of the Language and Literature programme at Ghent University.