PhD student position or postdoctoral position in philosophy of language, Bochum (Germany)

The Chair of Philosophy of Language and Cognition at the Ruhr University Bochum invites applications for a PhD or Postdoc Stipendiary Fellowship in Philosophy of Language/Neurolinguistics/Neurosemantics.

The candidate should have a strong interest in questions at the interface between philosophy of language and linguistics, with a focus on the semantics and/or pragmatics of natural language. Some background in logic or formal semantics would be welcome. The successful applicant will be expected to actively contribute to an interdisciplinary research endeavor that among others involves the use of EEG methods.

The position will be filled either with a PhD candidate or a postdoc and will run until 31 December 2015. The position will be part of the international and interdisciplinary Mercator Research Group 'Structures of Memory'. The main language of communication of the Research Group is English.

Applications should be sent electronically by June 15, 2013. For further information please visit the webpage http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/phil-lang/jobs.html or contact Professor Markus Werning (markus.werning at rub.de) directly.