PhD student position in "The Language of Fiction and Imagination" (linguistics/philosophy), Groningen (The Netherlands)

The Faculties of Arts and of Philosophy at the University of Groningen are looking for a PhD student in the NWO-funded research project "The Language of Fiction and Imagination"  led by Dr. Emar Maier. The project will build a bridge between cognitive and formal semantics, exploiting existing semantic frameworks (e.g. Discourse Representation Theory, Mental Spaces), and philosophy (e.g. Mental Files, pretense theories of fiction), in order to arrive at a formally explicit account of the interpretation of fiction.

Our ideal candidate has
- a strong background in formal semantics (through training in theoretical linguistics, logic, and/or philosophy of language), and a clear interest in (linguistic aspects of) literature/narratology;
- excellent English and academic writing/presentation skills;
- an MA or MSc degree in a field relevant to the project (e.g. linguistics, philosophy, literary studies, A.I.);

You may apply for this position until Tuesday 20 September (23:59 local Dutch time) by means of the application form.