2026 Doctoral Position in Linguistics at the University of Konstanz

The advertised Ph.D. position belong to the project C01 “Interindividual variation at the Syntax-Pragmatics Interface” (https://www.ling.uni-konstanz.de/sfb1760/research-projects/project-group-c/project-c01-interindividual-variation-at-the-syntax-pragmatics-interface/). This project investigates interindividal variation in psycho/neurolinguistic experiments and their link to cognitive differences between participants. In a series of lab- and web-based studies, we will monitor participants’ linguistic performance for a wide range of phenomena (including (i) linguistic illusions, (ii) processing at the interfaces, and (iii) social and rule-based pragmatics – the candidate will chose (i) or (iii) as their thesis topic), and correlate it with different psychological measures.

Your Responsibilities

• Working towards a PhD within the SFB context
• Managing a large participant pool, including reliable communication with participants in German
• Setting up and conducting web-based behavioral and in-house EEG experiments
• Data preprocessing and analysis
• Contributing to result dissemination via conference presentations and co-publications    

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineFebruary 15, 2026
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorUniversity Of Konstanz
• School to studyUniversity Of Konstanz
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• The opportunity to do a PhD within the Collaborative Research Centre ‘Silence, Noise and Signal in Language’
• An open, motivated research team and interdisciplinary research environment
• Career development opportunities
• Collaborating researchers at doctoral, postdoctoral and professorial levels
• Research support by student assistants
• Excellent career and equal opportunity coaching

Requirements

• Excellent M.A. or equivalent in linguistics, with background and interests that enable you to take on (i) or (iii) as your Ph.D. topic
• Very good English and German skills
• Excellent skills in communication and organization
• Experience with psycholinguistic methods and data analysis (R)  
• Based in Konstanz to run and oversee EEG data acquisition

Application Documents

• Applications should contain:
• a short motivation letter
• an academic CV
• copies of all previous degrees, including detailed transcripts of records
• the names and email addresses of two academic referees (one from the supervisor of the BA/MA/MSc thesis or equivalent). 

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Submit your application by February 15th 2026 via the Online Application Portal.

For more information, kindly visit the University of Konstanz website.