Description:

This post-doctoral position is within the research and teaching team of Prof. Dr. Sophie Repp at the Institute for German Language and Literature I at the University of Cologne, Germany. The team focus on combining linguistic modelling and quantitative data collection/analysis using various experimental methods and written, oral and audiovisual corpus analyses in the fields of phonetics/phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics and multimodal communication. The target language is German, including cross-linguistic comparisons both within the Germanic languages and across language families.

The position involves the following tasks:
- Teaching: Two classes per term (4 SWS) at the Institute for German Language and Literature I on German linguistics (teaching is in German)
- Research: Your research will produce a post-doctoral portfolio corresponding to the German ‘habilitation’ in the field of linguistics, working in the context of theoretical linguistics applying quantitative empirical methods (experiment or corpus)
- Research topic: Ideally in one of the following areas: dialogue, negation, ellipsis, non-assertive speech acts, anaphora; comparative linguistic research is welcome
- Administrative tasks and team support

Your Profile:
- PhD in linguistics (general or within a philology)
- Experience in combining linguistic modelling and quantitative data collection/analysis
- German and English language skills at (almost) native speaker level
- Very good teamworking skills

The position is a full-time position (39.83 hours per week) starting 1 April 2026 or soon thereafter, with an initial contract duration of 3 years, which may be extend by another three years. Pay is A13 on the German civil servant pay scale or E13 TV-L, depending on personal circumstances.

Application Deadline: 08-Feb-2026

Application Instructions:
Please upload your application including CV, PhD thesis and up to three research articles (all in pdf) at https://jobportal.uni-koeln.de by 8 February 2026. The job identifier is Wiss2601-02. You can also find the official job advert in German there. If any of the files exceeds 4 MB, please provide a download link. The interviews will include an oral presentation of the candidates’ previous research and will take place at the end of Feburary/beginning of March. For further questions concerning the job profile, please contact sophie.repp@uni-koeln.de ; for questions concerning upload of files or administrative issues, please contact marlen.arnolds@uni-koeln.de . You may also consult the university’s FAQ page: https://www.uni-koeln.de/en/university/working-at-the-university/careers-jobs/job-openings/career-faq
Contact Information:

Email: sophie.repp@uni-koeln.de