• Develop and conduct research;
• Write and defend a thesis within 4 years;
• Write (at least) three peer-reviewed papers for submission to international journals or leading conference proceedings in the first 3 years
• Give presentations about study results on a regular basis on workshops and conferences; 
• Co-organize project workshops;
• Participate in all project related activities including valorization activities;
• Participate in the Graduate Schools’ education program.

Candidates for this position should have a (research) master’s degree in:

• Either closely related to computational approaches (computational linguistics, data science, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, cognitive science, or comparable) and (demonstrable) affinity with communication science and linguistics; 
• Or a field closely related to communication science (communication science, communication and information sciences, (applied) linguistics, (media) psychology, or comparable) and (demonstrable) affinity with language technology and computational techniques.

In addition, you:

• have experience with (experimental) evaluation and statistical analyses; 
• have excellent English written and oral communication skills;
• are collaborative and like to work in a team;  
• have a proactive and goal-directed attitude, good organizational skills, and the ability to get things done;
• speak Dutch fluently, which is highly preferred given the nature of the data.

Fixed-term contract: 4 years.

• Fixed-term contract: 4 year.
• A full-time position. Starting date is negotiable.
• The selected candidate will start with a contract at Tilburg University at the Department of Communication and Cognition for one year, concluded by an evaluation. Upon a positive outcome of the first-year evaluation, the candidate will be offered an employment contract for an additional 3 years.
• The PhD candidate will be ranked in the Dutch university job ranking system (UFO) as a PhD-student (promovendus) with a starting fulltime salary of € 2,395 gross per month in the first year, increasing up to € 3,061 the fourth year.
• A holiday allowance of 8% and an end-of-year bonus of 8.3% (annually);
• Researchers from outside the Netherlands may qualify for a temporary tax-free allowance equal to 30% of their taxable salary. The University will apply for such an allowance on their behalf;
• The University will provide assistance in finding suitable accommodation (for foreign employees);
• Tilburg University is rated among the top Dutch employers and offers very good fringe benefits (it is one of the best non-profit employers in the Netherlands), also including excellent technical infrastructure, savings schemes and excellent sport facilities. The collective labor agreement of the Dutch Universities applies.