The University of Tübingen is seeking two postdoctoral researchers to join the Global Basic Lexicon (GloBasLex) project, a major initiative funded by the German academies of sciences and administered by the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. The project aims to build a large-scale, openly available basic vocabulary database covering 1,000 basic concepts across nearly 1,500 languages worldwide. This resource will provide consistent phonetic transcriptions, morphological structure information, and machine-readable formats, supporting research in linguistic typology, historical linguistics, and computational linguistics.

The GloBasLex project is organized into data collection and accompanying research modules, with a team including the principal investigator Prof. Gerhard Jaeger, coordinator Dr. Johannes Dellert, two postdoctoral researchers, one doctoral student, and around twenty student researchers. The postdoctoral positions are full-time (E13, 100%) and funded until December 31, 2029. One position will focus on Mesoamerica, South America, and West Africa, while the other will focus on North America, Australia, and Papunesia. The project offers an excellent research environment at the interface of typology, historical linguistics, and computational methods, with opportunities for collaboration with national and international partners.

Applicants should have a completed PhD in linguistics or a closely related field, with expertise in linguistic typology, lexical databases, or computational methods. Experience with large-scale data collection, phonetic transcription, morphological analysis, and research in relevant geographic areas is desirable. The project’s data will support a wide range of research in phonology, lexical semantics, lexicography, cognitive science, and archaeology.

For full details and application instructions, visit the provided job announcement link. The application window is open until the positions are filled. For more information, contact the project coordinator.