Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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PhD in Multisensory Prosody in Spoken European Portuguese Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
Fully funded four-year doctoral position funded by the ERC Advanced Grant PROSODY-SENSES. Includes a competitive salary under Spanish doctoral funding scales, full tuition coverage for the doctoral degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and the University of Lisbon, full social security coverage and employment benefits, and funding for conference attendance, international research visits, and specialized training.
Deadline
Nov 26, 2026
Country
Spain
University
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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About this position
PhD opportunity at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain, within the ERC Advanced Grant PROSODY-SENSES and the Prosodic and Gestural Studies Research Group (GREPG).
The project is titled Multisensory Prosody in Spoken European Portuguese and focuses on how prominence and grouping are realized across speech, facial movements, head movements, manual gestures, and hand pressure signals. The successful candidate will work on controlled production experiments and multimodal corpora, combining acoustic analysis, kinematic analysis, linguistic annotation, and three-dimensional motion capture. The dissertation is expected to be article-based, with three to four publishable papers.
This is a fully funded PhD position for four years. The post includes a competitive salary, full tuition coverage for the doctoral degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and the University of Lisbon, full social security coverage, and funding for conference travel, international research visits, and specialized training.
The PhD will be carried out under a cotutelle agreement between the University of Lisbon and Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Supervision is by Pilar Prieto (ICREA–Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Sónia Frota (University of Lisbon), and Marisa Cruz (University of Lisbon), with additional methodological support from ERC-funded postdoctoral researchers.
Applicants should hold or be close to completing a Master’s degree in Linguistics, Experimental Phonetics, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Psychology, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, or a related field. Strong interest in multisensory prosody, multimodal communication, language production, or experimental phonetics is required. Experience with experimental research, quantitative analysis, and scientific writing is expected. Native or near-native European Portuguese is strongly preferred, and excellent English is required. Experience with ELAN, Praat, R, Python, or motion capture is an advantage.
Deadline: 26 November 2026. Apply via Interfolio with a cover letter, CV, transcripts, degree certificate or expected completion certificate, one writing sample, referee contacts, and passport/ID copy.
Funding details
Fully funded four-year doctoral position funded by the ERC Advanced Grant PROSODY-SENSES. Includes a competitive salary under Spanish doctoral funding scales, full tuition coverage for the doctoral degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and the University of Lisbon, full social security coverage and employment benefits, and funding for conference attendance, international research visits, and specialized training.
What's required
Applicants should hold or be close to completing a Master's degree in Linguistics, Experimental Phonetics, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Psychology, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, or a closely related discipline. Strong interest in speech/multisensory prosody, multimodal communication, language production, or experimental phonetics is required, along with experience in experimental research and quantitative data analysis. Previous experience writing scientific articles or conference papers is expected. Excellent teamwork and communication skills are required. Native or near-native European Portuguese is strongly preferred. Excellent written and spoken English is required; Catalan and Portuguese are not required at the start, but the candidate is expected to begin learning them soon. Experience with motion capture, audiovisual annotation, ELAN, Praat, R, or Python is an advantage.
How to apply
Prepare the required documents and submit the application through the Interfolio portal. Include a cover letter, CV, transcripts, degree certificate or expected completion certificate, one writing sample, referee contacts, and a copy of passport or ID. Apply before the deadline.
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