PhD Programs in Linguistics and Computational Linguistics at the University of Zurich University of Zurich in Switzerland

🔔 Ph.D. assistant position in English linguistics or linguistics at the University of Geneva . The post announces a doctoral opening in the Faculty of Letters, with a start date of 1 August 2027 and an application deadline of 15 February 2027 . This opportunity is relevant for candidates interested in linguistics, English linguistics, and related language-focused research. No funding details, supervisor names, or specific eligibility criteria are provided in the post excerpt. To apply, use the l...

PhD position in English Linguistics at the University of Geneva , Switzerland, in the area of formal syntax and morphosyntax . The opening is associated with Prof. Tabea Ihsane in the Department of English Language and Literature. The project should focus on comparative formal syntax or morphosyntax. Eligibility highlights: a Master's degree in English linguistics or linguistics, strong English, and a relevant PhD project proposal. Deadline: 15 February 2027. Start date: 1 August 2027. Intereste...

The University of Zurich offers a Master of Arts in Linguistics as a 120 ECTS single-major program through the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Zurich Center for Linguistics. The program provides broad and research-oriented training in linguistic data acquisition, including fieldwork methods, and in the automatic processing and statistical analysis of large corpora and databases. Students develop programming skills focused on linguistic data processing and strengthen their methodologi...

Ghent University is recruiting a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow in formal semantics, pragmatics, information structure, and language change in the Department of Linguistics. The position is part of the ERC-funded CAUSALITY project, which investigates the causes of language change and conservativity through formal theoretical modeling, artificial-agent simulations, and empirical evidence from historical treebanks of West Germanic languages. The postdoctoral researcher will model information-struct...

Research Associate at the University of Bern (General Secretariat), Bern, Switzerland. This is a permanent 80–100% position focused on university administration, committee support, research/clarification work, dossier management, drafting decision documents, and project responsibility. The role supports the Secretary-General and involves coordination with university units, committees, and internal/external stakeholders. Profile: completed master's degree; ideally experience with committee work a...