Ksenia Shagal

The Institute of Uralic Studies at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich) is offering a funded PhD position within the DFG project “Northern Mansi Corpus (NOMAC): A century and more of Northern Mansi in a diachronic corpus.” This project aims to create a comprehensive diachronic corpus of the Northern Mansi language and to conduct research on language change under contact pressure. The position is supervised by Professor Ksenia Shagal, a leading academic in Uralic Studies. The PhD position is a 65% employment based on the E13 TV-L salary grade, with a duration of 2 years and 9 months. The successful candidate will work in Munich, Germany, and will join a collaborative research team focused on corpus linguistics, diachronic linguistics, and Finno-Ugric languages. The project offers an excellent opportunity for candidates interested in Uralic studies, digital humanities, and language change research. Applicants should have a strong background in linguistics, with a preference for experience in Uralic studies, corpus linguistics, or diachronic linguistics. Proficiency in English is expected, and additional skills in digital humanities or computational methods are considered advantageous. The application deadline is 15 December 2025, and the position is expected to start between 1 March 2026 and 1 June 2026. For more information and a detailed project description, please visit the project announcement page. Interested candidates are encouraged to prepare their application materials and submit them before the deadline. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to innovative research on the Northern Mansi language and its historical development.