PhD Candidate in Dutch Morphology and Constructicography

This fully funded PhD position at Leiden University’s Centre for Linguistics focuses on creating a novel digital morphological constructicon for Dutch. The successful candidate will collaborate with a team to build a network of lexical and grammatical constructions, leveraging computational tools and large language models. The project examines the balance between grammatical regularity and lexical idiosyncrasy in Dutch morphology, requiring both theoretical linguistic expertise and practical data annotation skills. The role includes publishing research, teaching at the bachelor’s level, and participating in project meetings. The position is part of an NWO-funded project led by Dr. Jenny Audring in collaboration with the Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal.

• Extract and encode word-formation patterns from descriptive literature into systematic constructional schemas.
• Match complex words to appropriate schemas and annotate them to transform the inventory into a digital network.
• Assist in evaluating and developing digital tools, including LLMs, for classification, annotation, and network building.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative investigations into Dutch morphological constructions.
• Present research findings at workshops and conferences and publish joint research results.
• Write a PhD thesis within the four-year appointment period.
• Assist in teaching activities at the bachelor’s level.
• Participate in project meetings, training sessions, and knowledge dissemination activities.