PhD Position: Multisensory Prosody in Spoken European Portuguese

The Prosodic and Gestural Studies Research Group at Universitat Pompeu Fabra invites applications for a fully funded PhD position within the ERC Advanced Grant PROSODY-SENSES. The successful candidate will investigate how prosodic prominence and grouping are realized through speech, facial movements, head movements, and manual gestures in European Portuguese. This role involves conducting controlled production experiments, utilizing three-dimensional motion capture, and developing quantitative models of multimodal prosodic coordination. The position is part of a cotutelle agreement between the University of Lisbon and Universitat Pompeu Fabra, offering a collaborative research environment. The candidate will contribute to an article-based dissertation and work closely with an interdisciplinary team of researchers.

• Design and execute experimental studies on the multisensory production of prosody in European Portuguese.
• Collect multimodal datasets using synchronized audio-video recording and optical motion capture technology.
• Perform detailed annotation and analysis of acoustic, facial, head, and manual movement data.
• Develop quantitative models to analyze the magnitude and temporal coordination of prosodic cues.
• Author three to four publishable research articles for international peer-reviewed journals.
• Present research findings at international academic conferences.
• Participate in project meetings, seminars, workshops, and collaborative dissemination activities.