[PLing] PhD position in Phonetics/Psycholinguistics

[Reinisch, Eva]

Dear colleagues,

I am happy to announce that I have a 3-year funded PhD position (75%) in Phonetics/Psycholinguistics available at the Acoustics Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Vienna, Austria, starting June 2026 or asap thereafter. Please circulate the information below to anyone who might be interested. Applications are received until March 31st 2026 via this link only https://oeawnr.onlyfy.jobs/job/mnx9673k

Kind regards,
Eva Reinisch

Dr. habil. Eva Reinisch
Leiterin Arbeitsgruppe Phonetik | Head of the Phonetics Cluster
Institut für Schallforschung | Acoustics Research Institute
Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften | Austrian Academy of Sciences
Dominikanerbastei 16, 1010 Wien, Österreich | Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 1 1 51581-2503
eva.reinisch at oeaw.ac.at<mailto:eva.reinisch at oeaw.ac.at> | www.oeaw.ac.at/isf<http://www.oeaw.ac.at/isf>

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The Acoustics Research Institute (ARI<https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/ari>), an interdisciplinary research institution of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW<https://www.oeaw.ac.at/en/>), Austria’s leading non-university research facility, is offering a

PhD Student Position in Phonetics (75%)

ARI is an interdisciplinary research institution of Austria’s leading non-university research facility. It undertakes top-level research on acoustics in phonetics, hearing, biology, numerics, and mathematics. The close interaction of the working groups allows innovative research approaches through the synergistic effects of multidisciplinary research. ARI employs ~50 academic, technical and administrative staff. The position is assigned to the Phonetics Cluster.

The successful candidate will develop a PhD project on a topic at the interface of phonetics and psycholinguistics within the research areas of the group leader Eva Reinisch. Possible topics include the integration of different types of acoustic information during speech perception, or the adaptation to different acoustic environments in speech perception and production over different time-scales. Interdisciplinary projects relating to the other clusters at the institute are possible.

Your tasks:

•         Design and execution of speech perception and/or production experiments.

•         Communication of results in scientific journal publications and at scientific meetings.

•         Participation in public outreach initiatives of the institute.

Your profile:

•         Required

o    A Master's degree (or equivalent) in a discipline related to Phonetics or Psycholinguistics.

o    Good knowledge of acoustic phonetics.

o    Experience in experimental work on speech perception and/or production.

o    Good working knowledge and understanding of written and oral English.

•         Beneficial

o    Programming and statistics skills (e.g., in R).

o    At least a basic knowledge of German.

•         Flexibility, ability to learn fast and the ability to work independently as well as in a scientific team.

The position is limited to 3 years. The desired starting date is June 1st 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful candidate will enroll at the University of Vienna in the PhD program of the Vienna Doctoral School in Cognition, Behavior and Neuroscience<https://vds-cobene.univie.ac.at/>. The salary is based on the OeAW’s collective agreement.

Candidates should upload a CV, copies of relevant certificates, a statement describing their motivation, personal qualification, and research interests, as well as the names and full contact details of two referees via this link<https://oeawnr.onlyfy.jobs/job/mnx9673k> no later than March 31st, 2026. If you have any questions on the position please get in touch in advance of the deadline.

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