Postdoctoral Fellow (Linguistic theory & Psycholinguistics)

Interested applicants are invited to apply directly at the NUS Career Portal.

Your application will be processed only if you apply via NUS Career Portal.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Job Description

The National University of Singapore will hire one Postdoctoral Fellow (post-doc) with expertise in linguistic theory and psycholinguistics. The position will be for 18 months and has a preferred start date of October 2026.

The post-doc will work on aspects of these languages, with an emphasis on phenomena like ellipsis, contraction, and code-switching, where speakers can choose among alternative forms that are otherwise (nearly) semantically equivalent.

There is no teaching obligation.

Salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications. Funds exist for experimentation, publication expenses, and conference travel, if and when available. 

The deadline for applications is 30 April 2026. Applications should include:

1. a cover letter including remarks on research interests and the contact information for two referees (one of the referees should be the main PhD supervisor)
2. a CV
3. two examples of previous work
4. the completed Personal Data Consent Form for job applicants available from
   http://www.nus.edu.sg/careers/files/NUS-Personal-Data-Consent-for-Job-Applicants.pdf

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to arrange for their referees to send letters of recommendation.

Information about working in NUS and living in Singapore is available at http://www.nus.edu.sg/careers/whyjoinus.htm. The Department of English, Linguistics, and Theatre Studies website can be found at http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/elts/. Please contact Nick Huang (see contact information below) with any questions.

Application Deadline: 30 April 2026

Contact Information: Dr Nick Huang
Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have relevant research experience, including in experimentation, and a familiarity of Singapore English and/or its adstrate languages (Chinese and Malay varieties). The postdoc must have their PhD in hand by the start of the position.