Post-doctoral Fellow

2 weeks ago


Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand University of Canterbury Full time
New Zealand Institute of Language Brain and Behaviour (NZILBB)

Faculty of Arts

University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

  • Fulltime at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
  • Fixed-Term position for 2 years and 3 months

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

The New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain and Behaviour is seeking a Post-Doctoral Fellow to join the team of researchers working on a project funded by the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund "Te reo Māori vowel sequences within and across morpheme boundaries".

The research team comprises Professor Jen Hay, Professor Jeanette King, Dr Forrest Panther (all University of Canterbury) Simon Todd (UC Santa Barbara), Márton Sóskuthy (UBC) and Dr Peter Keegan (University of Auckland).


The project looks at the acoustics of te reo Māori vowel sequences, and how this may be affected by variation in perceived intervening morphological boundaries.

It involves both corpus and experimental work. We collect measures on morphological complexity, and investigate how morphology affects aspects of the pronunciation of vowel sequences.

Mōu | Who You Are


Applications are invited from researchers with expertise one or more of the following areas: te reo Māori, morphology, acoustic phonetics.

You will be conducting experimentation and statistical modelling, and experience or capability in both of these areas is highly desirable.


The Post-Doctoral Fellow will be employed by the New Zealand Institute of Language Brain and Behaviour, University of Canterbury and will be required to relocate to Christchurch.

The expected start is negotiable.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With


We collect audio, visual, articulatory, neural and behavioural data on how individuals speak, listen, interact, and otherwise use language in their day-to-day lives.

With this data, we study the foundations of language as an integrated, multimodal, statistical system operating in a social, physical and physiological context.

We study the relationship between language and other modes of cognition and behaviour.

We are interested in language development throughout the lifespan, in how non-language information (social, physical, contextual, visual) affects individuals' speaking and listening behaviours, and in how these ultimately shape the linguistic system.


Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC


The University of Canterbury is committed to promoting a world-class learning environment through research and teaching excellence, and has a vision statement of "People Prepared to Make a Difference".

You will have the opportunity to work alongside members of a diverse academic community and enrich your own professional and personal development.

For information about the range of benefits that UC offers

The University of Canterbury is an Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) employer and we encourage diversity in our staffing profile.

The University of Canterbury actively seeks to meet its obligation under the Treaty of Waitangi | Te Tiriti o Waitangi.


The closing date for this position is: Sunday 28 May 2023 (NZ time)

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