About Us
The Center for the Cognitive Science of Language (CCSL) at Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) is an international and open research institution that mainly engages in the research of Chinese as Second Language Acquisition and Cognition, Bilingual Language Acquisition, Cognitive Neuroscience, Language Cognition, and Cybrain Research, etc.
Researchers at CCSL conduct research across language acquisition and cognition, from psycholinguistics, language & cognitive neuroscience, language to cognitive simulation of language, etc. In addition, CCSL opens the "Language Acquisition and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory", which includes Eye-tracking Lab, EEG Lab, fNIRS Lab, Experimental Phonetics Lab with professional and advanced experimental equipment for scientific research.
In order to promote international academic exchanges and cooperation, and to spur the development of the study on cognitive science of language, we hereby hunt employees as our resident researchers, youth scientific researchers and postdoctoral researchers worldwide.
1. Resident Researchers
Duties:
l Carry out cooperative research and publish high-quality academic papers;
l Assist in constructing research teams;
l Offer professional courses for postgraduate students at CCSL;
l Provide guidance to postgraduate students at CCSL.
Qualifications:
l Non-Chinese;
l Outstanding in academic research and have great teamwork spirits;
l Have outstanding contributions and important academic influence in the study fields;
l Possess the title of associate professor or other equivalent positions;
l Under 60 years old.
Annual Salary
l Senior researchers (renowned professor): up to 600,000 yuan (residency requirement: staying in CCSL for at least 1 month per year).
l Intermediate researchers (associate professor or above): up to 300,000 yuan (residency requirement: staying in CCSL for at least 3 month per year or above 1 year).
The specific sum of salary of the researchers depends on the actual workload. Both sides shall sign a work agreement based on the negotiation.
2. Youth Scientific Researchers
Duties:
l Conduct Research and publish high-quality academic papers;
l Conduct collaborative research with CCSL’s researchers;
l Offer specialized courses for postgraduate students at CCSL;
l Provide instruction to postgraduate students at CCSL.
Qualifications:
l Non-Chinese;
l Have an doctorate degree that was obtained outside China
l Have published academic results in international journals (SCI or SSCI) as the first author or corresponding author;
l Outstanding in academic research and have great teamwork spirits;
l Under 40 years old.
Annual Salary
l Range from 200,000 to 300,000 yuan (residency requirement: work at CCSL from 1 to 2 years).
The specific sum of salary of the researchers depends on the actual workload. Both sides shall sign a work agreement based on the negotiation.
3. Postdoctoral Researcher
Referring to the requirements of the Guidelines for Recruitment of Postdoctoral Researchers of Beijing Language and Culture University issued annually by BLCU, CCSL is recruiting international postdoctoral researchers. Details are as follows:
Qualifications:
l Non-Chinese;
l Have an doctorate degree that was obtained outside China
l Have published academic results in international journals (SCI or SSCI) as the first author or corresponding author;
l Offer specialized courses for postgraduates at CCSL.
Funding and Requirements:
l The foreign postdoctoral researchers at CCSL will be supported by the special funds of CCSL.
l The fund of each researchers ranges from 200,000 to 300,000 yuan, which depends on the actual work load.
l Residency requirement: 2 years.
Welcome the applicants who study in the fields relevant to language acquisition and cognition, psycholinguistics, language & cognitive neuroscience, cognitive simulation of language based on artificial neural network, etc to apply the above positions!
To Apply
To apply for researchers, please send following materials to 111center@blcu.edu.cn via email:
l Personal Resume;
l Full text of your representative academic paper;
l The scanning picture of your passport, academic qualifications and degree certificates, professional or technical position certificates (or letter of appointment), appointment documents;
l An description of your personal needs of working and living conditions, or any other requirements you wish to be satisfied.
To apply for postdoctoral researchers, please refer to the specific requirements and procedures illustrated in "Guidelines for Recruitment of Postdoctoral Researchers of Beijing Language and Culture University" issued by BLCU.
The recruitment information above is long-term valid. We welcome applications from all qualified persons.
07/04/2022
