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Prof. Dr. Barbara Job is a full Professor (C4) at the Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies at the University of Bielefeld since Summer Semester 2004. Her academic appointment focuses on Communication Analysis and Linguistics of Romance Languages. She holds multiple leadership positions within the university, including project leadership roles in the Collaborative Research Center 1646: Linguistic Creativity in Communication.
- Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
- Member of MA Complaints Committee for International Media Studies
- Project leader in SFB 1646 projects A06, B04, and Ö
- Involved with Center for InterAmerican Studies
Professor Job's research spans multiple interdisciplinary domains with strong connections to medical applications. Her work focuses on linguistic creativity, clinical linguistics, and communication analysis, particularly examining how language functions in medical contexts and migration narratives. She leads several major research projects including the LADY-Study (Linguistic Analysis of Diagnostic Interviews in Young Patients) and has conducted extensive research on linguistic patterns in diagnostic interviews with children and adolescents.
Her research demonstrates a consistent pattern of interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly with medical institutions like the Sozialpädiatrischen Zentrum/Oberhausen. Professor Job has secured significant funding from organizations including the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Epileptologie, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sozialpädiatrie, BMBF, and various foundations. Her current work within SFB 1646 examines linguistic creativity from both theoretical and applied perspectives.
- Linguistic Analysis of Diagnostic Interviews in Young Patients (LADY-Study)
- Linguistic Analysis of Pain Descriptions in Children (LASS-Study)
- Computational Historical Semantics project
- Virtual Communication Spaces of Migration and Diaspora
Professor Job maintains active collaborations with medical professionals, particularly Dr. Joachim Opp at the Sozialpädiatrischen Zentrum Oberhausen, where her linguistic expertise contributes to medical diagnostics. She has supervised numerous student researchers who have contributed to her various projects examining linguistic patterns in medical contexts and migration narratives. Her work bridges linguistic theory with practical applications in healthcare and social sciences.
