19 December: fyi -- phd funding, Berlin
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Centre for General Linguistics, Typology and Universals Research (ZAS)
invites applications for a PhD student position in the project 'Language
Acquisition as a Window to Social Integration among Russian Language
Minority Children in Germany and Israel'
in the Language Acquisition Research Group of the ZAS starting at January,
2008.
Key areas of activity will be linguistic investigation experimental data
(topic areas: (a) linguistics: morpho-syntax, discourse and pragmatic; (b)
sociolinguistics: identity and attitudes).
A candidate should have basic knowledge of (depending on the person's PhD
research):
- experimental methods in language acquisition research,
- theoretical linguistics,
- (sociolinguistics)
- (statistics)
A researcher must have a native command of German (some knowledge of
Russian is a plus). Experience in working with children is preferable.
Readiness to participate on multilingual team and in interdisciplinary
research is expected. A university degree in Linguistics or Developmental
Psychology is required.
The initial appointment is for two years. The half-time schedule is 20
hours per week, and the salary is according to the German TVoeD 1/2 scale.
ZAS is an equal opportunity employer.
As far as possible we ask to avoid sending applications by email.
Applicants should send curriculum vitae, the names of two referees who
would be willing to write letters of recommendation and a cover letter
describing research interests and how the candidate would contribute to the
Project.
Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Mailing Address for Applications:
Dr. Natalia Gagarina
Zentrum für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS)
Schuetzenstr. 18
Berlin 10117
Germany
Contact Information:
Dr. Natalia Gagarina
Email: gagarina@zas.gwz-berlin.de
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