30 September: fyi -- phd funding, Stockholm
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The Department of Linguistics at Stockholm University invites applications
for three Ph.D. Studentships in Linguistics with a specialization in
General Linguistics and/or Phonetics, Ref.nr SU 617-2167-09, and a Ph.D.
Studentship in Computational Linguistics at Stockholm University, Sweden,
Ref.nr SU 617-2168-09, at Stockholm University.
_Three Ph.D Studentships in Linguistics (_Ref.nr SU 617-2167-09)
The Department of Linguistics at Stockholm University invites applications
for three four-year studentships within its *Ph.D. programme in Linguistics
with a specialization in General Linguistics and/or Phonetics*, with start
date January 1, 2010. The thesis project should involve one or both of the
profile areas of the department, namely, *language typology* (see
http://www.ling.su.se/ASV/engelska/eng-text.html) or *early language
acquisition in children.
*
The deadline for applications is October 29th, 2009. Applications should
be sent by ordinary mail to Stockholms universitet, Registrator/PA, 106 91
Stockholm, Sweden, and should include the following:
1. CV with information about earlier studies, jobs and publications;
2. a copy of written works that are referred to in the application;
3. contact information for two reference persons;
4. a sketch of up to 6,000 words describing a possible thesis project.
Please indicate the reference number Ref.nr SU 617-2167-09 on your
application! Further inquiries should be directed to Professor Maria
Koptjevskaja Tamm (tamm@ling.su.se) for General Linguistics, and Professor
Francisco Lacerda (frasse@ling.su.se) for Phonetics.
_A Ph. D Studentship in Computation Linguistics (_Ref.nr SU 617-2168-09)
The Department of Linguistics at Stockholm University invites applications
for a four-year studentship within its *Ph.D. programme in Computational
Linguistics,* with start date January 1, 2010.
We would especially welcome thesis projects with a potential for
cross-fertilizing areas within the department and/or with partners in the
Human Language Technology Center in the Stockholm--Uppsala University
Network (http://www.uu.se/suun/eng/hltcenter.php). For example, the thesis
project might involve one of the profile areas of the department, language
typology (see http://www.ling.su.se/ASV/engelska/eng-text.html) or early
language acquisition in children. It might also relate to activities within
the Userware Laboratory at the Swedish Institute of Computer Science
(SICS), such as data-oriented models of semantics. Examples of other such
cross-border areas are symbolic and statistical methods for parsing and
computational linguistics for under-resourced languages.
The deadline for applications is October 29, 2009. Applications should be
sent by ordinary mail to Stockholms universitet, Registrator/PA, 106 91
Stockholm, Sweden, and should include the following:
1. CV with information about earlier studies, jobs and publications;
2. a copy of written works that are referred to in the application;
3. contact information for two reference persons;
4. a sketch of up to 6,000 words describing a possible thesis project.
Please indicate the reference number Ref.nr SU 617-2168-09 on your
application! Further inquiries should be directed to Associate Professor
Mats Wir?n (mats.wiren@ling.su.se).
_General information_
Applicants must have an undergraduate degree including at least an
equivalent of the Swedish "magister" programme in General Linguistics.
This programme focuses on linguistic theory and comprises four years of
study including the writing of two research papers. Applicants from all
countries are welcome. Knowledge of Swedish is not a formal requirement
but students are strongly advised to acquire a working knowledge of
Swedish as soon as possible (language courses are offered by the
university). Additional details on the general admission requirements for
postgraduate studies at Stockholm University can be found at
http://www.su.se/english/study/postgraduate-studies.
During the period of the studentship, the student is a regular employee of
the University. The beginning salary is SEK 21,600 a month (approximately
EUR 2,100 or USD 3,100).
The first period of employment is for one year. The employment contract
can then be renewed for at most two years at a time, up to a total of four
years, or, if the student accepts teaching or administrative duties at the
department (not exceeding 20% of full time), maximally five years.
The Department of Linguistics at Stockholm University
(http://www.ling.su.se) has about 60 employees, which makes it one of the
larger departments at the Faculty of Humanities. The department is
organized into six sections, namely, General Linguistics, Computational
Linguistics, Phonetics, Sign Language for the Deaf, Swedish for the Deaf,
and Modern Greek. The research at the Department of Linguistics belongs to
one of fifteen areas at Stockholm University which have been graded as
"leading research" in the sense of being nationally leading and having a
high international status (see
http://www.su.se/english/research/leading-research-areas/humanities-law-and-social-sciences).
The department is a member of the Human Language Technology Center in the
Stockholm--Uppsala University Network
(http://www.uu.se/suun/eng/hltcenter.php), and participates in the Swedish
National Graduate School of Language Technology (GSLT,
http://www.gslt.hum.gu.se/).
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Prof. Maria Koptjevskaja Tamm
Inst. f?r lingvistik, Stockholms universitet
106 91 Stockholm, Sverige
tel. +46-(0)8-16 26 20
www.ling.su.se/staff/tamm
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Prof. Maria Koptjevskaja Tamm
Inst. f?r lingvistik, Stockholms universitet
106 91 Stockholm, Sverige
tel. +46-(0)8-16 26 20
www.ling.su.se/staff/tamm
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