23 March: FYI -- PhD funding, Clinical linguistics (Dublin, IE)

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Trinity College Dublin has launched 40 fully funded PhD positions across a
wide variety of disciplines. The 40 Provost’s PhD Project Awards are open to
EU and Non-EU candidates and include an annual stipend of €16,000 for four
years. These doctoral awards are generously funded through alumni donations
and Trinity’s Commercial Revenue Unit.

My day, my life and me
Supervisor: Dr. Martine Smith
This project is focused on personal stories of individuals whose stories are
largely untold: those with significant communication disabilities.
Constructing and expressing personal stories is uniquely difficult for this
group because the very tools usually used to construct those stories – speech,
language and communication – are their key areas of challenge.

The PhD student recruited into this project will contribute to:
- Establishing a multimodal conceptual framework for personal stories.
- Field-testing the framework with individuals with severe communication
impairments.

Students are free to focus on personal stories of individuals with specific
types of communication impairments, and to choose a specific perspective on
the role of personal stories and how they can be understood. Possible research
questions might focus on how people choose to represent their stories, on the
content of stories, the role of personal stories or any other aspect of
particular interest. The PhD student will design a programme of research to
fit within the larger project, ensuring s/he has full ownership of the thesis
topic. A professional qualification in speech and language therapy will be a
strong advantage.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Martine Smith (mmsmith@tcd.ie)
Further information can be found at
https://www.tcd.ie/slscs/news-events/event-articles/phd-scholarships.php

To apply for a PhD, use
https://www.tcd.ie/courses/postgraduate/research/schools/ling-speech-comm.php


Application Deadline: 01-May-2018

Mailing Address for Applications:
Attn: Dr Martine Smith
Trinity College
Dublin
Ireland

Web Address for Applications:

https://www.tcd.ie/courses/postgraduate/research/schools/ling-speech-comm.php

Contact Information:
Dr Martine Smtih
mmsmith@tcd.ie

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