FYI:

Author:	Helen Aristar-Dry
Linguistic Field(s):	General Linguistics
FYI Body:	We are now soliciting applications for LINGUIST List Research Assistantships. LINGUIST List offers qualified graduate students assistantships which support them through M.A. degrees at LINGUIST's home universities while allowing them to become part of a resource which is a mainstay in the field. LINGUIST RAs come into direct contact with the linguistic community each day by editing announcements for books, conferences, journals, and many other linguistics-related topics. Another focus of LINGUIST List is web design, where RAs have the opportunity to learn programs like ColdFusion, Adobe Photoshop, as well as basic UNIX programming and database design. A third focus of LINGUIST List RA work is the development of internet infrastructure for the discipline, as well as language technology to support language documentation. Current development projects include: -The newly redesigned Linguistic Society of America (LSA) website (http://lsadc.org/). -The E-MELD (Electronic Metastructure for Endangered Languages Data) project which develops tools and standards for the digital archiviing of documentation of endangered languages. -The DATA project, conducted in partnership with the Alaska Native Language Archive, which is designed to digitize a large body of material on the Athabascan language Dena'ina. -The LL-MAP project, conducted in partnership with the U. of Stockholm, which involves the development of an interactive map interface showing the distribution of language resources and language speakers. -The Multitree project, which will develop a digital library of all language relationships hypothesized by scholars. More about RA activities can be found at: http://linguistlist.org/opportunities.html In an effort to maintain the international character of the list, we welcome applications from students outside the USA. The LINGUIST assistantship holders must have a good command of written English and be degree-seeking students at Eastern Michigan University or Wayne State University. See below for more information on the assistantships available at each of these schools. At either institution, the LINGUIST fellow receives a full tuition waiver (for 18 graduate credit hours per year) plus a 9-month stipend of approximately $8500. At both institutions, international students should submit applications before the February 1, 2006. US Citizens may submit until March 1, 2006. Eastern Michigan University: Eastern Michigan U. offers a B.A. and M.A. in descriptive and theoretical linguistics, as well as a post-M.A. Certificate in Language Technology. The M.A. program has particular strengths in formal syntax, documentary linguistics, and language technology. The M.A. curriculum offers a solid foundation for further study in linguistics - well over half of Eastern Michigan M.A. candidates go on to Ph.D. programs in linguistics. EMU is situated in Ypsilanti, MI (about 5 miles from Ann Arbor) in a very active linguistics community. For more information about the Eastern Michigan University graduate program, contact: Professor Daniel Seely Graduate Advisor Linguistics Program Dept. of English Language and Literature Eastern Michigan U Ypsilanti, MI 48197 email: tseely@emich.edu Wayne State University: The MA in Linguistics at Wayne State University is an interdisciplinary degree which provides students with a solid grounding in descriptive and theoretical linguistics. The linguistics faculty are housed in a number of departments at Wayne: English, Romance Languages and Linguistics, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, Psychology, Anthropology, and Near Eastern and Asian Studies. Current strengths are in the areas of discourse analysis, historical linguistics, language processing, phonetics, Romance linguistics, and syntax. The diverse city of Detroit affords students a rich laboratory for linguistic research. For more information about the MA in Linguistics at Wayne State University, contact student advisor: Professor Martha Ratliff Linguistics Program 5057 Woodward Ave. Room 10303 Detroit, MI 48202 email: ac6000@wayne.edu