LINGUIST List 10.1089

Fri Jul 16 1999

Jobs: Phonology, DIALOGUE INTERPRETATION

Editor for this issue: Jody Huellmantel <jodylinguistlist.org>

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1. ws.allan, Lectureship in Linguistics: Phonology
2. Toni Benz, HALFTIME RESEARCH POSITION ON DIALOGUE INTERPRETATION

A LECTURESHIP IN LINGUISTICS (PHONOLOGY)
Programme in Linguistics
Department of English


Vacancy 1106


The University invites applications for this position. Applicants
should have a PhD degree in Linguistics (or equivalent) and some
experience of university teaching. Applicants should be able to
contribute to the teaching of phonology at undergraduate and advanced
levels, and should have an interest in one or more of the following:
phonetics, morphology, and language acquisition. The ability to
contribute to areas other than those specified may also be an
advantage.

Salary will be within the range $NZ47,036 to $NZ56,187. The successful
person should be able to take up his or her duties by or before 28
February 2000.

Further information and Conditions of Appointment should be obtained
from the Academic Appointments Office, Telephone 373 7599, Extn 5788,
Fax 64-9-373 7023, Email: appointments auckland.ac.nz. Three copies
of applications must reach the address below by 1 September 1999.
Please quote Vacancy 1106 in all correspondence.


The University has an EEO policy and welcomes applications from all
qualified persons.


Academic Appointments
Human Resources Registry
The University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland
NEW ZEALAND

HALFTIME RESEARCH POSITION ON DIALOGUE SEMANTICS AND INTERPRETATION

at

HUMBOLD UNIVERSIT\196T BERLIN (E.Lang, R.Blutner)

The Research Project "Dialogsemantik" is a 2-year project to develop
formal models for semantic and pragmatic aspects of dialogue
interpretation. Starting point are well studied phenomena of
monological discourse (like anaphora, definite and indefinite
descriptions, scalar implikatures), and their behaviour under dialogue
conditions. Here, the project aims at a further development of
existing methods of model theoretic semantics.

An essential part of the research project is the study the ecolocical
validity of the proposed formal models. Here, we invite applications
for a half time position in our research team.

The position will involve work in experimental psycholinguistics
and/or corpus linguistics. The successful candidate should have a
degree in Linguistics, Psycholinguistics or a related field. He should
have experience in experimental psychological studies (strongly
preferred) and /or corpus linguistics. He will have the opportunity to
work together with researchers coming from very different fields.

The position is available from 1.st August 1999 or as soon as possible
thereafter. The salary is due to = BAT IIa-O. 

For informal discussion on these positions contact: Dr. Anton Benz (phone
030 20192456, toni.benzgerman.hu-berlin.de), or Dr. Reinhard Blutner
(phone 030 20192456, blutnergerman.hu-berlin.de). 

Applications should contain a Curriculum Vitae and a short Research
Statement. 

Send them by e-mail to toni.benzgerman.hu-berlin.de or
blutnergerman.hu-berlin.de. 

Or use regular mail

Anton Benz/ Reinhard Blutner
Jdgerstr. 10-11
HU-Berlin/Phil. Fak II
Institut f. deutsche Sprache und Linguistik
Zi. 406
10117 Berlin
Germany

Closing Date for applications: 30.July 1999. Applications sent in later may
still be considered.

For further information on the project see 
http://www2.rz.hu-berlin.de/asg/blutner/