LINGUIST List 12.1000

Tue Apr 10 2001

Jobs: Pragmatics at Humboldt U, Berlin, Germany

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1. Manfred Krifka, Pragmatics: Researcher, half time at Humboldt Universit�t Berlin, Berlin Germany

Rank of Job: Researcher, half time
Areas Required: Pragmatics
Other Desired Areas: Conversation Analysis
University or Organization: Humboldt Universit�t Berlin
Department: Institut f�r deutsche Sprache und Linguistik
State or Province: Berlin
Country: Germany
Final Date of Application: May 1, 2001
Contact: Manfred Krifka krifkarz.hu-berlin.de

Address for Applications:
Unter den Linden 6
Berlin
 14167
Germany

We are looking for a researcher with an MA or equivalent degree for
the project "Group Interaction in High Risk Environments: Linguistic
Factors". This is a half-time position for two years. 

Familiarity with pragmatics, especially speech act theory, and
conversation analysis is required; also, good knowledge of German.
Knowledge of aviation and aviation terminology is a bonus. The goal of
the project is to transcribe video recordings of cockpit communication
on simulation flights and analyze selected parts of it in terms of
their speech acts and conversational structure.