LINGUIST List 17.664 Thu Mar 02 2006 Support: Endangered Langs & Cultures: PhD Student, UK Editor for this issue: Vanessa Manion <vanessalinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.html. Directory         1.    Bruce Connell, Endangered Languages and Cultures: PhD Student, University of Kent, UK Message 1: Endangered Languages and Cultures: PhD Student, University of Kent, UK Date: 02-Mar-2006 From: Bruce Connell <bconnellyorku.ca> Subject: Endangered Languages and Cultures: PhD Student, University of Kent, UK Institution/Organization: University of Kent Department: Anthropology Level: PhD Duties: Research Specialty Areas: Anthropology and Linguistics Description: Two PhD studentships funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council are offered at the University of Kent, Canterbury, one in Anthropology and one in Linguistics, as part of a larger project to study and document endangered languages and cultures in the Nigeria-Cameroon borderland. The linguistics PhD will undertake the primary linguistic documentation of two endangered languages; the Anthropologist will focus on the cultural ecology of language loss among the same groups. Applicants must have completed a first or upper second class honours degree or its equivalent, and/or a Masters degree, in Anthropology or Linguistics by the starting date. No prior experience of research in Africa is necessary. Starting date: 1st September 2006 (possibly earlier) To be eligible for funding, applicants must also fulfil AHRC requirements: EU citizens will be eligible for a full award as long as they have been resident in the UK for the previous three years. An EU citizen who does not fulfil the residency condition will be eligible for a fees only award. Applications (including references) must be received by 10 April 2006; interviews will be held during the week beginning 22 May 2006. Interested applicants may apply online at http://www.kent.ac.uk/studying/postgrad/gradapply.html or request a Higher Degree Application Form from the Recruitment and Admissions Office University of Kent at Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ, UK Tel: (44) (0)1227 824040 (24 hr answerphone) Email: recruitmentukc.ac.uk; URL: http://www.ukc.ac.uk or from the Admissions Secretary, Department of Anthropology, Marlowe Building, University of Kent at Canterbury. Kent CT2 7NR UK Tel: (44) (0) 1227 764000 ext. 7928 Fax: (44) (0) 1227 827289 Email: anthro-officeukc.ac.uk For more information see http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/dz/AHRC_Languages/index.html or contact Bruce Connell: B.A.Connellkent.ac.uk or David Zeitlyn: : D.Zeitlynkent.ac.uk Web Address for Applications: http://www.kent.ac.uk/studying/postgrad/gradapply.html Applications are due by: 10-Apr-2006 Contact Information: Dr Bruce Connell B.A.Connellkent.ac.uk Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Print This Page Please report any bad links or misclassified data LINGUIST Homepage | Read LINGUIST | Contact us While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.

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