LINGUIST List 20.3745: Swahili & Lang Documentation: Open Student, U. of Florida, USA

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LINGUIST List 20.3745
Tue Nov 03 2009 Support: Swahili & Lang Documentation: Open Student, U. of Florida, USA Editor for this issue: Matthew Lahrman <mattlinguistlist.org>
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Directory 1. Brent Henderson, Swahili & Language Documentation: Open Student, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA Message 1: Swahili & Language Documentation: Open Student, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
Date: 02-Nov-2009 From: Brent Henderson <bhendrsnufl.edu> Subject: Swahili & Language Documentation: Open Student, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA E-mail this message to a friend Institution/Organization: University of Florida Department: Linguistics Web Address: http://www.lin.ufl.edu Level: Open Duties: Research Job Rank: Open Specialty Areas: Language Documentation Required Language(s): Swahili (swh) Description: Funding is available for one linguistics graduate student working on an MA or PhD in linguistics at the University of Florida for two consecutive years beginning Fall 2010. The position is as a student research assistant on the project 'Documentation of Chimwiini', funded by the NEH through the NSF/NEH Documenting Endangered Languages program. It will involve collaborating with the project PI on transcription of linguistic data (narratives, personal histories), preparing data for archiving, and assisting in other outcomes of the project. A tuition waiver as well as a stipend for 20/hr per week are included. The idea candidate would have an MA in Linguistics with an interest in documentation, and be a native or near-native speaker of Swahili. However, more general requirements/ preferences are listed below: Requirements: -Background in Linguistics -Some interest in language documentation/endangered languages -Knowledge of some Bantu language(s), preferably Swahili or a closely related language Other preferences: -Knowledge of ELAN language archiving software -Basic web-design knowledge Please contact Dr. Brent Henderson for more information about the opportunity or simply to express your interest. Applicants must apply through the University of Florida graduate program in Linguistics. Information can be found at http://www.lin.ufl.edu/ Applications Deadline: 31-Jan-2009 Mailing Address for Applications: Attn: Dr. Brent Henderson University of Florida, Linguistics 4131 Turlington Hall, PO Box 115454 Gainesville FL 32611 USA Contact Information: Dr. Brent Henderson bhendrsnufl.edu Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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