LINGUIST List 21.2731 Sun Jun 27 2010 Jobs: African Langs & Psycholing: PhD student, Leiden U., Netherlands Editor for this issue: Matthew Lahrman <mattlinguistlist.org> The LINGUIST List strongly encourages employers to use non-discriminatory standards in hiring policy. In particular we urge that employers do not discriminate on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, age, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. However, we have no means of enforcing these standards. Job seekers should pay special attention to language in ads regarding employment requirements and are encouraged to consult our international employment page at http://linguistlist.org/jobs/jobnet.html. This page has been set up so that people can report on the employment standards of various countries. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/posttolinguist.cfm Directory         1.    Maarten Mous, African Languages & Psycholinguistics: PhD position with salary, Leiden University, Netherlands Message 1: African Languages & Psycholinguistics: PhD position with salary, Leiden University, Netherlands Date: 25-Jun-2010 From: Maarten Mous <m.moushum.leidenuniv.nl> Subject: African Languages & Psycholinguistics: PhD position with salary, Leiden University, Netherlands E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Leiden University Department: Leiden University Centre of Linguistics Job Location: Leiden, Netherlands Web Address: http://www.hum.leiden.edu/lucl/ Job Rank: PhD position with salary Specialty Areas: Psycholinguistics; African Languages Description: Ph.D. Student on the subject 'Plural as value of Cushitic gender: a psycholinguistic study', Sept 2010 - Aug 2014 Vacancy number: 10-120 Project description This project is about a psycholinguistic study of grammatical gender processing in Cushitic languages. The gender systems of Cushitic languages in East Africa have the intriguing property that the third value of gender (beside masculine and feminine) is plural. The world's leading typologist of gender, Greville Corbett, analyzed these systems as two-valued and the third value as part of the number category (see Corbett & Hayward, 1987; Corbett, 1991, 2005, 2006). In contrast, Mous (2008) argued that Corbett's analysis cannot hold because gender and number are two independent agreement systems and adjectives show agreement for both categories independently. Thus, if the third category of gender is taken to be plural, a situation can arise in which adjectives show conflicting values for number in agreement with one and the same head noun. The current project aims at providing experimental, psycholinguistic evidence to shed more light on the processing of grammatical gender in Cushitic languages and support either Corbett's or Mous' theoretical hypotheses. Requirements - MA in linguistics, psycholinguistics or a related area such as cognitive/experimental psychology or cognitive science; - preferably theoretical knowledge about grammatical processing in Cushitic languages; - and/or hands-on experience in psycholinguistics; - experience with E-prime-software (for experimental design/set-up) is an advantage; - (basic) knowledge of statistics (incl. SPSS) for data analysis is also an advantage; - solid competence in English (oral and written); - candidate must be willing and able to carry out experiments in Ethiopia; - preferably competence in Amharic as well as practical and social knowledge of Ethiopia. Conditions of employment The successful candidate will be appointed for a period of 18 months, with an extension of 30 months after positive evaluation of capabilities and compatibility. The gross monthly salary will be in accordance with the Collective Agreement of Dutch Universities for academic personnel, and will range from € 2.042 gross per month in the first year, gradually rising to € 2.612 in the final year. Information More information on this position can be obtained from Prof.Dr. Maarten Mous, email: m.moushum.leidenuniv.nl, or Prof. Dr. Niels Schiller, email: n.o.schillerhum.leidenuniv.nl. Application Applicants should submit an application before 20 August 2010. Applications should be sent to vacaturesluclhum.leidenuniv.nl. In order to apply, the applicant must submit the following: - a curriculum vitae; - a statement of interest (no more than 250 words), briefly detailing background, research aspirations and interests; - names and email contact details of two referees. Application Deadline: 20-Aug-2010 Email Address for Applications: vacaturesluclhum.leidenuniv.nl Contact Information: Maarten Mous Email: m.moushum.leidenuniv.nl Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 27-Jun-2010       About 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.