LINGUIST List 21.4385 Tue Nov 02 2010 Jobs: Historical Ling; Germanic Languages: Researcher, Goethe U Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.org> The LINGUIST List strongly encourages employers to engage in non-discriminatory hiring practices. We urge employers not to discriminate on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, 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.     Jost Gippert , Historical Linguistics; Germanic Languages: Researcher, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Germany Message 1: Historical Linguistics; Germanic Languages: Researcher, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Germany Date: 02-Nov-2010 From: Jost Gippert <gippertem.uni-frankfurt.de> Subject: Historical Linguistics; Germanic Languages: Researcher, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Germany E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Department: Comparative Linguistics Job Location: Frankfurt, Germany Web Address: http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/english/index.html Job Rank: Researcher Specialty Areas: Historical Linguistics; Germanic Languages Required Language(s): Germanic Description: The Hessian research funding program LOEWE recently approved the research center 'Digital Humanities' at Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. It is devoted to improve scientific networking between humanities and computer science. This includes the development and evaluation of new approaches to the automatic analysis, annotation and further processing of artifacts in the humanities. In this context we offer the position of a Research Assistant (E 13 TV-G-U) starting on 2011-01-01 until 2013-12-31. The position belongs to the subproject "Linguistic Relations: Historical Interrelations of Old Germanic Languages": The historical interrelations between the documented Old Germanic languages are to be examined by a systematic comparison of the Gothic bible translation with the corresponding Old Saxon and Old High German translations. For this it is necessary to develop an annotation system that allows correlating the word forms in the corpora of the three languages, which already exist in electronic form. It will be necessary to check the reconstructability of a common precursor for every incident, covering all possible exact cognates within the three corpora. The goals are concrete conclusions about the individual grades of diversification of the languages as well as investigating for the first time how precisely the results gained by statistical methods reflect historic reality retrieved by linguistic facts. The work within the project is supposed to lead to a doctoral dissertation within the timeframe given. The candidate for this position is expected to hold a university degree in Comparative or Historical Linguistics. Review of applications will begin on November 17, 2010, and continue until the position is filled. E-mail inquiries may be addressed to Prof. Gippert at the e-mail address listed. Goethe University is an affirmative action, equal-opportunity employer. Application Deadline: 17-Nov-2010 Mailing Address for Applications: Prof. Dr. Jost Gippert Goethe-Universitaet Institut fuer Linguistik/Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft Campus Bockenheim, Hauspostfach 171 Frankfurt am Main 60054 Germany Email Address for Applications: gippertem.uni-frankfurt.de Contact Information: Prof. Dr. Jost Gippert Email: gippertem.uni-frankfurt.de Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 02-Nov-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.