LINGUIST List 21.5104 Thu Dec 16 2010 Support: Pragmatics: PhD Student, University College London, UK Editor for this issue: Matthew Lahrman <mattlinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Natalie Wilkins , Pragmatics: PhD Student, University College London, United Kingdom Message 1: Pragmatics: PhD Student, University College London, United Kingdom Date: 14-Dec-2010 From: Natalie Wilkins <n.wilkinsucl.ac.uk> Subject: Pragmatics: PhD Student, University College London, United Kingdom E-mail this message to a friend Institution/Organization: University College London Department: Department of Linguistics Web Address: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychlangsci/research/linguistics Level: PhD Specialty Areas: Pragmatics Description: UCL Pragmatics: PhD position available (NOTE: must start before July 2011) The Division of Psychology and Language Sciences (UCL) has a new fully-funded PhD studentship in Pragmatics (theoretical and/or experimental), made available by funding from the Leverhulme Trust to Professor Robyn Carston for a project entitled 'Understanding Metaphor: Ad Hoc Concepts and Imagined Worlds'. We invite applications for this PhD studentship, which must start by 1st July 2011 at the latest and preferably by April 2011. Applicants should have an excellent academic record, including a first class undergraduate degree in linguistics, cognitive science, philosophy, psychology or a related discipline, and have knowledge of pragmatic theory (preferably including Sperber & Wilson's relevance theory) and/or have done some empirical work on language processing. The project involves the experimental testing of ideas about the nature of metaphor processing, so the ideal candidate will combine theoretical depth with experimental skills. The primary supervisor will be Robyn Carston, on the theoretical side, and the secondary supervisor will be Dr Paula Rubio-Fernandez, who is an experienced experimental pragmaticist. The student will also benefit from interaction with the very active pragmatics-semantics research group in the Division and the recently established experimental pragmatics group, headed by Dr Richard Breheny, and including Dr Nausicaa Pouscoulous (development pragmatics) and Dr Nathan Klinedinst (semantics-pragmatics interface). One of the key advisors on the project is Professor Deirdre Wilson, well-known for her ground- breaking work with Dan Sperber on Relevance Theory. For initial expressions of interest and for more details about the project, please contact Robyn Carston: robyn.carstonucl.ac.uk The deadline for applications is 31st January 2011. Interviewing of short-listed candidates will take place in mid-February 2011. To apply for the studentship, please send your C.V., degree transcripts, personal statement and two references to Natalie Wilkins: n.wilkinsucl.ac.uk Applications Deadline: 31-Jan-2011 Mailing Address for Applications:         Attn: Ms Natalie Wilkins         Division of Psychology and Language Sciences         Chandler House, 2 Wakefield Street         London London WC1N 1PF         United Kingdom Contact Information:         Natalie Wilkins         n.wilkinsucl.ac.uk         Phone:+44 (0)20 7679 4245 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 16-Dec-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.