LINGUIST List 22.1322: General Ling: 4 PhD Positions, Utrecht Institute for Linguistics

LINGUIST List 22.1322
Mon Mar 21 2011 Jobs: General Ling: 4 PhD Positions, Utrecht Institute for Linguistics Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.org>
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Directory 1. Maaike Schoorlemmer , General Linguistics: 4 PhD Positions, Utrecht Institute for Linguistics, Utrecht, Netherlands Message 1: General Linguistics: 4 PhD Positions, Utrecht Institute for Linguistics, Utrecht, Netherlands
Date: 21-Mar-2011 From: Maaike Schoorlemmer <M.Schoorlemmeruu.nl> Subject: General Linguistics: 4 PhD Positions, Utrecht Institute for Linguistics, Utrecht, Netherlands E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Utrecht Institute for Linguistics Department: Humanities Job Location: Utrecht, Netherlands Web Address: http://www-uilots.let.uu.nl/ Job Rank: PhD Students Specialty Areas: General Linguistics Description: 4 PhD positions in Linguistics: The Study of the Language Faculty starting October 1, 2011 at the latest; vacancy number 681114. Successful candidates will be offered the opportunity to participate in the 'PhD rotation', a period of several weeks within the period (June - September 2011) during which they will acquaint themselves thoroughly with the Institute and convert their research proposals into full-blown workplans. The PhD rotation has as its explicit aims to allow students a better grounded choice of supervisor and a head start into their projects. Some form of financial compensation for the time spent in the rotation will be negotiable. Applicants should have an MA degree (or nearing completion, expected graduation by the summer of 2011) in theoretical linguistics, computational linguistics or experimental linguistics (language acquisition, psycholinguistics, phonetics, text linguistics), or a linguistically oriented background from a related field like psychology, information science, communication studies, etc. Applicants should speak and write fluent English. For all projects, we offer a full-time PhD position to a maximum of 4 years, with a gross monthly salary starting at EUR 2.042,- in the first year to EUR 2.612,- in the fourth year of appointment. We also offer a pension scheme, a health insurance allowance and flexible employment conditions. Conditions are based on the Collective Employment Agreement of the Dutch Universities and are supplemented with a holiday allowance of 8% per year. PhD students will undergo assessment after 18 months. Applications (by e-mail) should include a 3-5 page project proposal consisting of a research question well-grounded in existing literature, supplemented with a research strategy, provisional plan and bibliography. The application should also include a letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae including contact and personal details, transcripts of academic results, an MA thesis or alternative piece of written work, certified copies of most recent diploma and passport, and the contact details of two referees (names, affiliations and phone numbers or e-mail addresses). Preferably, reference letters are included. Applications that do not include a research proposal will not be taken into consideration. Candidates are free to come up with their own research topic, but they are strongly advised to visit the UiL OTS research groups document on the website and explicitly target their proposal at one or more of the local research groups. Applications should be in pdf or docx/doc format, with name and vacancy number (681114) specified in the message as well as in the topic. Include a list of attachments in the message, and specify your name in each attachment title. Receipt of your application will be confirmed within five working days. The first round of interviews will be conducted during the first week of May, either in person or by telephone. Results will be communicated to interviewees by May 10. Candidates accepted for the second round may choose to submit additional written work (for example, a finished MA thesis), or certified copies of diplomas and passport (provided regular copies are included in the original application). These additional materials should be submitted to Maaike Schoorlemmer by e-mail by May 20, 2011. The second round of interviews will be conducted in Utrecht on May 25/26, 2011. Final decisions will be made by June 1, 2011. The preferred starting date for the employment contracts will be October 1st, 2011. Application Deadline: 18-Apr-2011 Email Address for Applications: humanitiesjobs.gwuu.nl Contact Information: PhD coordinator Maaike Schoorlemmer Email: M.Schoorlemmeruu.nl Phone: +31302536183 This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year. See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund Drive 2011 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2011/ There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST! You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. 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