LINGUIST List 22.1389: Functional/Cog Ling: University Asst (prae doc), U of Vienna

LINGUIST List 22.1389
Thu Mar 24 2011 Jobs: Functional/Cog Ling: University Asst (prae doc), U of Vienna Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.org>
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Directory 1. Monika Wittmann , English; Germanic; Functional/Cognitive Linguistics: University Assistant (prae doc), University of Vienna, Austria Message 1: English; Germanic; Functional/Cognitive Linguistics: University Assistant (prae doc), University of Vienna, Austria
Date: 23-Mar-2011 From: Monika Wittmann <monika.wittmannunivie.ac.at> Subject: English; Germanic; Functional/Cognitive Linguistics: University Assistant (prae doc), University of Vienna, Austria E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: University of Vienna Department: Department of English Job Location: Vienna, Austria Web Address: http://anglistik.univie.ac.at Job Rank: University Assistant (prae doc) Specialty Areas: Functional/Cognitive Linguistics Required Language(s): English (eng) Germanic Description: At the University of Vienna (15 faculties, 3 centres, about 180 fields of study, approx. 8.600 members of staff, approx. 85.000 students) the position of a University Assistant (prae doc) at the Department of English and American Studies is vacant. Identification number of advertisement: 1963 Research and teaching at the Department of English and American Studies cover literary and cultural studies as well as linguistics. The department employs more than sixty members. Presently more than 3500 students are enrolled in its Bachelor, Masters, Diploma, PhD and Teacher Education programmes. Duration: 4 years Degree of Employment: 30 hours/week Areas of work: Participation in research, administration and teaching in the area of theoretical linguistics, in particular the corpus-based study of syntactic alternations in English (and other Germanic languages) from a functional-cognitive perspective. Profile: MA in (English) linguistics - Good knowledge of linguistic theory, in particular of functional and/or cognitive approaches - Experience with corpus research; willingness to employ and develop quantitative methods - Excellent knowledge of English, plus a good knowledge of at least one other Germanic language - Willingness and ability to work in a team Candidates are also welcome to submit their own PhD project in the area of (English) functional linguistics. Applications including a letter of motivation (German or English) should be sent via Job Center to the University of Vienna (URL below) no later than 12.04.2011 and be referenced to the identification number 1963. For further information please contact Wittmann, Monika, contact information below. The University of Vienna intends to increase the number of women on its faculty, particularly in high-level positions, and therefore specifically invites applications by women. Among equally qualified applicants women will receive preferential consideration. Application Deadline: 12-Apr-2011 Web Address for Applications: http://jobcenter.univie.ac.at/en/home/ Contact Information: Mag, Monika Wittmann Email: monika.wittmannunivie.ac.at Phone: +43-1-4277-42452 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. To do so, go to: https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation/ The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a program. Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST! Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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