LINGUIST List 22.2087 Mon May 16 2011 Jobs: Dutch/Swedish; Korean/Chinese; Lang Acq; Prosody, PhD, U Utrecht 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.     Aoju Chen , Dutch/Swedish; Korean/Chinese; Language Acquisition; Prosody: PhD, University Utrecht, Netherlands Message 1: Dutch/Swedish; Korean/Chinese; Language Acquisition; Prosody: PhD, University Utrecht, Netherlands Date: 16-May-2011 From: Aoju Chen <aoju.chenuu.nl> Subject: Dutch/Swedish; Korean/Chinese; Language Acquisition; Prosody: PhD, University Utrecht, Netherlands E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: University Utrecht Department: UiL OTS Job Location: Utrecht, Netherlands Web Address: http://www.uu.nl/NL/INFORMATIE/SOLLICITANTEN/Pages/Vacatures.aspx Job Rank: PhD Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition; Prosody Required Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)                             Dutch (nld)                             Korean (kor)                             Swedish (swe) Description: Two PhD positions on the acquisition of prosodic encoding of focus across languages (full-time - 1,0 fte each) The job description can be found at the ULR above. The two PhD projects will examine the cross-linguistic similarities and differences in the acquisition of prosodic focus-marking, addressing the following research questions: - How does the employment of a prosodic parameter for lexical purposes affect the acquisition of the use of the same parameter in marking focus? - How does the relation between the focus-marking pitch gesture and the focused word affect the acquisition of the focus-marking pitch gesture? - How do children acquire the prosodic adjustment in the post-focus sequence? PhD project 1 (vacancy number 681125) focuses on the comparison between Dutch- and Swedish-speaking children, and will include a two to three week research visit to the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. PhD project 2 (vacancy number 681126) focuses on the comparison between Korean- and Mandarin Chinese-speaking children, and will include two to three-week research visits to Hanyang University in Seoul and Beijing Normal University. The PhD projects aim at a dissertation within a maximum of 3.5 years. They also involve graduate courses offered by the National Graduate School in Linguistics (LOT). Required qualifications Applicants should have: - a Master's degree (or equivalent) in linguistics, psycholinguistics or a related filed; - demonstrable knowledge in at least one of the following areas: prosody, phonetics, phonology, first language acquisition, and pragmatics; - excellent command of English - high proficiency in at least one of the languages targeted in the project; - the ability to quickly learn the use of new software and methods; - the willingness to work in a closely collaborating team; - the ambition to pursue an academic career in an internationally oriented scientific community. Prior experience with testing children and conducting phonetic analysis using Praat is considered an advantage. Work conditions: For both projects, we offer a full-time PhD position to a maximum of 3,5 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. The successful candidates will be offered an initial contract as a PhD student for 18 months. Applications (by e-mail) should include: - CV (including contact and personal details; - a letter of motivation; - academic transcript; - a sample of written work (e.g. a copy of the MA thesis, a term paper, or a published article); - contact details of two referees (names, affiliations, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses); - two reference letters (optional). Interested candidates can apply by sending their applications by email to the application email address below. Please specify your name and the vacancy number (681125 and/or 681126) in the subject line as well as in the message. Include a list of attachments in the message, and specify your name in the filename and the text of each attachment file. Job interviews are expected to take place in the last two weeks of August 2011. Closing date: 6 June 2011, 9 a.m. CESN. Application Deadline: 06-Jun-2011 Email Address for Applications: Humanitiesjobs.gwuu.nl Contact Information: Dr. Aoju Chen Email: aoju.chenuu.nl Phone: +31 30 253 6006 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 16-May-2011       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.