LINGUIST List 22.2884 Wed Jul 13 2011 Jobs: Modified: Arabic Phonetics & Phonology: Post Doc, U of York 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.     Sam Hellmuth , Modified: Arabic Phonetics & Phonology: Post Doc, University of York, United Kingdom Message 1: Modified: Arabic Phonetics & Phonology: Post Doc, University of York, United Kingdom Date: 13-Jul-2011 From: Sam Hellmuth <sam.hellmuthyork.ac.uk> Subject: Modified: Arabic Phonetics & Phonology: Post Doc, University of York, United Kingdom E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: University of York Department: Department of Language and Linguistic Science Job Location: York, United Kingdom Web Address: http://www.york.ac.uk/language/ Job Rank: Post Doc Specialty Areas: Phonetics; Phonology Required Language(s): Arabic, Standard (arb) Description: **This is a re-announcement - please note new closing date for applications. The original announcement, posted January 17th, 2011, can be found here: http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-288.html A Research Assistantship is available on the ESRC-funded project Intonational Variation in Arabic. التنغيم في اللغة العربية [http://www.york.ac.uk/res/ivar/] The IVAr project will create a corpus of Arabic speech recordings in which speakers record a parallel set of sentences, stories and conversations. A basic dataset will be collected with 18-24 year olds in five regions of the Arab world, and in two of these regions an in-depth survey will collect additional data with older speakers (50+) and in neighbouring cities. Prosodic transcription of the intonation patterns observed in the corpus will provide the basis for publication of descriptions of the typical intonation patterns in individual dialects, and comparisons among them. You will conduct fieldwork, undertake both quantitative auditory/acoustic phonetic and qualitative data analysis (to include prosodic transcription in the Autosegmental- Metrical framework), and participate in the dissemination of findings. You will hold or will have submitted (prior to commencement of employment) a PhD in phonetics and/or phonology and you will be a native speaker of Arabic. Previous experience of fieldwork and/or prosodic transcription is also advantageous. Relevant training will be provided where necessary. Excellent IT proficiency and time management skills are required. The starting salary will be £28,893 per annum (GBP). The post is available on a fixed term basis for up to 36 months. Informal enquiries can be made by contacting Dr Sam Hellmuth before July 30th, contact information below. For further information and to apply on-line, please visit the application URL below. Alternatively contact HR Services on +44-1904-324835 or recruitmentyork.ac.uk quoting reference number UoY01336. The University of York is committed to promoting equality and diversity. Application Deadline: 11-Aug-2011 Web Address for Applications: http://www.york.ac.uk/jobs/ Contact Information: Dr Sam Hellmuth Email: sam.hellmuthyork.ac.uk Phone: +44-1904-322657 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 13-Jul-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.