LINGUIST List 22.3106 Wed Aug 03 2011 Support: Lang Doc & Eastern Papuen: PhD, La Trobe University, Australia Editor for this issue: Lili Xia <lxialinguistlist.org> New! Visit LL's Multitree project for over 1000 trees dynamically generated from scholarly hypotheses about language relationships:             http://multitree.linguistlist.org/ To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Tonya Stebbins , Language Documentation & Eastern Papuan: PhD Student, La Trobe University, Australia Message 1: Language Documentation & Eastern Papuan: PhD Student, La Trobe University, Australia Date: 02-Aug-2011 From: Tonya Stebbins <t.stebbinslatrobe.edu.au> Subject: Language Documentation & Eastern Papuan: PhD Student, La Trobe University, Australia E-mail this message to a friend Institution/Organization: La Trobe University Department: Research Centre for Linguistic Typology Web Address: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rclt/ Level: PhD Duties: Research Specialty Areas: Language Documentation Language Description, Language development                             East Papuan Description: Applications are invited for prospective PhD students to apply for positions at La Trobe University at the Research Centre for Linguistic Typology to conduct research as part of our project on the languages of East New Britain, Papua New Guinea. We are developing a team of researchers to work on a range of areas in relation to these languages, including people with experience and interests in language description, documentation, discourse analysis, lexicography, ethnography of communication, language contact, anthropological linguistics, sociolinguistics, language socialisation, the acquisition of marginalised languages, and literacy development in languages without a strong written standard. PhDs in Australian universities generally involve no coursework, just a substantial dissertation. Candidates must therefore have had thorough coursework training before embarking on this PhD. We encourage the grounding of the PhD topic in a deep understanding of language structure, and previous coursework training should therefore have included courses on morphology, syntax, semantics, and phonetics/phonology, preferably taught from a typological/functional perspective. The RCLT consists, at any one time, of around ten PhD students and a number Postdoctoral Fellows, plus six permanent members and several Honorary Fellows. Each year a number of senior scholars from across the world spend from three to six months with us as Visiting Fellows. All members of the Centre are carrying out work relating in a range of ways to language documentation and description, creating a rich environment for lively interaction and discussion. The scholarship will be at the standard La Trobe University rate, Australian $22,500 p.a. Tuition fees are covered by a separate scholarship. These scholarships are offered on a competitive basis so a strong result in an MA program is required. In addition, appropriate allowance will be made to cover fieldwork expenses. The scholarship is for three years (with the possibility of a six month extension). The closing date for international applicants is 30TH September 2011 while the date for Australian and New Zealand applicants is 30TH October 2011. However, we encourage people to respond by 31st August in order to have time to assist with applications. Applications Deadline: 31-Aug-2011 Mailing Address for Applications:         Attn: A.Prof Tonya Stebbins         Research Centre for Linguistic Typology         La Tobe University Victoria 3086         Australia Contact Information:         A.Prof Tonya Stebbins         t.stebbinslatonre.edu.au         Phone:+61 3 9479 6401         Fax:+61 3 9467 3053 Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 03-Aug-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.