LINGUIST List 22.4402 Sat Nov 05 2011 Jobs: Syntax; Proto-Niger Congo: Post Doc, Laboratory EFL Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.org> New! Visit LL's Multitree project for over 1000 trees dynamically generated from scholarly hypotheses about language relationships:             http://multitree.linguistlist.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.     Valentin Vydrin , Syntactic Reconstruction of the Proto-Niger Congo: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory Empirical Foundations of Linguistics, Paris, France Message 1: Syntactic Reconstruction of the Proto-Niger Congo: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory Empirical Foundations of Linguistics, Paris, France Date: 02-Nov-2011 From: Valentin Vydrin <vydrinegmail.com> Subject: Syntactic Reconstruction of the Proto-Niger Congo: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Laboratory Empirical Foundations of Linguistics, Paris, France E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Laboratory Empirical Foundations of Linguistics Job Location: Paris, France Web Address: http://www.labex-efl.org/ Job Rank: Post Doc Specialty Areas: Historical Linguistics; Syntax; Syntactic Reconstruction of the Proto-Niger Congo Description: Contact: Valentin Vydrin, LLACAN Contact email: vydrinegmail.com University: INaLCO Job rank: Postdoctoral Researcher Duration: 6 or 12 months Salary: 2,000 EUR/month Keywords: comparative linguistics, african linguistics Application deadline: 2012/04/10 Application email: adonabedianinalco.fr Application reference: EFL-RT1 Applications are invited to work on a 10-year project in linguistics entitled « Empirical Foundations of Linguistics » with a specific workpackage "Toward a Niger-Congo reconstruction", in 2012-2013. This is a full time (6 months) or half time (12 months) position. The applicant is intended to work on the syntactic reconstruction of the Proto-Niger Congo. The competences required are the following: A good knowledge of modern syntactic theories; experience in African historical comparative studies; good acquaintance with languages of at least one of the Niger-Congo (In Greenberg's sense) subfamilies; experience in field studies in Africa; English proficiency (oral and written). When applying, please include: a letter of motivation; a curriculum vitae (including a list of publications); a website where publications can be found; the names and email addresses of two referees. Application Deadline: 10-Apr-2012 Email Address for Applications: adonabedianinalco.fr Contact Information: Valentin Vydrin Email: vydrinegmail.com Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 05-Nov-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.