LINGUIST List 22.4755 Tue Nov 29 2011 Support: Welsh & Neurolinguistics: PhD Student, U of Marburg, Germany Editor for this issue: Xiyan Wang <xiyanlinguistlist.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.     Richard Wiese , Welsh & Neurolinguistics: PhD Student, University of Marburg, Germany Message 1: Welsh & Neurolinguistics: PhD Student, University of Marburg, Germany Date: 17-Nov-2011 From: Richard Wiese <wieseuni-marburg.de> Subject: Welsh & Neurolinguistics: PhD Student, University of Marburg, Germany E-mail this message to a friend Department: Germanic/Celtic/Comparative Linguistics Web Address: http://www.uni-marburg.de Level: PhD Duties: Research Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Neurolinguistics Required Language(s): Welsh (cym)                             Celtic Description: The Departments of Comparative Linguistics / Celtic Linguistics and of Germanic Linguistics at the University of Marburg are seeking to fill the position of a PhD student (salary according to EG 13 TV-H / 2; i.e. approx. 1555 Euro/ month before taxes, amounting to approx. 1080 Euro / month after taxes and including health insurance) for the duration of three years. Starting date: January 1st 2012 or soon thereafter. The position is part of the research unit 'Exploring the fundamental building blocks of language', which aims to identify empirically grounded concepts and categories for linguistic theorising by combining empirical insights from neurolinguistics, language acquisition, language variation and change as well as linguistic typology. The PhD student will work in a project on language processing and language change in Welsh (directed by Prof. Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, Prof. Erich Poppe and Dr. Paul Widmer) with a particular focus on verb-first (V1) as a basic word order. By comparing neurolinguistic data (using EEG measures) on Modern Welsh with data on language change in Middle Welsh, it aims to identify factors that favour V1 orders. The PhD student holding this position will work on the neurolinguistics side of the project. He/she will use EEG to study word order processing in Modern Welsh. While his/her main place of work will be in Marburg, the EEG experiments will be conducted in Wales. The successful candidate will hold a Master's degree in linguistics, psychology or a related field and will have prior knowledge of Welsh linguistics and/or neuroscientific methods in language processing (particularly EEG). Prior experience with at least one of these two areas is essential, as is an interest in learning about the second. Native-speaker competence in Welsh would be ideal, but is not necessarily required. He/she should be able to work independently, have good interpersonal skills and be willing to travel to Wales to conduct experiments. He/she should also be willing to write his/her PhD thesis on the subject of the project. Knowledge of German is not essential when taking up the position, but an interest in learning the language is expected. Please send your application via e-mail to Prof. Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky (ibokestaff.uni-marburg.de), quoting reference fb09-0018- wmz-2011. Review of applications will begin immediately, but will continue until the position is filled. Applications Deadline: 29-Apr-2012 Mailing Address for Applications:         Attn: Prof Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky         Wilhelm-Röpke-Str. 6         Marburg 35032         Germany Contact Information:         Prof Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky         ibokestaff.uni-marburg.de Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 29-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.