LINGUIST List 23.1621: Jobs: General Ling; Specialty Open: PhD Researcher/Scholarship, Hermann Paul School of Linguistics Basel-Freiburg

LINGUIST List 23.1621
Fri Mar 30 2012 Jobs: General Ling; Specialty Open: PhD Researcher/Scholarship, Hermann Paul School of Linguistics Basel-Freiburg Editor for this issue: Christy Bird <christylinguistlist.org>
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Date: 30-Mar-2012 From: Annina Fischer <annina.fischerunibas.ch> Subject: General Linguistics; Specialty Open: PhD Researcher/Scholarship, Hermann Paul School of Linguistics Basel-Freiburg, Basel, Switzerland E-mail this message to a friend University or Organization: Hermann Paul School of Linguistics Basel-Freiburg Job Location: Basel, Switzerland Web Address: http://www.hpsl-linguistics.org/hpsl-scholarships2012 Job Rank: Researcher Specialty Areas: General Linguistics Description: The Hermann Paul School of Linguistics at the University of Basel (Switzerland) and the Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg (Germany) is offering two scholarships for PhD candidates in Basel and two scholarships in Freiburg, to be occupied by earliest 1 July and latest 1 September 2012. As a PhD candidate you will be part of a lively and active research community located in the upper Rhine region. The graduate programme is internationally recognized and presents inter-university collaboration. The scholarships comply with different requirements in Basel and Freiburg. For more information on the respective specifications, please visit the application URL below. Scholarships are granted for two years and may be subject to an extension of up to one year with successful project development. Prerequisite for application is a good to excellent degree (MA or equivalent) in the field of language sciences. As part of an international community your PhD project should constructively add to the research environment. Please inform yourself about the research areas at the HPSL before the application or get in touch with your preferred first supervisor for more details (find the list of supervisors at http://www.hpsl-linguistics.org/faculty and the list of linguistic fields at http://www.hpsl-linguistics.org/research). The application should include an informative outline of your research interests and PhD project. Please note that PhD scholarships at the University of Basel or the University of Freiburg must be supervised by a first supervisor affiliated with the respective university which grants the scholarship. Applications, including curriculum vitae, copies of educational certificates, an informative outline and a writing sample (seminar paper or master thesis) should be submitted both in postal form (hardcopy) AND electronically. The selection process will take place mid-May and acceptances and refusals will be sent out by the end of May. For the filing of the documents in electronic form, please note the details at http://www.hpsl-linguistics.org/hpsl-application2012. Application Deadline: 22-Apr-2012 Mailing Address for Applications: Annina Fischer University of Basel Hermann Paul School of Linguistics Basel-Freiburg Totengässlein 3 Basel 4051 Switzerland Web Address for Applications: http://www.hpsl-linguistics.org/hpsl-application2012 Contact Information: Annina Fischer Email: annina.fischerunibas.ch This Year the LINGUIST List hopes to raise $67,000. This money will go to help keep the List running by supporting all of our Student Editors for the coming year. See below for donation instructions, and don't forget to check out Fund Drive 2012 site! http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/ There are many ways to donate to LINGUIST! You can donate right now using our secure credit card form at https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm Alternatively you can also pledge right now and pay later. To do so, go to: https://linguistlist.org/donation/pledge/pledge1.cfm For all information on donating and pledging, including information on how to donate by check, money order, or wire transfer, please visit: http://linguistlist.org/donation/ The LINGUIST List is under the umbrella of Eastern Michigan University and as such can receive donations through the EMU Foundation, which is a registered 501(c) Non Profit organization. Our Federal Tax number is 38-6005986. These donations can be offset against your federal and sometimes your state tax return (U.S. tax payers only). For more information visit the IRS Web-Site, or contact your financial advisor. Many companies also offer a gift matching program, such that they will match any gift you make to a non-profit organization. Normally this entails your contacting your human resources department and sending us a form that the EMU Foundation fills in and returns to your employer. This is generally a simple administrative procedure that doubles the value of your gift to LINGUIST, without costing you an extra penny. Please take a moment to check if your company operates such a program. Thank you very much for your support of LINGUIST! Read more issues\|LINGUIST home page\|Top of issue

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