LINGUIST List 34.147

Wed Jan 18 2023

Jobs: General Linguistics: Postdoctoral Fellow in Linguistics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Date: 14-Jan-2023
From: Terje Lohndal <terje.lohndalntnu.no>
Subject: General Linguistics: Postdoctoral Fellow in Linguistics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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University or Organization: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Department: Department of Language and Literature
Job Location: Trondheim, Norway
Web Address: https://www.ntnu.edu/isl/
Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Linguistics

Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Multilingualism


Description:

The Department of Language and Literature invites applications from qualified individuals for a 2-year postdoctoral position within the research group AcqVA (Acquisition, Variation & Attrition), with the possibility of additional time for teaching if the successful applicant has relevant competence for this.

The AcqVA group (http://site.uit.no/acqva/) is a joint research group between UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø and NTNU in Trondheim. The Trondheim unit of the group consists of 24 researchers, including 4 professors, 6 associate professors, 2 postdocs/researchers, 8 PhD candidates, and 3 adjunct professors. The group members are involved in a range of research projects both locally and internationally, many of which have received external funding.

Changes in states of linguistic knowledge, be it in develop­ment (acqui­sition) or possible erosion over the life­span (attri­tion), exa­mined across complementary populations and multiple lan­guage com­binations (variation), provide crucial know­ledge about the organi­za­tion of mental gram­mars. AcqVA conducts research based on real-life situ­a­tions, re­flect­ing today’s globa­lized world where learning mul­tiple lan­guages at various points in the lifetime has become increasingly common. AcqVA’s vision is to provide ground­breaking data and novel theories that will sub­stan­tially increase our understanding of how mental gram­mars may vary, how they develop in children and adults, and how they change under condi­tions of reduced input and use.

In Trondheim, research centers around two topics: i) understanding variation in closely related varieties (including dialects and multilingual grammars), and ii) L2 and L3 acquisition. The advertised postdoc position will provide an opportunity for research projects within the first of these areas (variation in closely related varieties and/or aspects of multilingual grammars) and on any suitable language combinations.

See the official website below for the full announcement.

Application Deadline: 15-Mar-2023

Web Address for Applications: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/238157/postdoctoral-fellow-in-linguistics
Contact Information:
Professor Terje Lohndal
Email: terje.lohndalntnu.no


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