Institution/Organization: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Department: Spanish and Portuguese Studies
Web Address: https://www.umass.edu/spanport/phd-spanport

Level: PhD

Duties: Research Teaching

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Phonetics; Pragmatics; Semantics; Sociolinguistics

Description:

The Hispanic Linguistics track in Spanish and Portuguese Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications to the Ph.D. program for students starting their studies in the Fall Semester 2024.

Our PhD program in Hispanic Linguistics allows students to focus on applied linguistics, indigenous languages of Latin America, language acquisition, phonetics and phonology, formal semantics and pragmatics, sociolinguistics and dialectology, and syntax. Please visit https://www.umass.edu/spanport/phd-spanport for more details regarding the Ph.D program.

Doctoral students receive four years of funding support, if they hold an M.A. at the time when they enter the program, and five years if they enter the program without an M.A. Extensions are available depending upon availability. Doctoral students receive a full tuition waiver and a stipend while they work as Teaching Associates, teaching one course per semester in Spanish. More information regarding funding can also be found at https://www.umass.edu/spanport/funding-0.

You will find and overview of the application requisites and FAQs here:
https://www.umass.edu/spanport/apply-0

You may find more general information and apply online here:
http://www.umass.edu/gradschool/admissions

The deadline to apply is December 10, 2023. If you have any questions, please contact the professor or professors in your area of specialization, or the Graduate Program Director, Professor Meghan Armstrong ([email protected]).

Application Deadline: 10-Dec-2023

Web Address for Applications: https://www.umass.edu/graduate/apply

Contact Information:
Professor Meghan Armstrong
[email protected]