LINGUIST List 17.2223
Wed Aug 02 2006
Jobs: Language Description: Post Doc, La Trobe University
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1. Alexandra
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Language Description: Post Doc, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
Message 1: Language Description: Post Doc, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
Date: 01-Aug-2006
From: Alexandra Aikhenvald <a.aikhenvaldlatrobe.edu.au>
Subject: Language Description: Post Doc, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
University or Organization: La Trobe University Department: Research Centre for Linguistic Typology Web Address: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rclt Job Rank: Post Doc Specialty Areas: Language Description; Language Contact
Description:
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 2007
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Applications are invited for a three-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Research Centre for Linguistic Typology. This is to commence within six months from the date of offer.
Applicants should have been awarded their doctorate within the last five years. They should have experience of linguistic fieldwork and will, ideally, have already completed a grammatical description of some previously undescribed language (not their native language) in terms of basic linguistic theory. The University may consider cases in which the period is in excess of five years due to special circumstances. Applications will be considered from candidates whose thesis is currently under examination. Applicants must hold a doctoral degree or have equivalent qualifications at the date of appointment. La Trobe graduates should normally have a minimum of two years postdoctoral research experience at another institution. A Fellowship will not normally be awarded to an applicant who holds a permanent appointment within the University. The successful applicant will work as part of a team with Professor R.M.W. Dixon, Professor Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, and other members of the Research Centre, on a topic relating to languages preferably from South America or New Guinea (although applicants with primary interest in another area would be considered). They will undertake extensive fieldwork and will either (i) produce a comprehensive description of some previously undescribed language; or (ii) pursue an in-depth study of a language contact situation. Exceptionally, applicants may suggest their own research topics, which must fall within the ambit of RCLT's research profile. Option (ii) will be suitable for someone who already has good knowledge of one or more of the languages involved in a suitable contact situation. The choice of project will be made after discussion between the successful applicant and Professors Dixon and Aikhenvald. For more information on our activities please see http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rclt.
The Fellowship will be a three-year appointment and is intended to advance the research activities of the University by bringing to or retaining in Australia a promising scholar.
Enquiries should be directed initially to the Associate Director of RCLT, Professor Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald (email a.aikhenvaldlatrobe.edu.au, phone +61 3 9479 6402).
The Application Form and Conditions of Award may be obtained from: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/rgso/grants/ltuschemes/index.htm.
Please send all applications to: Ms Siew-Peng Condon Research Centre for Linguistic Typology La Trobe University Victoria 3086
The application must be received by 29 September 2006. Applicants should supply the names and addresses of three academic referees; they should ask each referee to provide a confidential statement, to reach the RCLT Research Office directly by the same date. Applicants should also send in hard copies of their theses and/or dissertations, and of published work (including papers in press).
Salary Range: A$56,077 pa. - A$60,194 pa. La Trobe University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides a smoke-free work environment.
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