LINGUIST List 17.51

Tue Jan 10 2006

Support: Ling/Historical Socioling, Phd Students, Leiden U

Editor for this issue: Vanessa Manion <vanessalinguistlist.org>

Directory         1.    Jeroen van de Weijer, General Ling/Historical Socioling: 8 Phd Student Positions, Leiden University / LUCL, Netherlands
Message 1: General Ling/Historical Socioling: 8 Phd Student Positions, Leiden University / LUCL, Netherlands
Date: 10-Jan-2006
From: Jeroen van de Weijer <j.m.van.de.weijerlet.leidenuniv.nl>
Subject: General Ling/Historical Socioling: 8 Phd Student Positions, Leiden University / LUCL, Netherlands


University or Organization: Leiden University / LUCL Job Rank: PhD Specialty Areas: General Linguistics/Historical Sociolinguistics

The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) is the research institute of linguistics at the Faculty of Arts, Leiden University. LUCL coordinates the research of ca. 60 permanent faculty, 50 PhD students and 30 postdocs. It runs the internationally-oriented two-year Research MA programme 'Structure and variation in the languages of the world' and organises numerous conferences, workshops and other scientific events every year.

LUCL has positions for eight paid PhD students (starting date 1 September 2006), in the following areas:

Application number (6-005): 4 PhD students (AIO positions, scholarships for non-EC citizens) for research in any field of linguistics. In particular, applications in the fields of descriptive linguistics, formal linguistics, language use and language variation (either diachronic or synchronic) are invited.

Application number (6-006): 2 PhD students (AIO positions) for the Vici-project 'The codifiers and the English language: Tracing the norms of Standard English', funded by NWO (Principal investigator: Dr. Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade). Applications are invited for the subprojects 'Priestley's descriptivism' and 'Lindley Murray, Quaker grammarian'. Note: no research proposal is necessary; instead, include a one-page letter of motivation. Direct web link: http://www.lucl.leidenuniv.nl/index.php3?m=9&c=140.

Application number (6-007): 2 PhD students (AIO positions) for the Vidi-project 'Degrees across categories', funded by NWO (Principal investigator: Dr. Jenny Doetjes). Note: no research proposal is necessary in the first round; instead, include a one-page letter of motivation. An earlier appointment date is negotiable. Direct web link: http://www.lucl.leidenuniv.nl/index.php3?m=9&c=218.

The deadline for applications is February 22, 2006.

See the institute's website http://www.lucl.nl, or direct link: http://www.lucl.leidenuniv.nl/index.php3?m=1&c=229 for the complete text of the advertisement and application details.

Mailing Address for Applications:

Attn: Ms. Mieke Okker-de Jager Personnel Department, Faculty of Arts P.O. Box 9515 Leiden, 2300 RA Netherlands

Applications are due by 22-Feb-2006

Contact Information:

Jeroen van de Weijer Email: j.m.van.de.weijerlet.leidenuniv.nl Tel: +31 - 71 - 527 2205 Fax: +31 - 71 - 527 2205