LINGUIST List 26.3015
Wed Jun 24 2015
Support: Discourse Analysis; Interactional Linguistics; Pragmatics / Switzerland
Editor for this issue: Erin Arnold <earnoldlinguistlist.org>
Date: 24-Jun-2015
From: Agnes Kolmer <info
spur.uzh.ch>
Subject: Discourse Analysis; Interactional Linguistics; Pragmatics, PhD, University of Zurich, Switzerland
E-mail this message to a friend Department: URPP Language and Space
Web Address:
http://www.spur.uzh.ch/index_en.html Level: PhD
Institution/Organization: University of Zurich
Duties: Research,Project Work
Specialty Areas: Discourse Analysis; Pragmatics
Interactional Linguistics
Description:
Open PhD position, Interactional Linguistics / Conversation Analysis, Language and Space
The University Research Priority Program (URPP) Language and Space at the University of Zurich invites applications for a doctoral position starting on October 1, 2015.
Research in the URPP Language and Space focuses on the basic interfaces of language and space. This includes both the situational embedding of speech through perception, movement and action in a specific environment ('interactional spaces') as well as the distribution of languages and linguistic structures in geographical and social space ('language areas'). The URPP utilizes the latest technology in data collection, processing and analysis and combines insights from interactional linguistic research with language typology and dialectology. Researchers from a variety of fields, such as computational linguistics, general linguistics, geographic information science and technology, English linguistics, German linguistics, Romance studies, Slavic studies, popular culture and empirical cultural studies, collaborate in the URPP. For more information about the program please see:
www.spur.uzh.ch The URPP Language and Space seeks candidates who want to develop their own PhD project focusing on the relations between physical space and interaction through interactional linguistics and conversation analysis. The successful applicant will be part of the research group 'Interactional Spaces', whose research focuses on the relationship between interaction, language and architecture, examining empirically various spatialities on the basis of video recordings. In addition to her/his own research, she/he will contribute to other URPP projects. In return we offer an innovative research environment and extensive support from an interdisciplinary team.
Applicants must have completed a Master's degree with excellence (or an equivalent level degree) in linguistics and are now striving to specialize in interactional linguistics with a focus on the relation between language and space. Experience in collecting and analyzing video data is required. Familiarity with approaches and issues of conversation analysis together with a general interest in innovative methods for collecting and analyzing face-to-face interaction with cutting-edge technology are an asset. Candidates should have excellent German and English language skills (both written and oral), or the willingness to acquire them within the first six months of the position.
For more information about this position, please contact Dr. Agnes Kolmer (agnes.kolmer
uzh.ch). Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, motivational letter, PhD project proposal of maximally three pages, transcripts, two references and the applicant's contact information in a single pdf with the subject line "Interaktionsraum PhD" to info
spur.uzh.ch, by August 15, 2015. The position will start on October 1, 2015 or on arrangement.
Applications Deadline: 15-Aug-2015
Web Address for Applications: info
spur.uzh.ch
Contact Information:
Dr Agnes Kolmer
agnes.kolmer
uzh.ch
Phone:+41 (0) 44 63 45 747
Page Updated: 24-Jun-2015