Correction: PhD positions in Switzerland (starting 02/01/2012)

[fernando.zuniga at spw.uzh.ch]

  Job announcement
  Employer: University of Zurich
  Job location: Zurich, Switzerland
  Rank or title: Doctoral assistant
  Linguistic field(s): Morphological typology, Amerindian languages
  Job description: The General Linguistics Department at the University of Zurich invites applications for two doctoral researchers whose main focus is the description of lesser-studied indigenous languages of the Americas and the morphological typology thereof. Applicants must have completed an M.A. degree in linguistics or equivalent by the time of application and have an acute sensitivity to ethical issues raised by linguistic fieldwork in the region. All candidates must have advanced skills in oral and written English, and those applicants planning to work on Central or South American languages must be fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese by the time of application. Fluency in German is desirable (e.g. for teaching activities) but not necessary.
       
       Terms of employment: Full-time four-year contract (starting date: February 1, 2012), with a salary (before taxes) of CHF 40,200 per year the first year, rising to CHF 43,200 the second year and CHF 46,200 the third and fourth years.
   
  Applications must include a curriculum vitae, a cover letter with a clear statement of research interests and a detailed description of research skills, a sample of written work, and the names of three referees.
   
  Application deadline: 30-Sep-2011
  Application address: Dr. Fernando Zúñiga, General Linguistics Department, University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 54, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland