Coorection: Post-doc position 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: Post doc
  Linguistic field(s): Morphological typology, Amerindian languages
  Job description: The General Linguistics Department at the University of Zurich invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher whose main focus is morphological typology. Applicants must have completed a Ph.D. degree in linguistics or equivalent by the time of application. Candidates with a focus on linguistic typology and/or the description of lesser-studied languages, especially indigenous languages of the Americas, will be given preference. Applicants interested in the crosslinguistic variation of grammatical and phonological word domains are especially encouraged to apply. Advanced reading ability in Spanish and Portuguese is an additional bonus; 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) ranging from CHF 52,000 to CHF 72,000 per year according to experience and qualifications. 
   
  Applications must include a curriculum vitae, a cover letter with a clear statement of research interests and a detailed description of research skills, links to papers or electronic versions thereof, and two letters of reference.
   
  Application deadline: 30-Sep-2011
  Application address: Dr. Fernando Zúñiga, General Linguistics Department, University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 54, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland