<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">*apologies for cross-postings*<div>*please forward to potentially interested students/colleagues*<br><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Palatino"><br></font></div></div></div></div></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 15px; ">The Centre for Linguistics at the Vrije Universiteit
Brussel (Belgium) currently has two vacancies for PhD research on</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">'</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Cambria">Foundations for a European social history of
language: </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Language planning in Europe
during the long 19<sup>th</sup> century (1794-1914).'<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The project is part of ongoing
historical-sociolinguistic research at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel on
language and society during the long 19th century.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Full details about the project can be found at the
following web page:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><a href="http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~wvdbussc/vacancy.html">http://homepages.vub.ac.be/~wvdbussc/vacancy.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The successful candidates should hold a Master's
degree in philology/linguistics but candidates from other disciplines with a
strong interest in social history and sociolinguistics are welcome to
apply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Knowledge of Dutch is not
essential but willingness to acquire basic Dutch language skills during the
project is a plus.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Candidates should be aware that the research will
encompass a strong comparative dimension (for example by integrating
separate national case-studies on language planning in a larger European
context, or by analysing crucial factors in various types of language policy across
Europe at the time)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The candidates are expected to conduct research that
will lead to a finished PhD dissertation after 4 years.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The successful candidates will in principle be based
in Brussels but collaboration with a foreign research institute can be considered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Interested candidates can send a CV, a short text
explaining their intended approach to the project and a copy of their Master's
thesis to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">prof. dr. Wim Vandenbussche<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Vrije Universiteit Brussel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Centrum voor linguïstiek<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Pleinlaan 2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">1050 Brussel (Belgium)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">email: <a href="mailto:wvdbussc@vub.ac.be">wvdbussc@vub.ac.be</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">All queries regarding the vacancies and the project
can be sent to that same address.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">We offer a full PhD scholarship (for 4 years in
principle, renewable every year); in addition, travel/project expenses can be
covered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
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mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The positions are vacant as of January 1st or February
1st, 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:28.3pt 56.65pt 85.0pt 113.35pt 141.7pt 170.05pt 198.4pt 226.75pt 255.1pt 283.45pt 311.8pt 340.15pt;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Please respond
before December 10th, 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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