Postdoctoral Fellow in Russian Linguistics:<br>
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(Follow this link to the online portion of the application and see further information below)<br>
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Ref. no.: 2013/1703<br>
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Russian Linguistics at the Faculty of Humanities,
Social Sciences and Education, Department of Language and Linguistics<br>
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Application deadline: 30.05.2013 (May 30, 2013)<br>
Applications shall be marked:Ref. 2013/1703<br>
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The University of Tromsø, Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences
andEducation, has a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position vacant. The
position is attached to the project “Birds and Beasts: Shaping Events in
Old Russian” in the Department of Language and Linguistics and the
successful candidate will be a member of the CLEAR (Cognitive
Linguistics: Empirical Approaches to Russian) research group.<br>
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The position of Postdoctoral Research Fellow is a fixed term position
for a period of three years. The main objective of the appointment as a
post-doctoral research fellow is to qualify for work in a senior
academic position. No one may be appointed to more than one fixed term
period as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the same institution.<br>
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Further information about the position is available by contacting the Department Chair Endre Mørck, tlf. 776 44238, e-mail: <a href="mailto:endre.morck@uit.no" target="_blank">endre.morck@uit.no</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:endre.morck@uit.no" target="_blank">endre.morck@uit.no</a>> or Professor Tore Nesset, e-mail: <a href="mailto:tore.nesset@uit.no" target="_blank">tore.nesset@uit.no</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:tore.nesset@uit.no" target="_blank">tore.nesset@uit.no</a>>.<br>
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The Department of Language and Linguistics (IS) has approximately 33
permanent faculty members and approximately 20 PhD students. There are
additional administrative employees and personnel in temporary research
and teaching positions. IS conducts teaching, research, and
dissemination in the area of general linguistics, English, Finnish and
Kven, French, Norwegian, Russian, Saami, Spanish, and German. There is
also work done on Saami language technology in the Giellatekno and
Divvun research groups.<br>
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Due to the strategic position of the University of Tromsø with respect
to the High North, it is natural for IS to invest its resources in the
languages of the High North, although research is also conducted on a
broad spectrum of other topics andwith various theoretical approaches. A
previously free-standing Center of Excellence in theoretical
linguistics (CASTL) continues as a research group in IS. In addition to
the Saami Language Technology and CASTL research groups,there are
research groups in Slavic Cognitive Linguistics, Language Acquisition,
and Language and Society.<br>
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“Birds and Beasts: Shaping Events in Old Russian” is a research project
funded by the Norwegian Research Council, which aims to construct an Old
Russian electronic text corpus and investigate the grammatical
categories of aspect and aktionsart in Russian. The successful applicant
will be hired as a postdoctoral fellow who will share responsibility
for the Birds & Beasts project with the project leaders Tore Nesset
and Laura Janda and the researcher Hanne Eckhoff. The postdoctoral
fellow will be expected to contribute to the practical work of building
thecorpus, such as training and guiding annotators, preparing texts and
overseeing quality control. The postdoctoral fellow will also be
coauthor on two or more of the subprojects, and should contribute in
addition a subproject in line with the main ideas of the project.
Applicants can receive a detailed description of the Birds & Beasts
project from the project leader Tore Nesset.<br>
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The successful applicant must have a Norwegian doctoral degree in
linguistics with a focus on the study of the Russian language, or a
corresponding foreign doctoral degree recognized as equivalent to a
Norwegian doctoral degree, and should show promise as a researcher. In
order for the postdoctoral fellow to undertake the responsibilities
described above, a solid background in Russian historical linguistics is
essential, and it is desirable to document expertise in Russian aspect
and Aktionsart. Given the theoretical orientation of the project,
training in cognitive linguistics is important preparation. Technical
experience with corpus linguistics, statistical methods, and good
computer skills are an advantage.<br>
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When applying for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, the applicant
shall submit a project proposal for the qualifying work. This proposal
shall include a progress plan. It is required that the applicant will be
able to complete the project during the period of appointment.<br>
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Further, applicants must be able to document teaching qualifications in
the form of documented practical competence as ateacher,
university-level teaching seminars, other teaching education or through
having developed a teaching portfolio, refer to the website about
teacher training courses<<a href="http://uit.no/ansatte/organisasjon/artikkel?p_menu=42374&p_lang=2&p_document_id=139547&p_dimension_id=88155" target="_blank">http://uit.no/ansatte/organisasjon/artikkel?p_menu=42374&p_lang=2&p_document_id=139547&p_dimension_id=88155</a>>.<br>
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Emphasis shall be attached to personal suitability.<br>
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The working hours shall be used for research, research-related activities and research administration.<br>
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The position mayinclude teaching or equivalent duties for UiT of up to a 25% position.<br>
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The successful applicant must be willing to engage himself/herself in
the ongoing development of his/her discipline and the university as a
whole.<br>
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The remuneration for this position is in accordance with the State salary scale code 1352.<br>
A compulsory contribution of 2 % to the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund will be deducted.<br>
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The applicants will be assessed by an expert committee. The committee’s
mandate is to undertake an assessment of the applicants’ qualifications
based on the written material presented by the applicants, and the
detailed description drawn up for the position.<br>
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The applicants who are assessed as the best qualified will be called to
an interview. The interview shall among other things aim to clarify the
applicant’s personal suitability for the position. A trial lecture may
also be held.<br>
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The University of Tromsø wishes to increase the proportion of females in
research positions. In the event that two or more applicants are found
to be approximately equallyqualified, female applicants will be given
priority.<br>
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The application must be submitted electronically via the application form available <a href="http://onwww.jobbnorge.no" target="_blank">onwww.jobbnorge.no</a><<a href="http://www.jobbnorge.no/" target="_blank">http://www.jobbnorge.no/</a>>.<br>
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In addition, by the application deadline, four (4) copies of the
following shall be sent directly tothe Faculty of Humanities, Social
Sciences and Education, University of Tromsø, NO-9037 Tromsø:<br>
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* Letter of application<br>
* CV (containing a complete overview of education, supervised professional training and professional work)<br>
* Certified copies of diplomas and references<br>
* Form for documentation of teaching qualifications<<a href="http://uit.no/ikbViewer/Content/285975/Skjema%20for%20dokumentasjon%20av%20pedagogiske%20kvalifikasjoner%20engelsk.xls" target="_blank">http://uit.no/ikbViewer/Content/285975/Skjema%20for%20dokumentasjon%20av%20pedagogiske%20kvalifikasjoner%20engelsk.xls</a>><br>
* List of works and description of these (see below)<br>
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The list of works shall contain the following information:<br>
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· author(s), the work’s title<br>
· for articles: the journal’s name and volume, the first and last page of the article, year of publication<br>
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* for books or other publications: publisher, printer, year of publication, number of pages<br>
The applicant may submit up to 10 works that are central to his/her
production. The applicant’s doctoral thesis is regarded in this context
as one work. The works must be submitted in three (3) copies arranged as
three (3) complete sets. In addition, applicants may submit one copy of
the additional listed works.<br>
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In addition, theapplicant shall provide a description of his/her
scientific production stating which works he/she considers the most
important and shall therefore be the main emphasis of the assessment. A
brief description of the other listed works shall also be included to
demonstrate depth of production. These descriptions shall be an
attachment to the application.<br>
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The works shall be sent, by the closing date for applications, directly to:<br>
Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education<br>
University of Tromsø<br>
NO-9037 TROMSØ<br>
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Applicants shall also refer to the Supplementary regulations for
appointment to postdoktor (Postdoctoral Research Rellow), stipendiat
(PhD) and vitenskapelig assistent (Research Assistant) positions at the
University of Tromsø<<a href="http://uit.no/Content/293360/Utfyllende%20bestemmelser%20tilsetting%20postdoc%20stipendiat%20og%20vit%20ass%20ved%20UiT.doc" target="_blank">http://uit.no/Content/293360/Utfyllende%20bestemmelser%20tilsetting%20postdoc%20stipendiat%20og%20vit%20ass%20ved%20UiT.doc</a>><div>
and
to the Regulations concerning terms and conditions of employment for
posts of postdoktor (Postdoctoral Research Fellow), stipendiat (PhD),
vitenskapelig assistent (Research Assistant) and spesialistkandidat
(Resident)<<a href="http://www.lovdata.no/cgi-wift/wiftldles?doc=/app/gratis/www/docroot/for/sf/kd/kd-20060131-0102.html&emne=P" target="_blank">http://www.lovdata.no/cgi-wift/wiftldles?doc=/app/gratis/www/docroot/for/sf/kd/kd-20060131-0102.html&emne=P</a>>.<br>
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Questions concerning the organization of the working environment, such
as the physical state of the place of employment,health service,
possibility for flexible working hours, part time, etc. may be directed
to the telephone reference in this announcement.<br>
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The University of Tromsø has HR policy objectives that emphasize
diversity, and therefore encourages qualified applicants to apply
regardless of their age, gender, functional ability and national or
ethnic background.<br>
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The University of Tromsø is an IW (Inclusive Workplace) enterprise, and
will therefore emphasize making the necessary adaptations to the working
conditions for employees with reduced functional ability.<br>
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Personal data given in an application or CV will be processed in
accordance with the Act relating to the processing of personal data (the
Personal Data Act). In accordance with Section 25 subsection 2 of the
Freedom of Information Act, the applicant may request not to be
registered on the public list of applicants. However, the University may
nevertheless decide that the name of the applicant will be made public.
The applicant will receive advance notification in the event of such
publication.<br>
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UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ<br>
9037 Tromsø<br>
Norway</div>