Funding for PhD Students

[Harold F. Schiffman]

The Interdepartmental Program in Linguistics at Louisiana State University
is pleased to announce a one-time-only research assistantship to support a
new doctoral student in the area of sociolinguistics using child and/or
adult English data from Louisiana.  Funding is provided by LSU in
recognition of various varieties of English as important markers of
cultural identity for Louisiana residents.  Funding includes $25,000 for
four years for a total award of $100,000; a tuition waiver and/or tuition
supplement is also expected to accompany the award.    Co-directors of the
assistantship are Drs. Janna Oetting and Sylvie Dubois.  Both of these
faculty members have a history of NIH and NSF funding and maintain large
databases of Louisiana English dialects from speakers who range in age from
4 to 92 years.  In addition to developing skill in sociolinguistic research
methods, the student will help Drs. Oetting and Dubois develop web-based
content about Louisiana varieties of English.

Currently, 17 faculty members from seven different departments participate
in the Interdepartmental Program in Linguistics at LSU.  Students
interested in applying to LSU?s PhD Program in Linguistics should contact
Dr. Arnulfo Ramirez, Chair of the Program at ramirez at lsu.edu.  Students
interested in the assistantship are encouraged to email Dr. Oetting at
cdjanna at lsu.edu or Dr. Dubois at sdubois at lsu.edu.  Application deadline for
assistantship is February 1, 2004.

If you have any questions, please address them to Janna Oetting Ph.D. at
cdjanna at lsu.edu