PhD Scholarships at the MPI for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen

[Robert Van Valin]

Doctoral fellowships (2) in the Max Planck Research Group Syntax,  
Typology and Information Structure at the Max Planck Institute for  
Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Two doctoral fellowships are available in the Max Planck Research  
Group Syntax, Typology and Information Structure at the Max Planck  
Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, led by  
Prof. Robert D. Van Valin, Jr. (Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf)  
and Dr. Dejan Matic.  A description of the research project can be  
found at http://www.mpi.nl/research/research-projects/syntax-typology-and-information-structure 
.  The doctoral fellows will be expected to conduct dissertation  
research in the area of the project, and background in syntactic  
theory (especially relevant are functional-typological models), in  
pragmatics/discourse analysis/information structure, or in handling  
field data is desirable.  The doctoral fellows should already have an  
MA in Linguistics or an equivalent qualification at the time of taking  
up the fellowships.

The doctoral fellowships are funded for 3 years (2 year initial  
contract with a 1 year extension). The research group provides fully  
equipped research facilities, technical support and research  
assistance, as well as a generous conference and travel budget, and  
support for possible fieldwork.

As the MPI for Psycholinguistics is not a degree awarding body,  
doctoral fellowship holders will normally be enrolled either at HHU  
Düsseldorf or Radboud University Nijmegen (where the International Max  
Planck Research School for the Language Sciences offers special  
interdisciplinary training opportunities).

The Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics is a vibrant research  
environment in a charming university town. Nijmegen is situated 1.5  
hours from Amsterdam, and has easy access to Belgium and Germany.   
Except for approved absences (e.g. fieldwork, conferences, vacation),  
the place of work is Nijmegen.

The Max Planck Society is an equal opportunity employer. The business  
of the institute is conducted in English, and therefore good   
knowledge of spoken and written English is required.

Applications should be made electronically.  Applicants should send  
their CV, a statement of research interests, a sample of their writing  
(such as the M.A. thesis or a research article), as PDF files, and the  
names and e-mail addresses of at least two potential referees to:

Prof. Robert D. Van Valin, Jr.
Research Group Syntax, Typology and Information Structure
vanvalin at ling.uni-duesseldorf.de

Review of applications will begin June 1, 2009, and applications will  
be accepted until the positions are filled.  The fellowships are  
available from October 1, 2009.


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Prof. Dr. Robert D. Van Valin, Jr.
University Professor
Department of General Linguistics
Institute for Language and Information
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Universitätsstr. 1
40225 Düsseldorf
Germany
Tel: +49 (0)211 81 10717
Fax: +49 (0)211 81 11325
vanvalin at ling.uni-duesseldorf.de



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