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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 1.2pt 2.4pt 3.6pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Applications are invited for a two year Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in The Cairns Institute to work as part of a team headed by Professor Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald and Professor R.M.W. Dixon, within the framework of their joint project ‘World through the prism of language: a cross-linguistic view of genders, noun classes and classifiers’. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 1.2pt 2.4pt 3.6pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Applicants must have a doctorate or equivalent qualification, preferably awarded within the last five years. Cases in which the period since the award of the doctorate is in excess of five years may also be considered, as will applications from candidates whose thesis is currently under examination. Experience of linguistic fieldwork is required and ideally the appointee will have already completed a grammatical description of a language that has not previously been described (not their native language) in terms of basic linguistic theory. A Fellowship will not normally be awarded to an applicant who already holds an appointment within the University. Ideally, we are seeking to make an appointment to work on a language from either South America, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Guinea</st1:place></st1:country-region> or from the Tibeto-Burman family. However excellent applicants with primary interest in another area will be considered. The appointee will be required to undertake extensive fieldwork and will produce a comprehensive description of a previously undescribed language.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 2.4pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 20.4pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Duties and Accountabilities<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 1.2pt 2.4pt 3.6pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 18pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The key duty is to conduct research in anthropological linguistics, with particular attention to language analysis, producing high quality publications in refereed outlets.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 19.2pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman">1. Thorough professional training in linguistics, with special reference to language-description, anthropological linguistics and linguistic typology;<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 19.2pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman">2. PhD (conferred or pending) in descriptive linguistics, in terms of basic linguistic theory;<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 19.2pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman">3. Demonstrated ability to work, under direction, as a member of a research team;<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 19.2pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman">4. Demonstrated ability to work to a timetable, and produce results on time;<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 19.2pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>5. Demonstrated ability and commitment to disseminate the results of research in high quality publications within agreed timeframes; </FONT><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black">evidence </SPAN></EM><FONT size=3>of high </FONT><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black">level </SPAN></EM><FONT size=3>written, oral and interpersonal communication skills to diverse audiences.<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9.5pt; COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 2.4pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3"><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Desirable Selection Criteria<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 19.2pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman">1. Ideally, to <EM><SPAN style="COLOR: black">have </SPAN></EM>produced a description of a language, preferably <SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 1.2pt 2.4pt 3.6pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">(a) a language for which there had previously been no good description; and <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 1.2pt 2.4pt 3.6pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">(b) a language other than that of which they are a native speaker;<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 19.2pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><FONT size=3><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman">2. Some training in anthropology.<SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=normal4 style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT size=3>Sasha.aikhenvald@jcu.edu.au <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P>
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<BR><BR>Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, PhD, DLitt, FAHA<BR>Professor and Research Leader (Peoples and Societies of the Tropics)<BR>The Cairns Institute <BR>James Cook University<BR>PO Box 6811<BR>Cairns<BR>Queensland 4870<BR>Australia<BR><BR>mobile 0400 305315<BR>office 61-7-40421117<BR>home 61-7-40381876<BR> <BR><A href="mailto:sasha.aikhenvald@jcu.edu.au">sasha.aikhenvald@jcu.edu.au</A> <BR><A href="http://www.jcu.edu.au/sass/staff/JCUPRD_043649.html">http://www.jcu.edu.au/sass/staff/JCUPRD_043649.html</A><BR><A href="http://www.aikhenvaldlinguistics.com/">http://www.aikhenvaldlinguistics.com/</A><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR>
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Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:27:14 +0200<BR>From: Frans.Plank@UNI-KONSTANZ.DE<BR>Subject: Amazonian information structure<BR>To: LINGTYP@LISTSERV.LINGUISTLIST.ORG<BR><BR><BR>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face=Helvetica color=#000000 size=3><B>From: </B></FONT><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica size=3>Daniel Everett <<A href="mailto:dan@daneverett.org">dan@daneverett.org</A>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face=Helvetica color=#000000 size=3><B>Date: </B></FONT><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica size=3>July 1, 2009 9:46:00 PM GMT+02:00</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face=Helvetica color=#000000 size=3><B>To: </B></FONT><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica size=3>Plank Frans <<A href="mailto:Frans.Plank@uni-konstanz.de">Frans.Plank@uni-konstanz.de</A>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica; COLOR: #000000" face=Helvetica color=#000000 size=3><B>Subject: </B></FONT><FONT style="FONT: 12px Helvetica" face=Helvetica size=3><B>Help?</B></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=EC_MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">A new site has been developed</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica Neue'"> to present recent research results on information structure in Amazonian languages.<SPAN class=EC_Apple-style-span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 20px"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica Neue'">The research presented is based on the work of various linguists at a variety of institutions. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0344361. The principal investigators for the grant were Robert Van Valin, Jr. and Daniel Everett.</SPAN></P>
<P class=EC_MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"> <A href="http://wings.buffalo.edu/linguistics//people/faculty/vanvalin/infostructure/Site/Intro.html"><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(0,80,174)">http://wings.buffalo.edu/linguistics//people/faculty/vanvalin/infostructure/Site/Intro.html</SPAN></A></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></body>
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