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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Applications are now being sought for a PhD position in the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery project </span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Trilingual language contact in an Indigenous community</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> (Chief
Investigators: Felicity Meakins and Rob Pensalfini). </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">This project is the first investigation of a trilingual Indigenous community, Elliott (NT), where children grow up hearing Jingulu, Mudburra and Kriol.
It examines how people at Elliott manage multiple languages and how these languages have changed through mixing processes such as creolisation and code-switching. The project is funded </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">for the period early-2015
to early-2018</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">The PhD position will be located at the University of Queensland, and situated within the Linguistics program in the School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies (<a href="http://www.slccs.uq.edu.au//?page=124851">http://www.slccs.uq.edu.au//?page=124851</a>).
The PhD student will be a member of the project team consisting of Meakins, Pensalfini and one other PhD student. The PhD project will be a study of language contact between Barkly Kriol, Mudburra and Jingulu. The PhD student will be expected to undertake
substantial fieldwork in Elliott in the Northern Territory, and will also have to opportunity to participate in the compilation of a Mudburra dictionary and an ethnobiology.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">PhD applicants will need to successfully apply for an Australian Postgraduate Award (or other suitable scholarship e.g. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">UQ Research Scholarship</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">),
but will receive generous fieldwork funding, equipment and conference travel funds.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Interested applicants should contact Felicity Meakins (</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:racheln@unimelb.edu.au"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 233);">f.meakins@uq.edu.au</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">)
for further details, and provide the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">CV with educational qualifications, any publications and other relevant experience (e.g. fieldwork,
relevant internships)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Transcript of prior undergraduate and/or postgraduate degrees (must have <b>at least</b> 80%
average to be competitive)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">If relevant, other materials supporting your case (e.g. relevant articles or other materials)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Deadline: 1 January 2015</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Approved applicants will then make a formal application for enrolment and scholarship through the regular University of Queensland system, by 14 January 2014.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> <a href="http://www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/scholarships-and-fees">http://www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/scholarships-and-fees</a></span></p>
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