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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">I would like to draw your attention to the following job opportunity for a PhD position at Leiden University.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Rik<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University Centre for Linguistics has a vacancy for a<br>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">PhD position in South American historical and comparative linguistics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Vacancynumber: 19-469<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Project description<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">The Descriptive and Comparative Linguistics group at the Leiden University Center for Linguistics invites applicants for a PhD position in South-American historical and comparative linguistics. The main task of
 the PhD candidate will be to reconstruct socio-historical relationships between Pano, Arawak, and Andean groups in central Peru, based on a comparison of lexical and structural linguistic data. In cooperation with the other team members, these linguistic data
 are supplemented with geographical, ethnological, and genetic data, in cooperation with the other members of the project.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">The project is funded by Rik van Gijn’s ERC Consolidator grant. In the context of this project we offer a unique chance to work in a truly multi-disciplinary context, which gives you the possibility to expand your
 horizon to other disciplines, cooperate with experienced scholars, and contribute to creating new knowledge about the history of South America. We furthermore offer close supervision and support in developing, operationalizing, and presenting your ideas.
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Key responsibilities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:Minion">Completing a PhD thesis within four years;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:Minion">Publishing at least one article in a peer-reviewed journal;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:Minion">Participation in meetings of the project research group;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none">
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:Minion">Presenting papers at conferences.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Selection criteria</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">MA degree in linguistics or related discipline (we will also consider degrees in anthropology and/or computational linguistics if affinity with historical linguistics can be shown).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Demonstrable training in comparative and historical linguistics, and an affinity with contact linguistics and South American indigenous languages and cultures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Fluent in English, preferably also in Spanish; Portuguese is considered an advantage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Experience with database work and programming skills are considered an advantage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Research at our faculty/ institute<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">The Faculty of Humanities is rich in expertise in fields such as philosophy, religious studies, history, art history, literature, linguistics and area studies covering nearly every region
 of the world. With its staff of 995, the faculty provides 27 master’s and 25 bachelor’s programmes for over 7,000 students based at locations in Leiden’s historic city centre and in modern buildings in The Hague.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (www.lucl.nl) has a longstanding tradition in research in the world’s languages and features unique linguistic expertise and its own Linguistics Labs. LUCL unites experimental
 linguistics with other linguistic subdisciplines such as general linguistics, historical linguistics, descriptive linguistics, and sociolinguistics in its research profile area “Language Diversity in the World”.
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Terms and conditions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Appointment will be according to the terms of the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten). The employment will be for a period of four years (first a contract of 18 months
 with an extension of 30 months after positive evaluation of capabilities and compatibility), starting 1 January 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter. The appointment must lead to the completion of a PhD thesis. The gross monthly salary is set on € 2,325.-
 in the first year, increasing to € 2,972.- gross per month in the final year. <o:p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses (8.3 %), training and career development and sabbatical leave. Our individual choices model gives you
 some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break. More at
</span><span style="font-family:Minion"><a href="http://www.workingat.leiden.edu/"><span lang="EN-US">http://www.workingat.leiden.edu/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Diversity<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Leiden University is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from members of underrepresented groups.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">For further information on this project please contact Dr. Rik van Gijn, email
</span><a href="mailto:e.van.gijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl"><span lang="EN-US">e.van.gijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">, or on practical matters Maarit van Gammeren, email
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Applications </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Applications should be submitted no later than
<b>15-11-2019</b> via the blue button in our application system (<a href="https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies/2019/q4/19-469-6464-phd-candidate-on-south-american-historical-and-comparative-linguistics">https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies/2019/q4/19-469-6464-phd-candidate-on-south-american-historical-and-comparative-linguistics</a>).</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Applicants should submit online:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">A motivation letter<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8;text-autospace:none">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">A detailed curriculum vitae <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo8;text-autospace:none">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Names, positions and contact information of two referees (no reference letters).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">Interviews are planned in the week of 2-6 December 2019.</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:Minion">You can apply via the application button; no applications will be processed on the email addresses.</span></i><i><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Minion"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<i><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Minion">Enquiries from agencies are not appreciated.</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-family:Minion"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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