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Dear colleagues,<br>
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Please find below an opportunity for a PhD position, with an application deadline of December 18. Apologies for cross-posting.<br>
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Pavel<br>
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The Institute for Linguistics at the University of Münster, Germany, invites applications for a position of<br>
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Doctoral Research Associate (Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in)<br>
(salary level TV-L E13, 65% FTE)<br></div>
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This position within
general linguistics is funded for a three-year period. The successful
candidate will carry out a fieldwork-based study of information
structuring in natural interaction in a Trans-Himalayan (Tibeto-Burman)
language.<br>
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The PhD project will be part of ongoing research at the Institute, which
is dedicated to re-modelling Information Structure from a bottom-up
perspective. The goal is to explore the attention- and
knowledge-monitoring devices and multimodal interaction-managing
strategies that contribute to information structuring in natural
communication. The position forms part of the DFG-funded project on
“Interactional Information Management” led by Prof. Pavel Ozerov (see <a href="https://www.uni-muenster.de/Sprachwissenschaft/en/forschung/Interaktionales_Informationsmanagement.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.uni-muenster.de/Sprachwissenschaft/en/forschung/Interaktionales_Informationsmanagement.html</a> for a short summary).<br>
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The target language can be a Trans-Himalayan (Tibeto-Burman) language of
the candidate’s expertise. Otherwise, a suitable language will be
chosen, according to the project needs and the candidate’s
qualifications (such as Karbi or Meitei, both spoken in Northeast
India). The successful candidate will join a dynamic research
collaboration with an enthusiastic international community of scholars
working on languages from the Eastern Himalayan region (Northeast India
and the neighbouring areas of Myanmar, Bangladesh, Tibet and Bhutan).<br>
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Münster is a medium-sized university town in north-western Germany with a
medieval old town and a bicycle-friendly atmosphere. The Institute for
Linguistics is located in the center of the old town.<br>
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The expected starting date of the position is <b>1 March 2021</b>.<br>
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The University of Münster is an equal opportunity employer and is
committed to increasing the proportion of women academics. Consequently,
we actively encourage applications by women. Female candidates with
equivalent qualifications and academic achievements will be
preferentially considered within the framework of the legal
possibilities. The University of Münster is committed to employing more
staff with disabilities. Candidates with recognized severe disabilities
who have equivalent qualifications are given preference in hiring
decisions, although some restrictions related to the access to the
field-site may apply.<br>
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Required qualifications:<br>
- master’s degree in linguistics<br>
- strong background in functional, corpus-based linguistic analysis<br>
- familiarity with research methods of spontaneous speech, preferably from an interactional perspective<br>
- acquaintance with Trans-Himalayan (Tibeto-Burman) languages or other languages of South/East-Asia is desirable<br>
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Applications should include:<br>
- a statement about research experience and interests<br>
- your CV with a list of publications/talks (if applicable)<br>
- a writing sample (the master’s thesis or a substantive term paper)<br>
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Application deadline: <b>18 December 2020</b><br>
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Please send all application materials, or direct any questions, to Pavel Ozerov at <a href="mailto:pozerov@uni-muenster.de" target="_blank">pozerov@uni-muenster.de</a><font color="#888888"><br>
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Jun.-Prof. Dr. Pavel Ozerov<br>
Institut für Sprachwissenschaft<br>
Universität Münster<br>
Aegidiistraße 5 48143 Münster, Tel.: 0251/83-24490<br>
<a href="https://www.uni-muenster.de/Sprachwissenschaft/personen/jun.-prof.dr.pavelozerov/index.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.uni-muenster.de/Sprachwissenschaft/personen/jun.-prof.dr.pavelozerov/index.html</a></font>
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