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<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: 700">Three-year
PhD position (2024–2027) on comparative Bantu
(socio-)linguistics
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We<span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">
seek applications for a three-year doctoral position in
linguistic typology, to
prepare a cumulative dissertation on the topic of variation
in Bantu gender systems and its link to
socio-linguistic environments. The selected candidate will
be based at Saarland University, Germany.
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<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: 700">Deadline
for applying</span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">:
</span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">31st
January 2024</span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: 700">Start
of contract</span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">:
1st May 2024</span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: 700">End
of contract</span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">:
</span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">30th
April 2027
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<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">SocioBaGS
is an international consortium funded by the ANR-DFG
funding scheme for the Humanities
and Social Sciences and coordinated by Francesca Di Garbo
(Aix-Marseille université – CNRS Parole et
Langage) and Annemarie Verkerk (Saarland University). The
project investigates variation and change
in the nominal classification systems of the Bantu
languages by comparing changes that occur in
Bantu languages in contact with non-Bantu and Bantu
languages. A detailed project description can
be found here: </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; color: rgb(1.960784%, 38.823530%, 75.686280%)"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://tinyurl.com/mudhxxx9">https://tinyurl.com/mudhxxx9</a>
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<p><span
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Job requirements and responsibilities</span><span
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<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'SymbolMT'">Þ </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">The
successful candidate will write a cumulative
dissertation on the topic of comparative Bantu gender
systems within the context of the SocioBaGS project
</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'SymbolMT'">Þ </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">They
will take on course-work where needed in order to
improve their research and/or language skills;
</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'SymbolMT'">Þ </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">They
will present their findings to national and
international audiences;
</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'SymbolMT'">Þ </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">They
will be a pro-active project member and participate
with minor roles in other activities related to the
project.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: 700">Profile</span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">:
</span></p>
</li>
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<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'SymbolMT'">Þ </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">The
successful candidate has a master's degree in general
linguistics, African linguistics, or linguistic
typology; or is close to obtaining such a degree;
</span></p>
</li>
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<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'SymbolMT'">Þ </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">They
will have excellent research skills (independent,
motivated, a keen eye for detail and a passion for
learning) as well as good interpersonal skills
(communicative, happy to work in a collaborative
manner);
</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'SymbolMT'">Þ </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">Beneficial
for acceptance is experience in linguistic typology,
comparative and descriptive Bantu linguistics,
sociolinguistics, quantitative methods/statistics for
the language sciences, and/or fieldwork (in Africa or
elsewhere);
</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'SymbolMT'">Þ </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">They
should read, write, and speak English of the highest
academic excellence;
</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'SymbolMT'">Þ </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">Valuable
but not mandatory for applying are language skills in
any Bantu or other sub-Saharan language, French, or
German.
</span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: 700">If
you wish to apply:
</span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">Please
send your application to
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:annemarie.verkerk@uni-saarland.de">annemarie.verkerk@uni-saarland.de</a> before the 31st
January 2024.
Your application should contain:
</span></p>
<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'SymbolMT'">Þ </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">CV</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'SymbolMT'">Þ </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">Motivation
letter</span></p>
</li>
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<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'SymbolMT'">Þ </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">Relevant
example of academic writing: term paper, thesis
chapter, published work (if any)</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'SymbolMT'">Þ </span><span
style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">Two
academic (or relevant professional) reference letters
</span> </p>
</li>
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