19.434, Support: Dutch;English;German/Language Attrition: PhD Student, U Groningen

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Date: 06-Feb-2008
From: Monika Schmid < m.s.schmid at rug.nl >
Subject: Dutch;English;German, Standard & Language Attrition: PhD Student, University of Groningen, Netherlands

 

	
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From: Monika Schmid [m.s.schmid at rug.nl]
Subject: Dutch;English;German, Standard & Language Attrition: PhD Student, University of Groningen, Netherlands
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Institution/Organization: University of Groningen 
Department: Center for Language and Cognition 
Web Address: http://www.rug.nl/let/onderzoek/onderzoekinstituten/clcg/index 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 
Language Attrition 
Required Language(s): Dutch (nld)
                      English (eng) 
                      German, Standard (deu) 

Description:

PhD fellowship: Grammatical Gender in the L1 Attrition of German and Dutch

The Center for Language and Cognition Groningen is looking for a candidate to
conduct an investigation into the development of grammatical gender in the
attritional process of German and Dutch. The theoretical aim is to approach an
amalgamation of psycho-/neurolinguistic and formal linguistic (minimalist) views
on the representation of grammatical gender in linguistic knowledge. The
candidate will be a native speaker of either German or Dutch, with a good
knowledge of the other language (or the willingness to acquire it), excellent
English language proficiency, an interest in experimental, quantitative research
and a background in either generative linguistics or psycho-/neurolinguistics. 

Contact Monika Schmid for further information on this project. 

The Center for Language and Cognition Groningen

The Center for Language and Cognition Groningen (CLCG) is a research institute
within the Faculty of Arts of the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. It embraces all
the linguistic research in the faculty. CLCG is a part of the Faculty's Graduate
School for the Humanties. 

A considerable number of CLCG researchers participate in the interdisciplinary
Center for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences (BCN), and in the Landelijke
Onderzoekschool Taalwetenschap (LOT, the National Dutch graduate school in
Linguistics). Within the CLCG there are six exciting research groups:
Syntax/Semantics, Discourse and Communication, Language Variation and Change,
Computational Linguistics, Neurolinguistics, and Language and Literacy
Development over the Life Span. There are graduate students working in all of
these groups. 

Conditions:
The position begins Sept 1, 2008. It requires residence in Groningen, 38
hours/week research, and the stipend must result in a PhD dissertation. 
Fellowship Stipend: Graduate students receive stipends of gross of more than €
1500 per month, normally with slight cost-of-living increases in later years.
Graduate student fellows receive a contract for one year extendible for three
further years subject to evaluation after the first year. 

Your profile:
- a MA degree in Linguistics or a related field such as Computer Science,
Psychology, etc 
- preferably research experience  
- able to work independently 
- interest in interdisciplinary research 
- excellent record of undergraduate and Master's level study 

Procedure:
Please include in your application letter remarks about how this position fits
in your career goals and how you hope to contribute scientifically. In total we
would like to receive: 
- a letter of application (see above) 
- your curriculum vitae 
- a copy of your diploma together with a list of grades 
- a list of publications (if any) 
- the names and e-mail addresses of two referees 

If you are interested in applying, please send the materials above before the
March 15, 2008 to the application address listed below.

E-mail: Ms W. van der Meer (w.a.van.der.meer at rug.nl)
Please note on the envelope and in your letter that you are applying for this
fellowship. 

Application Deadline: 15-Mar-2008 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Ms. Wyke van der Meer 
	CLCG (Positions) 
	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen 
	Postbus 716
	9700 AS Groningen 
	The Netherlands 	
	
Contact Information: 
	Dr. Monika Schmid 
	m.s.schmid at rug.nl  




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