23.4400, Support: General Linguistics, Information Structure: PhD Student, University of Potsdam, Germany

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Subject: 23.4400, Support: General Linguistics, Information Structure: PhD Student, University of Potsdam, Germany

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Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:41:08
From: Stella Gryllia [gryllia at uni-potsdam.de]
Subject: General Linguistics, Information Structure: PhD Student, University of Potsdam, Germany

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 Institution/Organization: University of Potsdam 
Department: Collaborative Research Centre SFB 632 
Web Address: http://www.sfb632.uni-potsdam.de/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 
Information Structure 

Description:

University of Potsdam 
Collaborative Research Centre SFB 632 
http://www.sfb632.uni-potsdam.de/index_en.html
Job Rank: PhD Position; 4 Short-Term Grants (1 year) 
Specialty Areas: Information Structure 

Description: 
The Integrated Graduate School of the Collaborative Research Centre SFB 632 Information Structure at 
the University of Potsdam and Humboldt University Berlin (http://www.sfb632.uni-
potsdam.de/index_en.html) invites applications for four short-term grants for PhD students covering the 
period 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014. The grants are meant to enable PhD candidates with an interest in 
information structure to carry out some of their research in the Collaborative Research Centre, which has 
played a prominent role in the international research on information structure over the past 9 years.

Of particular interest to the research centre are PhD candidates from outside Germany and/or with a 
focus on lesser-studied non-European languages that will help to extend the cross-linguistic coverage 
and will ideally help to build up stable cooperations with the applicants' home universities. The research 
centre also encourages candidates from German universities with a migrant background to apply. 

Grant holders are expected to affiliate with one or (at most) two of the research projects in the centre. 
They participate in the integrated graduate school, which offers classes on information structure, 
research visits of internationally renown researchers from the field, and PhD days with presentations in 
front of a peer-audience. In addition, the research centre supports participation in summer or winter 
schools and conference visits. More information on the aims and objectives of the integrated graduate 
school can be found here (http://www.sfb632.uni-potsdam.de/projects_mgkeng.html). 

Grant holders will receive a (tax-free) grant of 1000 EUR per month plus 103 EUR per month for additional 
costs. On an individual base, there may be the possibility of finding additional funding for the time after 
the grant runs out. 

Qualification Requirements:
Candidates are expected to hold a Master's degree (or equivalent) in Linguistics and have a research 
focus on information structure from a theoretical (syntactic, phonological, semantic), typological, 
diachronic, variationist, computer-linguistic or psycho/neuro-linguistic perspective, which is ideally 
manifest in earlier research activities in the form of presentations/publications or a carefully worked out 
plan for a dissertation project. 

Application Procedure:
Interested candidates are invited to send their electronic applications, including their Master's degree or 
equivalent (scan), a CV, a short sketch of the planned dissertation project (1-2 pages), and an 
accompanying letter outlining the candidates' motivation for applying at the collaborative research centre 
to the coordinator of the integrated graduate school Dr. Stella Gryllia (gryllia at uni-potsdam.de). 
Candidates should also indicate one or two projects that they want to be affiliated with. 

Application Deadline: 18 December 2012

The selection of grant holders will be carried out by the board of the collaborative research centre by the 
end of December 2012.

Mailing Address for Applications:
Dr. Stella Gryllia 
Universität Potsdam 
Institut für Linguistik
SFB 632 - Informationsstruktur
Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25 
D-14476 Potsdam (Golm)
Germany

Email Address for Applications:
gryllia at uni-potsdam.de 

Contact Information:
Dr. Stella Gryllia 
Email: gryllia at uni-potsdam.de 

Application Deadline: 18-Dec-2012 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Dr. Stella Gryllia 
	Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25 
	Potsdam (Golm) D-14476 
	Germany 
	
Contact Information: 
	Dr. Stella Gryllia 
	gryllia at uni-potsdam.de  





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