26.372, Support: General Linguistics / United Kingdom

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LINGUIST List: Vol-26-372. Tue Jan 20 2015. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 26.372, Support: General Linguistics / United Kingdom

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Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 19:28:19
From: Lise Fontaine [fontainel at cf.ac.uk]
Subject: General Linguistics: PhD Student, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

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 Institution/Organization: Cardiff University 
Department: School of English, Communication and Philosophy 
Web Address: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/encap/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 

Description:

School of English, Communication and Philosophy at Cardiff University, UK 
is welcoming applications for ESRC Studentship in any of the following areas:
- Applied Linguistics; 
- Socio-cultural Approaches to Language and Communication;
- Health Communication;
- Forensic Linguistics;
- Second Language Acquisition;
- Lexis;
- Discourse;
- Language as Professional Practice;
- Institutional Discourse;
- Phonetics and Phonology;
- Systemic Functional Linguistics.

The Centre for Language and Communication Research (CLCR) is able to support applications for one Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 3 year PhD studentship to commence on 1 October 2015, covering tuition fees plus a generous stipend, on a competitive basis within the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) Wales Consortium, led by Cardiff University. Full awards (fees plus maintenance stipend) are open to UK Nationals and EU students who can satisfy UK residency requirements. 

Requirements:
To be eligible for the full award, EU Nationals must have been in the UK for at least 3 years prior to the start of the course for which they are seeking funding, including for the purposes of full-time education. EU Nationals who do not meet the above residency requirement are eligible for a fees only award, provided that they have been ordinarily resident in the EU for at least 3 years prior to the start of their proposed programme of study. The ESRC website has a very helpful section on 
frequently asked questions about the award scheme. 

How to Apply:
In order to be considered for a studentship, you firstly need to apply for a place on PhD Language and Communication Research programme in the Centre for Language and Communication Research at Cardiff University via the University's Direct Application Service. As well as your application, you will need to supply the following supporting documents: 
- 2 academic references; 
- detailed research proposal;
- personal statement; 
- copies of your degree certificates and a transcript of the marks. 
In the research proposal (around 1,000 words, 3-4 pages) please outline your rationale, proposed methodology, and research objectives, including a short bibliography. In your personal statement, we would like you to tell us about why you are applying for a PhD - what your current situation is, whether you need a PhD for your own personal development, or for professional reasons, what your experience has been to date as a student/researcher/teacher in the area of English Language and Communication, and why you have chosen Cardiff as an appropriate research environment for your particular area of interest. 

Please visit the website for more details: http://www.cf.ac.uk/encap/funding/index.html 

Application Deadline: 09-Mar-2015 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Ms Rhian Rattray 
	John Percival Building, Colum Drive 
	Cardiff CF10 3EU 
	United Kingdom 

Web Address for Applications: http://www.cf.ac.uk/encap/degreeprogrammes/howtoapply/index.html 

Contact Information: 
	Ms Rhian Rattray 
	encap-pg at cardiff.ac.uk 
	Phone:+44 (0)29 208 76049 
	Fax:+44 (0)29 208 74502  

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