27.450, Summer Schools: Spring School on Quantitative Methods May 2016/Germany

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Subject: 27.450, Summer Schools: Spring School on Quantitative Methods May 2016/Germany

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Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 11:44:52
From: Fiona Jordan [fiona.jordan at bristol.ac.uk]
Subject: Spring School on Quantitative Methods May 2016/Germany

Spring School on Quantitative Methods May 2016/Germany 

Host Institution:   
Coordinating Institution:   
Website: http://www.shh.mpg.de/qmss16

Dates: 13-May-2016 - 18-May-2016
Location: Jena, Germany

Focus: Research in cultural and linguistic evolution is growing rapidly. New scholars need to quickly grasp a range of computational and quantitative methods from across different disciplines, to learn to organise and present data, and to critically evaluate the right approaches for their research. Recognising a need for interdisciplinary training from within the field, the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History will be holding its first Spring School on Quantitative Methods from May 13-18 2016.
Minimum Education Level: MA

Special Qualifications:
Places are competitive by application and all applicants need to provide a one-page outline of their proposed or current research and detail how the QMSS will benefit their projects. Application forms are available at the website.

Description:
This five-day residential intensive course will be open to postgraduate and
postdoctoral researchers in anthropology, linguistics, psychology, history,
and other relevant disciplines. Attendees will be tutored by researchers who
are expert users of a range of relevant methods and skills, including: 

Databases and software pipelines 
Phylogenetic inference and phylogenetic comparative methods
Simulation techniques
A range of statistics relevant for linguistic and cultural data
Visualisation
Asking good research questions

Attendees will benefit from a highly interactive mixture of theoretical and
conceptual material, practical hands-on exercises, and the chance to workshop
their own research project and data with a varied group of experts. The Spring
School will also feature guest plenary lectures, tailored micro-sessions, and
numerous opportunities to socialise and network with fellow attendees, tutors,
and researchers at the MPI-SHH.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

Tuition: 0 EUR

Tuition Explanation: Only 14 places are available as the Spring School is residential at the
MPI-SHH in Jena, Germany, and all on-site accommodation and economy travel
will be fully-funded. Participants will only need to cover their own
subsistence (meal) costs.

Registration: 01-Feb-2016 to 01-Mar-2016

Contact Person: Kerstin Schück-Tittmann
                Email: qmss16 at shh.mpg.de

Apply on the web: http://www.shh.mpg.de/qmss16

Registration Instructions:
All information regarding application is available at the QMSS website.

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