27.1389, Jobs: Norwegian; Punjabi; Turkish; Urdu; Bilingualism; Discourse Analysis; Psycholinguistics: Post Doc, University of Oslo

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Subject: 27.1389, Jobs: Norwegian; Punjabi; Turkish; Urdu; Bilingualism; Discourse Analysis; Psycholinguistics: Post Doc, University of Oslo

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Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:51:35
From: Jan Svennevig [jan.svennevig at iln.uio.no]
Subject: Norwegian; Punjabi; Turkish; Urdu; Bilingualism; Discourse Analysis; Psycholinguistics: Post Doc, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

University or Organization: University of Oslo 
Department: Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies
Job Location: Oslo, Norway 
Web Address: http://www.hf.uio.no/multiling/english/
Job Title: PhD/Post doc in project on Multilingual dementia
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: Discourse Analysis; Psycholinguistics; Bilingualism

Required Language(s): Norwegian Bokmål (nob)
                      Punjabi (pan) 
                      Turkish (tur) 
                      Urdu (urd) 

Description:

Doctoral/Postdoctoral research fellowship

One Doctoral Research Fellowship (SKO 1017) or Postdoctoral Research
Fellowship (SKO 1352) is available at the Center for Multilingualism in
Society across the Lifespan (MultiLing) at the Department of Linguistics and
Scandinavian Studies, University of Oslo (UiO), starting in August 2016. The
fellowship is part of one of MultiLing’s projects, namely Language and
Communication in Multilingual Speakers with Dementia in Norway (MultiLing
Dementia-project), funded by the Research Council of Norway.

MultiLing seeks candidates with documented expertise relevant for the
MultiLing Dementia-project. 

The project aims to study (1) how language storage and processing are affected
by age alone and by the combination of age and dementia in elderly monolingual
and multilingual speakers, (2) what conversational strategies are used to
facilitate good communication in the face of challenges and opportunities
related to age, multilingualism and dementia, and (3) how questions of ageing,
illness, impairment, communication, multilingualism and dementia are
represented in policy documents, news media and other public documents. The
announced position is mainly devoted to the investigation of the second of
these topics (subproject 2), but integration of aspects of the other topics in
the project proposal is also welcome. The applicants are required to formulate
an independent research proposal aimed at answering the third research
question in the project description. The successful candidate will be in
charge of the data collection related to subproject 2.

The position is announced as a Doctoral Research Fellowship or a Postdoctoral
Research Fellowship. The quality of the applications submitted will decide
whether the position is defined as one or the other.

The position is available for a period of three years starting from August 1,
2016. For the PhD position, the fellowship period may be reduced if the PhD
candidate has previously been employed in a research fellowship position.

Qualifications:

- A MA or a PhD degree or equivalent in Linguistics, Communication,
Psychology, Special Needs Education or other relevant discipline related to
MultiLing's work (note the requirement of a minimum 2 year MA or equivalent).
For the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, the doctoral dissertation must be
submitted for evaluation before the application deadline.
- Knowledge of methodology for the study of spoken (and non-verbal)
interaction.
- Excellent written and spoken language skills in Norwegian (or another
Scandinavian language) and English.
- Knowledge and experience with data collection and transcription are
desirable.
- Knowledge of one or more of the following minority languages in Norway -
Punjabi, Turkish and/or Russian - is desirable.
- A project description (5 pages) relevant for the MultiLing Dementia-project.

Application Deadline: 20-Apr-2016 

Web Address for Applications: http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/1573665/99933?iso=no 
Contact Information:
	Jan Svennevig 
	Email: jan.svennevig at iln.uio.no 

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