28.5393, Support: English; Spanish; Cognitive Science; General Linguistics: PhD, Open University of Catalonia

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Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2017 01:24:45
From: Salvador Climent [scliment at uoc.edu]
Subject: English; Spanish; Cognitive Science; General Linguistics: PhD, Open University of Catalonia

 Institution/Organization: UOC - Open University of Catalonia 
Department: Arts and Humanities 
Web Address: http://studies.uoc.edu/en/doctoral-programmes/information-knowledge-society/presentation 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Cognitive Science; General Linguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics 
 
Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      Spanish (spa) 

Description:

The Open University of Catalonia (UOC) has launched a call to award PhD
scholarships in several areas of research. One of these is Conceptual Metaphor
and Mental Health under the supervision of Drs. Marta Coll-Florit and Salvador
Climent. The central aim of this research will be to analyze texts produced by
individuals affected by mental disorders in the web (blogs, social networks)
in the light of the Conceptual Metaphor Theory (CMT) cf. Lakoff & Johnson
(1980), Lakoff (1991, 1993), Gibbs (1994). Climent & Coll-Florit (2017) is an
example of the proposed line of research –in this case focusing on discourse
of psychiatrists. Other topics at the crossroads of CMT and the Information
and Knowledge Society can also be proposed by those applying to the position.

This area of research is associated to the “Information and Knowledge Society
Doctoral Programme” and more specifically to the research line “Culture,
Society and Language”. It is supported by the “Interuniversity Research Group
in Linguistic Applications (GRIAL)'' –officially recognised as a consolidated
research group by the Government of Catalonia (2014).
Both distance and full-time face-to-face positions are offered but only the
latter are eligible for scholarships –on a competitive basis. The grants
normally cover three years, but in some cases they can be extended to a fourth
year of postdoctoral work. Candidates who are not citizens of English-speaking
countries are required to accredit their level of English as equal to or
higher than level B2 in accordance with the Common European Framework of
Reference for Languages. 

Detailed information and requirements to apply for the scholarships can be
found in the following link:
http://studies.uoc.edu/en/doctoral-programmes/information-knowledge-society/pr
esentation

When applying, please refer to the following research group/topic area:
“GRIAL. Conceptual metaphor and mental health” ━ as seen in the link below:
http://www.uoc.edu/portal/en/escola-doctorat/linies-recerca/linies-sic/culture
-society-and-language/index.html

In addition to complete the forms, candidates must address a statement of
interest explaining his/her specific reasons for applying to the programme and
a description of his/her interest in carrying out research in the field of
Conceptual Metaphor and Mental Health. This statement should be addressed to
both supervisors:
Dr. Salvador Climent - scliment at uoc.edu
Dr. Marta Coll-Florit - mcollfl at uoc.edu

DEADLINE:
Call is open and closes on 11 February 2018. The application requires several
documents to be submitted. Make sure you prepare your application in advance.

REFERENCES MENTIONED:
Climent, S. & M. Coll-Florit (2017). “La metáfora conceptual en el discurso
psiquiátrico sobre la esquizofrenia”, Ibérica: Revista de la Asociación
Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos, 34 (Fall 2017), 187-208. Special
Issue On Metaphor in Science and Technology.
Gibbs, R. (1994). The Poetics of Mind. Figurative Thought, Language and
understanding. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Lakoff G. (1991). “Metaphor and war: the metaphor system used to justify war
in the gulf”, Peace Research, Vol. 23, No. 2/3, pp. 25-32. Canadian Mennonite
University. 
Lakoff, G. (1993). “The contemporary theory of metaphor”. A. Ortony (Ed.),
Metaphor in thought (pp.202-251). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Lakoff, G. & Johnson, M. (1980). Metaphors We Live By. Chicago: University of
Chicago Press.g
 

Application Deadline: 11-Feb-2018 

Web Address for Applications: http://studies.uoc.edu/en/doctoral-programmes/information-knowledge-society/presentation 

Contact Information: 
	Dr. Salvador Climent 
	scliment at uoc.edu  


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