28.431, Jobs: Language Documentation; Phonetics; Phonology: Research Assistant, Labex EFL

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Subject: 28.431, Jobs:  Language Documentation; Phonetics; Phonology: Research Assistant, Labex EFL

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Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 11:53:35
From: Alexis Michaud [alexis.michaud at cnrs.fr]
Subject: Language Documentation; Phonetics; Phonology: Research Assistant, Labex EFL, Paris, France

 
University or Organization: Labex EFL 
Job Location: Paris, France 
Web Address: http://www.labex-efl.org/
Job Title: Research Assistant for Tonal Data Acquisition and Analysis
Job Rank: Other; Research Assistant

Specialty Areas: Language Documentation; Phonetics; Phonology 


Description:

Subject:  Experimental Phonetics; Language Documentation; Phonology of Tone:
Research Assistant, Labex Empirical Foundations of Linguistics, Paris, France

University or Organization: Labex Empirical Foundations of Linguistics 

Job Location: Paris area, France

Web Address: http://www.labex-efl.org

 Job Title: Research Assistant for Tonal Data Acquisition and Analysis

 Job Rank: Other (Research Assistant)

Specialty Areas:  Experimental Phonetics; Language Documentation; Phonology of
Tone  

Description:

The Labex EFL (Empirical Foundations of Linguisitics,
http://www.labex-efl.org/) is recruiting a  Research Assistant for tonal data
acquisition and analysis. It is a full-time position for 24 months
(non-renewable)

Job locations : LACITO-CNRS (Villejuif) and Université Sorbonne Nouvelle,
Paris. 

The position is provided by the strand “Phonetics and Phonology” (strand 1) of
the Labex EFL project. It concerns the work packages PPC2 (“ Evolutionary
approaches to phonology”) and PPC3 (“Laryngeal functions and vocal folds”).

Missions 

The Research Assistant will be in charge of collecting and analyzing phonetic
data about the “valves of the throat” in collaboration with Alexis Michaud,
Lise Buchman and Didier Demolin.
The target language will be a tonal language of the Vietic group
(Austroasiatic family) that makes use of glottalization as part of its tone
system: Mường, Thổ, Sách/Rục, Thavung, or Maleng Bro (i.e. exclusive of
Vietnamese). The purpose is to contribute to the study of the interplay of
glottalization with other phonetic dimensions in the tone systems of
less-documented Vietic languages. 
Laryngographic data will be acquired and analyzed, aiming to arrive at a
qualitative and quantitative description of glottalization, and at a model of
the tone system of the studied language.

Skills and qualifications

Applicants should hold a MA in Linguistics.
Knowledge of Vietnamese is required.
Familiarity with Praat is mandatory. Experience of scripting
(Matlab/Scilab...) would be appreciated. 
Prior experience of fieldwork on little-described languages would also be
appreciated.
The tasks require rigour, good planning skills, and skills for dialogue and
coordination with experts from different backgrounds: “field linguists”,
phoneticians, computing specialists, and linguistic consultants.
 
Salary and Duration of Contract

The salary will follow the standard chart for "ingénieur d'études" positions.
The total duration of the contract is 24 months, non-renewable.

To apply, please send the following documents by email to Alexis Michaud
(alexis.michaud at cnrs.fr): 
- a CV containing detailed information about training in linguistics (list of
courses), 
- a cover letter, 
- two recommendation letters. (Direct sending by the referees to
alexis.michaud at cnrs.fr is preferred.)

Deadline for applications: March 20th, 2017 
Provisional schedule for interviews and decision: 5 April 2017 to 28 April
2017
Contract begins: September 1st, 2017

You can find this offer directly on the EFL website :
http://www.labex-efl.org/?q=en/node/404



Application Deadline: 20-Mar-2017 
	  
Email Address for Applications: alexis.michaud at cnrs.fr 
Web Address for Applications: http://www.labex-efl.org/?q=en/node/404 
Contact Information:
	Professor Alexis Michaud 
	Email: alexis.michaud at cnrs.fr 


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