28.3157, Support: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics: PhD, University of Zurich

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Subject: 28.3157, Support:  Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics: PhD, University of Zurich

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Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 12:54:01
From: Agnes Kolmer [agnes.kolmer at uzh.ch]
Subject: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics: PhD, University of Zurich, Switzerland

 Institution/Organization: University of Zurich 
Department: URPP Language and Space 
Web Address: http://www.spur.uzh.ch/en.html 

Level: PhD 

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics; Historical Linguistics; Sociolinguistics 
GIScience, Statistics, Computational Sciences 

Description:

The University Research Priority Program (URPP) Language and Space has a focus
on communication, which is inevitably linked to geographical and social space.
Choosing a language or regional variety allows us to identify with and
distinguish ourselves from others. Understanding these choices, however, is
far from straight-forward. The URPP approaches relations between language and
space with cutting-edge technology, combining methods and insights from
linguistics and geographic information science.

Within the URPP we seek applicants for a PhD student position, focusing on how
languages – in particular dialects – change over space and time and how such
changes can be quantitatively modeled. Data sources will range from
traditional linguistic atlas data, to written and spoken text and large social
media data. Methodological advancements made in the project will be relevant
in a broader digital humanities context. The PhD student will be expected to
develop a detailed research proposal, in collaboration with an
interdisciplinary advisory team from geography and linguistics as a first
stage of the PhD research.

The PhD student will be supervised by Dr. Curdin Derungs and hosted in the
GISLab, one of three laboratories within the URPP Language and Space. The PhD
student will also be a member of the GIS Unit, which is part of the University
of Zurich GIScience Center, hosting several research groups working on diverse
topics including language and space, geographic information retrieval, digital
terrain modeling, movement analysis, digital cartography and mobile systems,
geovisual analytics, and spatial cognition.

We are looking for a highly motivated, original thinker, with a passion for
science and a desire to develop a research career. In return we offer
excellent working conditions, embedding in the Zurich Graduate School in
Geography, a stimulating intellectual environment, and Zurich’s high quality
of life. Applicants are required to have completed an excellent Masters level
degree in a relevant field such as geographic information science, statistics,
computational sciences, or computational linguistics. Basic programming
skills, as well as a willingness to develop these further are a prerequisite.
You will also have a very good standard of written and spoken English.
Knowledge of German is an asset.

Send a curriculum vitae, a motivation letter, academic transcripts, and
contact details for two referees (including e-mail addresses) in a single PDF
document, and with reference “GISLabPhD” to info at spur.uzh.ch by 15 September
2017. For further questions, please contact Curdin Derungs
(curdin.derungs at geo.uzh.ch). The project is scheduled to start on 01 January
2018 – or earlier – and runs for three years, with a possible extension of one
year.

Links to ad in pdf format:
http://www.spur.uzh.ch/en/offenestellen.html
http://www.spur.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:0a11e9d5-867e-4c99-82c7-673b73a8bc42/SpuR_Gisla
b_PhD_Student.pdf
 

Application Deadline: 15-Sep-2017 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Dr Curdin Derungs 
	Freiestrasse 16 
	Zurich CH-8032 
	
Web Address for Applications: http://www.spur.uzh.ch/en/offenestellen.html 

Contact Information: 
	Dr Curdin Derungs 
	curdin.derungs at geo.uzh.ch  


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