28.2575, Support: Amazonian, Oceanic, Papuan languages; Anthropological Linguistics: PhD, James Cook University

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Subject: 28.2575, Support: Amazonian, Oceanic, Papuan languages; Anthropological Linguistics: PhD, James Cook University

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Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:22:40
From: Alexandra Aikhenvald [alexandra.aikhenvald at jcu.edu.au]
Subject: Amazonian, Oceanic, Papuan languages; Anthropological Linguistics: PhD, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia

 Institution/Organization: James Cook University 
Department: Language and Culture Research Centre 
Web Address: http://research.jcu.edu.au/lcrc 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Anthropological Linguistics 
Oceanic languages, Papuan languages, Amazonian languages 

                      Oceanic 

Description:

Applications are invited, from suitably qualified students, to enter the PhD
program of the Language and Culture Research Centre at James Cook University
Australia. Supervision will be provided by Professors Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald,
R. M. W. Dixon, Dr Michael Wood, Dr Elena Mihas and Dr Simon Overall.

Our PhD candidates generally undertake extensive fieldwork on a previously
undescribed (or scarcely described) language and write a comprehensive grammar
of it for their dissertation. They are expected to work on a language which is
still actively spoken, and to establish a field situation within a community
in which it is the first language. Their first fieldtrip lasts for six to nine
months. After completing a first draft of the grammar, back in Cairns, they
undertake a second fieldtrip of two to three months. Fieldwork methodology
centres on the collection, transcription and analysis of texts, together with
participant observation, and — at a later stage — judicious grammatical
elicitation in the language under description (not through the lingua franca
of the country). Our main priority areas are the Papuan and Austronesian
languages of New Guinea and surrounding areas and the languages of tropical
Amazonia. However, we do not exclude applicants who have an established
interest in languages from other areas (which need not necessarily lie within
the tropics).
PhDs in Australian universities generally involve no coursework, just a
substantial dissertation. Candidates must thus have had thorough coursework
training before embarking on this PhD program. This should have included
courses on morphology, syntax, semantics, and phonology/phonetics, taught from
a non-formalist perspective. We place emphasis on work that has a sound
empirical basis but also shows a firm theoretical orientation (in terms of
general typological theory, or what has recently come to be called basic
linguistic theory). 

Distinguished Professor Alexandra (Sasha) Aikhenvald is Australian Laureate
Fellow and Research Leader for People and Societies of the Tropics. Together
with Professor R. M. W. Dixon, she heads the Language and Culture Research
Centre, which includes Research Fellows and a growing number of doctoral
students. Senior scholars from across the world opt to spend their sabbatical
at the Language and Culture Research Centre.

The LCRC has strong links with anthropologists, archaeologists and scholars
working on environmental issues, all within James Cook University. Further
information is available at http://www.jcu.edu.au/lcrc/

The scholarship will be at the standard James Cook University rate, Australian
$26.682 pa. Students coming from overseas are liable for a tuition fee; but
this may be waived in the case of a student of high merit. A small relocation
allowance may be provided on taking up the scholarship. In addition, an
adequate allowance will be made to cover fieldwork expenses and conference
attendance. 
The scholarship is for three years (with the possibility of a six month
extension). Successful applicants would take up their PhD scholarships between
January and June 2018. (The academic year in Australia runs from February to
November.)

Application form and procedures for international students can be found at:
https://www.jcu.edu.au/graduate-research-school/candidates/prospective-student
s. Applications will be open in early July.
Prospective applicants are invited, in the first place, to get in touch with
Professor Aikhenvald at Alexandra.Aikhenvald at jcu.edu.au, providing details of
their background, qualifications and interests (including a curriculum vitae).
Applicants are advised to send samples of their written work in linguistics
(at least some of this should be in English).
 

Application Deadline: 31-Aug-2017 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Prof Alexandra Aikhenvald 
	CI, JCU, McGregor Rd 
	Smithfield 
	Cairns Queensland 4870 
	Australia 
	
Web Address for Applications: https://www.jcu.edu.au/graduate-research-school/candidates/prospective-students 

Contact Information: 
	Prof Alexandra Aikhenvald 
	alexandra.aikhenvald at jcu.edu.au 
	Phone:61400305315  


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