29.290, Support: Romance; General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics: PhD, University of Cologne

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Subject: 29.290, Support: Romance; General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics: PhD, University of Cologne

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Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 13:00:55
From: Aria Adli [aria.adli at uni-koeln.de]
Subject: Romance; General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics: PhD, University of Cologne, Germany

 Institution/Organization: University of Cologne 
Department: Institute of Romance Studies 
Web Address: http://romanistik.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/26768.html?&L=1 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Teaching,Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics; Sociolinguistics 
 

                      Romance 

Description:

The Institute of Romance Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at the
University of Cologne is looking to fill one  PhD position (50 %) in Romance
linguistics at the Chair of Prof Adli.

Commencement of employment is scheduled for 01st of April 2018. The PhD
positions offered are part-time with weekly working time of 19,92 hours. 

It is a fixed-term work contract ending after 2 years with the possibility of
another two-year extension. If pay scale requirements are met, the position
will be remunerated in accordance with pay grade 13 TV-L.

The research profile of the chair and the Sociolinguistic Lab includes the
investigation of variation through combining theoretical and empirical
studies. Relevant structural phenomena from formal key areas are studied via
empirical data and quantitative methods, and useful empirical methods (e.g.
corpus linguistics, annotation structure, data collection and analysis) are
refined.

Areas of responsibility:
- The PhD should conduct independent research, within the field of the team's
research profile to foster collaborations, and should be aiming to publish; at
least one Romance language has to be the object of study.
- Teaching one class per semester in modern linguistics on the bachelor level
(2 SWS = 90 minutes) with Romance languages as the main focus (including
either French or Spanish) and covering formal key areas (syntax, phonology,
morphology, semantics etc.).
- Independent collaboration in and conception of projects as well as
participation in the day-to-day business of the chair and Sociolinguistic Lab
including grant proposals, exams, workshop organization, literature review
etc. 

Job prerequisites:
- M.A. in linguistics or philology with emphasis in linguistics 
- rounded training in formal linguistics
- proficient and documented language skills in at least one Romance language
and expertise of linguistic phenomena in more than one Romance language
- knowledge of German; candidates without prior knowledge must be willing to
gain a good command of the language within the first six months
- good communication skills & works well in a team to coordinate
day-to-day-business in collaboration with the head of the chair
- knowledge of language variation and change as well as of empirical methods
is a plus
- on-site presence at the University of Cologne upon recruitment

The application should include a two-page proposal for a likely doctoral
thesis (covering the following areas: Research question, theoretical
background, hypotheses, methods and linkage to research at the chair). 

The University of Cologne welcomes diversity, is an equal opportunity employer
and supports positive action in cases of candidates with equivalent
qualifications. Applications by women and persons with disabilities and
persons with migrational backround are strongly encouraged.

Applications should include a statement of interest (letter of motivation,
academic CV, 2-page proposal for of PhD/research project, master thesis in
pdf-format (and if available: a list of publications/given talks), copies of
the relevant degrees/certificates, the names and addresses of two referees.

Applications should be sent in a single PDF file to the application email with
the subject ''PhDLinguistics'': adli-applications at uni-koeln.de 

The application deadline is 5th of February 2018. If you should have questions
regarding the position please contact: Professor Aria Adli
(aria.adli at uni-koeln.de)
 

Application Deadline: 05-Feb-2018 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Professor Aria Adli 
	University of Cologne, Institute of Romance Studies 
	Albertus-Magnus-Platz 
	Cologne NRW 50923 
	Germany 
	
Contact Information: 
	Aria Adli 
	aria.adli at uni-koeln.de  


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