29.469, Support: Language Acquisition; Morphology; Pragmatics; Syntax: PhD, University of Kaiserslautern

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Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 13:39:15
From: Shanley Allen [allen at sowi.uni-kl.de]
Subject: Language Acquisition; Morphology; Pragmatics; Syntax: PhD, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

 Institution/Organization: University of Kaiserslautern 
Department: Psycholinguistics and Language Development 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research,Project Work
 
Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition; Morphology; Pragmatics; Syntax 
Heritage Languages 

Description:

We invite applications for a PhD position available from April 2018, within a
new project on “Morphosyntax and word order in majority English across
heritage speakers” (MoWOME). This is a 65% position (i.e., salary is 65% of an
E13 position on the German TV-L scale -
http://oeffentlicher-dienst.info/tv-l/west/). The position is for 3 years, and
will be located at the University of Kaiserslautern
(http://www.sowi.uni-kl.de/psycholinguistics/home/).

MoWOME is part of the new Research Unit “Emerging Grammars in Contact Language
Situations: A Comparative Approach” (RUEG), funded by the German Research
Foundation. RUEG will investigate the linguistic systems and resources of
heritage speakers in both their languages across different language pairs,
registers, and age groups. We will investigate speakers of Greek, Russian, and
Turkish as heritage languages in Germany and the U.S.; German as a heritage
language in the U.S.; and the use of the majority languages English and German
by these speakers. MoWOME is responsible for the English part of the overall
Research Unit, and will work integrally with the other projects responsible
for other languages to facilitate comparative analyses. It will focus on
noncanonical morphosyntax and word order. For more information see:
http://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/dspdg/projekte/rueg.html

The successful candidate will be responsible for the collection, coding, and
analysis of English-language data from heritage speakers of Greek, Russian,
and Turkish in the U.S.; organization of lab meetings and workshops;
participation in presentations and publications; etc. S/he is also expected to
write a doctoral dissertation within the three-year period on a topic related
to MoWOME. Note that the PhD degree in Germany is based on the dissertation
alone; no coursework is explicitly required.

Applicants should have:
- Master’s degree in linguistics or a related discipline (completed or
submitted)
- fluent command of English (native or near-native)
- ability to travel at least twice to the U.S. for data collection (funding
provided)
- excellent attention to detail and organizational skills

Additional assets include:
- excellent interpersonal skills for recruiting and testing participants
- experience with collecting, transcribing, and analyzing linguistic data
- familiarity with travel in the U.S.
- knowledge of German, Greek, Russian, or Turkish

The University of Kaiserslautern is seeking to increase the proportion of
women in scientific positions, and thus applications from women are strongly
encouraged. Applications from candidates with children are also welcome.
People with an immigration background are specifically encouraged to apply.
Given equivalent qualifications and experience, applicants with disabilities
will be hired first (disability certification should be included if
available).

Please send your application by February 21, 2018 by e-mail in pdf format to
[allen at sowi.uni-kl.de]. Applications should include the following: 
(1) statement of research interests and motivation
(2) full CV including list of publications and presentations
(3) copies of academic transcripts
(4) contact information for at least two potential referees 
(5) Master's thesis

Late applications might be considered. Interviews (by Skype) will take place
in late February 2018.
 

Application Deadline: 21-Feb-2018 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Prof. Dr. Shanley Allen 
	Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kaiserslautern 
	Erwin-Schroedinger-Strasse 57-409 
	Kaiserslautern 67663 
	Germany 
	
Contact Information: 
	Prof. Dr. Shanley Allen 
	allen at sowi.uni-kl.de 
	Phone:+49-631-205-4136  


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