30.4612, Support: English; French; German; Italian; Spanish; General Linguistics: PhD, University of Basel

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Subject: 30.4612, Support: English; French; German; Italian; Spanish; General Linguistics: PhD, University of Basel

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Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 13:38:13
From: Philipp Dankel [philipp.dankel at unibas.ch]
Subject: English; French; German; Italian; Spanish; General Linguistics: PhD, University of Basel, Switzerland

 Institution/Organization: University of Basel 
Department: Hermann Paul School of Linguistics Basel-Freiburg 
Web Address: http://hpsl-linguistics.org/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 
 
Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      French (fra) 
                      German (deu) 
                      Italian (ita) 
                      Spanish (spa) 

Description:

The Hermann Paul School of Linguistics (Basel - Freiburg) is offering one
scholarship for a PhD candidate at Basel University, starting between August
1st and September 1st 2020. 

The graduate programme is internationally recognized and presents
inter‐university collaboration. As a PhD candidate, you will be part of a
lively and active research community located in the upper Rhine region.
Funding rates for the scholarships at the University of Basel are in line with
regulations of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF).

Scholarships are granted for one year and may be subject to an extension of up
to two years with successful project development. The PhD can be done in the
following subjects: English Linguistics, French Linguistics, General
Linguistics, German Linguistics, Ibero-Romance Linguistics, Italian
Linguistics. The prerequisite for your application is a good to excellent
degree (MA or equivalent; minimum MA mark: a 5 out of 6 in the Swiss system)
in the field of language sciences. As part of an international community your
PhD project should constructively add to the research environment.
Scholarships are awarded based on the quality of your outline: applications
without an outline will not be considered. Please inform yourself about the
research areas at the HPSL beforehand and get in touch with your preferred
first supervisor as soon as possible (the list of supervisors is available at
http://www.hpsl-linguistics.org/faculty).

Please note that PhD scholarships at the University of Basel must be
supervised by a first supervisor affiliated with the respective university
which grants the scholarship (Basel). 

Please submit your application electronically. It should include: 
- A letter of motivation 
- An informative outline of your research interests and PhD project 
- Your curriculum vitae 
- Copies of educational certificates (please note: in Basel the requirement
for entering the PhD program is a ''good'' or ''excellent'' degree)
- A writing sample (seminar paper or master thesis in linguistics)
- One written reference by a professor, a junior professor or another member
of university staff with the right to supervise a PhD, and the name and
contact information of one other professor willing to comment on your
expertise and potential in linguistics. A hard copy of the reference needs to
be sent to us by the referee (Address: Dr. Philipp Dankel, HPSL Basel, c/o
Englisches Seminar, Nadelberg 6, CH-4051 Basel)
- If available: confirmations of internships, language proficiency and
conference participation 

The closing date for applications is March 1st 2020. The selection process
will take place in April and acceptances and refusals will be sent out by the
end of May.
 

Application Deadline: 01-May-2020 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Dr. Philipp Dankel 
	Hermann Paul School of Linguistics Basel-Freiburg 
	c/o Englisches Seminar, Nadelberg 6 
	Basel 4051 
	Switzerland 
	
Web Address for Applications: http://www.hpsl-linguistics.org/hpsl-scholarships2020 

Contact Information: 
	Dr. Philipp Dankel 
	hpsl at unibas.ch 
	Phone:+41612073489  


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