30.449, Internships: Linguistic Fieldwork Internship in Vanuatu

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Subject: 30.449, Internships: Linguistic Fieldwork Internship in Vanuatu

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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:38:56
From: Mary Walworth [walworth at shh.mpg.de]
Subject: Linguistic Fieldwork Internship in Vanuatu

 University or Organization: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Department: Linguistic and Cultural Evolution
Web Address: https://www.shh.mpg.de/DLCE-research-overview

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Historical Linguistics
                     Language Documentation

Duration: 19-Jul-2019 to 15-Nov-2019
Paid
Minimum Education Level: MA
Description:
After a very successful inaugural year, the Max Planck Institute for the
Science of Human History is once again offering an internship in linguistic
fieldwork within the Vanuatu Languages and Lifeways Project. 

The Linguistic Fieldwork Internship is designed to provide field training and
experience and professional development for graduate students who have
completed their Masters degrees and who are considering a PhD in an area of
linguistics with a major field component (such as: language documentation,
sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, or anthropological linguistics). We
are especially interested in students who want to explore the possibility of
future PhD fieldwork in Vanuatu, a “hot-spot” of linguistic diversity and
endangerment. 

Program
Interns will arrive to Port Vila, Vanuatu in July 2019 for approximately 3
weeks of intensive Bislama language learning and field training with the
project’s Senior Linguist, Dr. Mary Walworth.  Following the orientation
period, Interns will be assigned a remote field-site where they will work for
3 months, collecting targeted linguistic data. During this time, Interns will
maintain regular contact with Dr. Walworth, and, at the midpoint, all Interns
will reconvene in Port Vila for a progress update.  

Data
All data collected will be used for sociolinguistic and historical linguistic
analyses by the MPI-SHH team, and Interns will be expected to enter their
collected data into the following databases upon completion of their
fieldwork: Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database (https://abvd.shh.mpg.de)
and Sound Comparisons (http://www.soundcomparisons.com). Interns will be
trained in how to interface with these databases.

The collected data will also be archived in the Pacific And Regional Archive
for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC). Interns will be
trained in archival submission and will be expected to make archival deposits
of the data that they collect upon completion of their fieldwork.

Funding
In addition to a total honorarium of 4500 euro (inclusive of fieldwork per
diem), airfare and local accommodation will be fully funded. Assistants will
also be provided with a comprehensive recording kit, a remote fieldwork kit
(including a water purification system and a solar energy system), a first-aid
kit, and a local cell phone.

Qualifications
Applicants should have a completed Masters degree by June 30, 2019, and should
be pursuing or seriously considering a doctoral thesis involving linguistic
fieldwork. Applicants must have undergone course training (or comparable field
training) in field methods, and be motivated to carryout remote fieldwork on
their own. Applicants must have also undergone course training involving
phonetic transcription. Finally, applicants must be able to demonstrate an
ability to work independently in cross-cultural environments.

Applicants with experience conducting independent linguistic fieldwork, and
applicants with evidence of interest in the languages of Vanuatu will be
considered favourably.


Application Deadline: 20-Feb-2019

Contact Information:
	Dr Mary Walworth 
	Email: walworth at shh.mpg.de



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